Dark Chocolate Graham Crackers
Homemade Graham crackers get a deep, dark color and distinctive flavor from Dutched cocoa powder. Double chocolate s’mores, ice cream sandwiches, or homemade funfetti Oreo Handi-Snacks; this recipe can be used in so many fun ways!
Howdy friends! Did you have a nice weekend? How was your Father’s Day?
Ours was really nice. We drove down the shore to stay at my father in-law’s place. It’s become tradition for him and his wife to host a big buffet brunch every year on Father’s Day. It was a great way for us to kick off our summer, after the kids wrapped up their school year on Thursday afternoon. Quite a scramble to get all my ducks in a row for the week + pack up and drive down there, but it all fell into place! Somehow it always does 😉
My husband was really happy with his new Phillies hat and running shoes, and it felt so good to get away and decompress after a crazy, four-blog-post (!) week. <—Speaking of which, did you enter my KitchenAid giveaway yet???
So, I’m sharing a quickie for today’s post, as the kiddos are here at home with me and they’re itching to get out and do something!
This is an easy recipe and kind of a fun activity to enjoy with the fam on a lazy morning or afternoon.
(Follow me on Instagram to see what a big help my little kitchen assistants are!) It makes a big batch, and there’s all kinds of things you can do with them, which I will get to in just a sec. First, I just want to note that the cocoa I used was B-L-A-C-K black. I ordered it from King Arthur Flour, but there are all sorts of brands out there that would work really well too. Basically, it’s just a dutch-processed cocoa, which means the cocoa powder is treated with alkalizers to bring out the darker color. A lot of times people say that the flavor is really super-chocolatey, but I have to disagree. In my humble opinion, I think it is actually less chocolatey than regular (natural) unsweetened cocoa powder. It’s kind of a mind-eff if you know what I mean. It’s chocolate-y, but in a different way. If you grew up eating a certain kind of chocolate sandwich cookie with crème filling then you will recognize the flavor 😉
Now! For what to do with them. Here are some of my best ideas:
Like, duh. I’m thinking these would also be off the chain with white chocolate and my Key Lime Pie Marshmallows. Yes I am evil.
It is summer, after all. For this I used a dairy-free coconut milk ice cream (or non-dairy frozen dessert, I should say), which I adore.
My personal favorite, which we will be packing up to snack on poolside, later this week. The funfetti creamy icing dip is just 3/4 cup of powdered sugar mixed with 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt and some rainbow sprinkles, because sprinkles make us happy.
And later this week I’ll be using them in another really fun way, so stay tuned!
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Dark Chocolate Graham Crackers
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons (147.87 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (165 g) dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup (187.5 g) all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (90 g) graham flour
- 1/2 cup (43 g) dark cocoa, (Dutch-processed)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl and mix until incorporated.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix.
- Stir in the flours, cocoa, baking powder, and salt, until the dough forms a ball and comes away from the sides of the bowl.
- Roll the dough out to a thickness of ⅛ inch (I like to use rolling pin rings) between 2 sheets of parchment paper, and cut squares and/or narrow rectangles with a square fluted cookie cutter.
- Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for about 10 minutes (depending upon size), or until crisp.
I have made graham crackers before, but it never occurred to me to make chocolate ones. This is brilliant!
Thanks Jennifer! I’ve made regular ones before too (LOVE!) but this was my first time experimenting with a chocolate version. I’ll definitely be making them again!
Oh my – Allie, these look unreal! Love the black color and all the suggestions you came up with! Can’t wait to try these out! xx
Thanks Consuelo! The color is really striking and the flavor is unmistakable. So happy you enjoyed!
These look great! I love that Black Cocoa from KAF. And such fun uses for these too!! A s’more on these would be soooo good! Your little helpers are adorable!
Thank you Cate! They love to help out in the kitchen. Like mother like son I suppose! Lol… 😀
Man oh Man, these are dark and chocolately looking BIG TIME. What a lot of fun serving ideas you had too. I loved them all.
I’m so glad to hear it, Carol! Thanks so much for letting me know. Hope you are enjoying your week! <3
As soon as I saw these, I thought, “I would totally make some s’mores with those.” And you did! I really love that icing dip too though. These are so fun!
Thanks Beth! I couldn’t even decide between the s’mores and the dippers, so I just did them both! And threw in an ice cream sandwich just to round out the meal, lol!
Pure awesomeness! Gotta try these for sure.
Pinning and pining. 🙂
Have a wonderful week!
Thanks Melanie! We had a lot of fun making them 😉 Thanks for the pin!
Oh my these dark chocolate graham crackers are such a great idea Allie! And with the key lime pie marshmallows and white chocolate? I love the way you think 🙂 They look amazing and I love your adorable helpers too 🙂
Thank you so much Kelly! I’m sure you know how that goes, in the kitchen with little ones 😉
These look amazing, Allie! Graham Crackers are the same as our digestive biscuits- so I think I’d definitely like to try this recipe out! 🙂
Thanks, Jess! I hope you like them! xoxo
These are perfect for what I was planning! It’s like you read my mind 😉
Awesome! I love when that happens! Hope you enjoy, sweetie!
Ooo, going to have to try these to see how they compare to our ‘digestive biscuits’ which is our version of the graham cracker. One of my daughter’s friend has left today to live in the US. She came back for a week and stated that graham crackers don’t taste like our digestive biscuits, so I’m definitely intrigued.
And you have the cutest kitchen assistants. I bet they loved helping their mom. 🙂
You know what they are like, Lisa? Biscoff cookies. Do you have those? They’re made by Lotus. Graham crackers are just like that, only thinner and more crisp, rather than crumbly. Thanks for the sweet comment, chica! 😉
Such a great idea, Allie. Love that you have some little helpers in the kitchen. Isn’t that fun?
Always! Especially if they can use their little rolling pins. They love it and it’s such a great sensory activity 😉
I love dark chocolate, but I didn’t think dark chocolate graham crackers would be so easy to make. Can you imagine peanut butter slathered ALL OVER THEM?!? Oh this is too good to be true. This is an awesome recipe!
I like the way you think, Margaret Anne! Thanks for the sweet comment, dear <3
Evilly delicious 🙂 White chocolate and key lime marshmallows? Mercy help us all! 🙂 That sounds amazing … but so do these on their own. They are the perfect size and thickness and seriously, dark chocolate is the bomb! Pinning!
Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Mary Frances, and the pin too! Hope you’re enjoying your week so far sweetie!
My morning tea is lacking these cookies. I love how dark and rich they look. Also these will make a great pie crust!! (Crazy baker brain??) Love the versatility 🙂
What else can I say but, great minds think alike! Thanks sweetie!
Such a great idea for Smores. I have always been intimidated by the idea of making graham crackers, but if your son can help I think I can manage.
Oh, ya, don’t be scared Nicole! It’s easy, and totally mess free if you roll them between parchment sheets. Go for it!
Homemade Graham crackers…wow… these chocolate Graham crackers look so delicious Allie. .. 🙂
Thanks so much, Arpita! My family is really enjoying them 😉
I am sure they are… these are simply awesome… 🙂