13 Times We Swooned Over Marshmallow Recipes That Aren’t S’mores

Sally Jones
Jul 15, 2016

Oh, s’mores, how we love ’em! That gastronomical delight combining ooey-gooey marshmallow with luxurious chocolate… Then the graham cracker crunch at the end simply gets us every time. But fluffy, marshmallow-y goodness doesn’t have to be confined to campfire cooking. If you truly *heart* marshmallow, it’s time to up your homemade marshmallow game — and we’ve got just the inspiration you’ve been craving. Scroll on for 13 irresistible whipped, roasted and toasted marshmallow recipes.

1. Nutella Fluffernutter Cupcakes: This treat takes everyone’s fave throwback sammy to a whole new level. Heavenly peanut butter cupcakes are filled with marshmallow fluff, then topped with Nutella frosting. The combo is every bit as yummy as you recall. (via Life, Love and Sugar)

2. S’mores Custard Cake: This s’mores custard cake approaches the pinnacle of s’mores reinventions. Velvety crème brûlée is layered with crunchy streusel and draped in rich chocolate — all offset by a super light meringue. The tastes and textures mingle like a gourmet party in your mouth. (via Hint of Vanilla)

3. Dark Chocolate Marshmallow Cake With Raspberry Buttercream: Dark chocolate lovers will *heart* this cake, which calls for a touch of coffee to bring out all the mocha goodness. Raspberries always pair well with chocolate, but the real star here is the marshmallow filling — crisp and perfect with toasty burnt-sugar goodness. (via Tidy Mom)

4. Homemade Gluten-Free Vegan Moon Pies: No, you’re not seeing double — it’s a double-decker moonpie that’s gluten-free and double the delicious. Marshmallow cream is sandwiched between graham cracker cookies, then covered completely in chocolate, and finally repeated. And you might want to make a double batch because everyone in the house is gonna want one, or two… (via Fork and Beans)

5. Snowball Cupcakes: OMG! It’s everyone’s fave retro Hostess SnoBalls, but made completely from scratch. Bite into that moist chocolate cupcake, topped with a heaping mound of fluffy marshmallow frosting and coated in pretty pastel coconut. This one will take you back in the most delicious way. (via Baking a Moment)

6. Sweet Potato Pie Bars: If your favorite dish at the Thanksgiving table is always the mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallow, you are going to flip out when you taste these pie bars. The crust is thick and buttery, the filling is velvety and the marshmallow topping is light as a cloud. In a word, it is heavenly. (via Handle the Heat)

7. SnoBall Brownies: These brownies are a tasty twist on Hostess SnoBalls. Melted chocolate bars make the brownies *super* fudgy, while the marshmallow fluff is divine. Call all your friends; it’s time to jump into the food truck time machine. (via Confessions of a Cookbook Queen)

8. Fluffernutter Cake: One bite of this cake will remind you of a fluffernutter sandwich, but sweeter and nuttier. Peanut butter cake is topped with marshmallow frosting and garnished with chopped up chocolate peanut butter cups. Take one to your next picnic and you’ll be the belle of the BBQ shindig. (via Sally’s Baking Addiction)

9. SnoBall Cake Roll: We’re on a SnoBall roll (hiyo!), with dark chocolate sponge cake, marshmallow buttercream and toasted coconut all rolled into one. The pièce de résistance here is the marshmallow buttercream. You *will* lick the bowl… and the spoon… and that’s perfectly okay. No guilt trip here! (via Sprinkle Bakes)

10. Elvis Fluffernutter Cupcakes: Did the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll really eat peanut butter and banana sandwiches? Unless the Elvis spotters break out some ghostbuster tactics, the world may never know. What you *can* know for sure is this namesake banana cupcake with whipped peanut butter filling and fluffy marshmallow frosting is 100% for real and 100% delicious. (via Treats + Eats)

11. No-Bake Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars: These tasty treats are great for summer, because you can whip ’em up in about 10 minutes without turning on an oven. They call for just four ingredients — butter, peanut butter, butterscotch chips and marshmallows — and the taste is pure peanut-fudge perfection. (via Confessions of a Cookbook Queen)

12. No Bake Fluffernutter Parfaits: Featuring layers of crushed peanut butter sandwich cookie, marshmallow cream and a rich and delicious peanut butter mousse, these parfaits are full of creamy-crunchy goodness that hits the sweet spot. Peanut butter peeps of all stripes — creamy and crunchy — will find them deeply satisfying on *every* level. (via The Gold Lining Girl)

13. S’mores Cheesecake: If cheesecake and s’mores had a baby, it would look like this. Luscious whipped cheesecake is poured into a graham cracker crust that’s layered with chocolate and marshmallows, then the whole sweet deal is topped with hot fudge sauce and toasted marshmallows. Eating s’mores with a fork may seem like a criminal offense, but we’ll risk it. (via Will Cook for Smiles)

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Trader Joe’s Mini Tote Bags Are Rumored To Return Next Week – In 4 Adorable Spring Colors!

Trader Joe’s always knows exactly how to get us excited for new products – and this time, it’s rumored that the grocer is bringing back their viral Mini Canvas Tote Bags in four brand-new colors that are all perfect for spring! Speculated to hit stores around April 8, you’re not going to want to miss this TJ’s drop.

Here’s everything you need to know about the return of Trader Joe’s Mini Canvas Tote Bags for spring 2025.

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Trader Joe’s fan account @traderjoesobsessed first circulated the rumor that the Mini Canvas Tote Bags are set to return to Trader Joe’s this spring.

“Rumor has it that the pastel mini canvas bags will be here in April. Usually, they do release these on a Wednesday. How excited are you for these colors? I can’t wait to customize them!” the caption reads.

Another source, @zuncola, hinted that the totes could hit stores as early as April 8 or 9.

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It appears there will be four different colorways in this season’s Mini Canvas Tote Bag drop: pink, blue, green, and purple. But they’re not your ordinary pinks, blues, greens, and purples – per the rumors, they’ll come in pastel hues that all look stunning. From carrying your quick grocery hauls to toting each and every picnic essential you’ll need this spring, these bags get it all done in sheer style.

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In the past, the Trader Joe’s Mini Canvas Tote Bags have been a limited-time item that garnered plenty of attention from shoppers, even sparking a massivefrenzy inside stores with customers racing to snag their own tote. Some TJ’s locations have also placed a buying limit for bags like these, typically 1 per customer. Based on the reception of the rumors for this year, you’ll likely want to plan when and how you’re going to get your hands on one.

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Tons of Trader Joe’s fanatics sounded off in the comments of @traderjoesobsessed’s post about the rumors of the Mini Canvas Tote Bags’ return:

“Stoppppp no way!! 😱😱” one person wrote.

‘Yes! These will make great bags for Easter gifts,” another said.

“Looks like I need to buy camping gear cause I'll be in that line before sunrise 🤩,” one more fan commented.

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In previous years, the Mini Canvas Tote Bags went for $2.99 too $3.99, and we expect this pastel-filled drop to cost about the same.

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Though there’s no official release date for the mini totes, they’re speculated to hit shelves sometime in April 2025, possibly the 8th or 9th. Stay tuned here for more updates!

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Your Favorite Rom-Com Star Just Joined 'Only Murders In The Building' Season 5

After only two episodes of Only Murders in the Building season 4, Hulu renewed the series for season 5! I'm so excited that the show breaks a recent pattern of cancelling shows after the third or fourth season, giving us more time with our favorite characters, and I'm not the only one.

"Here we go again… my favorite set family. I’m coming home!" Selena Gomez says in an Instagram post, while the official Only Murders account made their own post, saying, "We had our lawyers call business affairs. Turned the 4 into a 5. #OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding is coming back for Season 5!!"

In addition to the show entering production, the one and only Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy) just joined the cast. Iconic!

Here's everything you need to know about Only Murders in the Building season 5, coming to Hulu soon.

Who's in the Only Murders in the Building season 5 cast?

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The Only Murders in the Building season 5 cast features all our favorites, and some new faces! According to Dan Fogelman, “we can expect more big guest stars that’ll probably be announced sooner rather than later,” he tells The Wrap.

"I am so grateful that I have been surrounded by human beings that make me better, challenge me, remind me day after day that every moment is a gift," Selena Gomez says about working with Steve Martin and Martin Short. "That’s my pure joy. I thank god for the era I’m in. It’s been the best yet."

The Only Murders season 5 cast includes:

  • Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora: a true crime lover who begins her own podcast after getting sucked into a murder mystery.
  • Martin Short as Oliver Putnam: a theatre director and founder of the Only Murders in the Building podcast.
  • Steve Martin as Charles Hayden Savage: an actor and true crime lover who begins the Only Murders podcast with Oliver and Mabel.
  • Téa Leoni as Sofia Caccimelio: a woman who approaches the podcast trio after her husband Nicky goes missing.
  • Renée Zellweger
  • Christoph Waltz
  • Keegan-Michael Key

What is Only Murders in the Building season 5 about?

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We finally got our first details about Only Murders season 5 — and we're going in a direction I totally didn't expect. When Sofia visits Mabel and Charles in the season 4 ending, and asks them to find her missing husband, she's disappointed when they turn her down. And since Téa Leoni just joined the season 5 cast, it looks like she's not taking no for an answer.

“I think she’s the great tease at the end of the finale and a little bit of an intriguing bump forward,” co-creator John Hoffman says in an interview with Deadline. “She’s an extension of the little news report in Episode 9 that Mabel makes note of at the hospital. [Sofia] is the wife of the Dry Cleaning King of Brooklyn, and maybe a couple of dry cleaning outlets in Manhattan, as well, we may come to know...It’s a world opened up potentially that we haven’t talked about too much yet in New York, so she holds a lot of intrigue.”

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New York's underground is a wild space that we haven't really seen on Only Murders yet so I know we're in for one very interesting season — because if this show is going to go there, they're going to go there.

Executive producer Dan Fogelman told The Wrapwe can look forward to “another big fun mystery the writers have been cooking up," while Hoffman has gone on the record saying the new episodes will “hit on some very current things going on within New York, specifically very relevant things that are happening in the city right now.”

When is Only Murders in the Building season 5 coming out?

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There's no Only Murders in the Building season 5 release date quite yet, but the show is in production! Considering we've had a new season over the last four years (with season 1 in 2021, season 2 in 2022, season 3 in 2023, and season 4 in 2024), we're expecting to see season 5 in 2025. Stay tuned for the official Only Murders season 5 release date.

How many episodes are there in Only Murders in the Building season 5?

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Only Murders in the Building season 5 will have 10 episodes total on Hulu.

Check back here for the latest Only Murders in the Building season 5 news and check out the other new TV shows coming in 2025.

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7 Scientific Reasons You'll Turn Out Just Like Your Parents

You've likely spent your whole life promising yourself that you'd never turn into your parents, cringing at their music taste, fashion choices, and insistence that you'll "understand one day when you're older."

Well, unfortunately, science says otherwise. The quirks, habits, and even opinions you swore you'd never adopt are part of your biology and just waiting for the right time to surface.

In fact, research suggests there are seven scientific reasons you'll end up more like your parents than you'd probably care to admit. Let's dive in.

Scroll to find out the reasons you'll actually turn out just like your parents, based on science...

1. New Music Will No Longer Bring Joy

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Whether you grew up in the age of records, CDs, or iPods, discovering new music is always a thrill when you're young. At the same time, the "old" tunes your parents blast in the car seem stale, and they probably scoff at whatever music you choose to listen to.

Yet, as time goes by, something strange happens. The latest chart-toppers will begin to sound like noise, and you'll find yourself defending the music you grew up listening to, claiming it's way better than what younger generations are enjoying now.

Science has an explanation for this shift. As we get older, our brains process dopamine, or the chemical that makes music exciting, less efficiently. That means the songs you once obsessed over still hit you hard, but new ones just don't spark the same joy.

2. Rebellion Won't Be Appealing Anymore

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When you're a teenager, it's practically a rite of passage to be rebellious. Rules seem like they're made to be broken, and anything from sneaking out to defying authority figures at school feels like fair game.

However, you won't always be so bold. That's because, as your brain matures, the rebellious streak that once fueled the late nights and questionable decisions of your teenage years and twenties will fade. The same neurological shifts that make teens impulsive begin to mellow out with age, resulting in an increased sense of empathy and responsibility.

So, when you see some newly licensed teens racing down the road in their first car or egging houses on Halloween, you'll eventually start to shake your head at the recklessness, just like your parents.

3. Previously Boring Things Will Bring You Satisfaction

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The idea of cleaning out the garage or tending to the garden on a Saturday probably sounds like a boring nightmare to most teenagers. At that point in our lives, our activities were driven by excitement and chasing instant gratification or an "adrenaline" rush.

Yet, as we mature, those previously "boring" hobbies start to feel, well, satisfying. While teenagers crave high-reward and low-effort activities, older adult brains begin to prioritize long-term fulfillment over fleeting joy or excitement.

That's why, out of nowhere, you may suddenly appreciate slower weekend mornings, organizing the bathroom on your day off, and spending hours picking out home decor.

4. You Won't Be Able To Sleep In

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Sleeping until noon feels like a basic human right (and quite easy) during your teens or twenties. And back then, when you rolled out of bed in your pajamas halfway through the day, your parents might've called you lazy.

Contrary to popular belief, the shift toward earlier wake-up times in adulthood isn't about discipline; it's biology. Teenagers' bodies naturally produce melatonin later, making it harder for them to wake up early.

Then, as you age, your internal clock gradually changes, making it much tougher to sleep in, regardless of how tired you feel. Someday soon, you might find yourself brewing coffee at the crack of dawn and wondering how you ever wasted so much time lying in bed.

5. Bad News, Men: Your Motivation To Change Will Fade

Yaroslav Shuraev

After you graduated from high school or college, you might've sworn that you'd never "let yourself go." So, you may have hit the gym like it was your second job and chased after promotions like they were candy to further your career.

If you fast forward a couple of decades, though, that drive starts to fade, and testosterone is actually the culprit.

This hormone, which is responsible for muscle mass, motivation, and energy, peaks around age 40 before gradually declining. As it drops, the urgency to push yourself goes with it. You'll no longer be jumping at the chance to stay late at work or stick to your old, grueling six-day workout regimen.

6. Bland Food Won't Seem So Terrible

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If you're a self-proclaimed "foodie," you love visiting fancy restaurants, trying new cuisines, and think your palate is only getting more refined as you age.

But if you've ever wondered why older adults seem perfectly fine with eating the same old bland meals every week, science has the answer. You may not know that, as you age, your mouth produces less saliva, which is crucial for breaking down food and bringing flavors to your taste buds.

On top of that, appetite naturally shrinks, meaning dinners are more of a necessity than an experience. Suddenly, some plain crackers and apple juice won't seem so bad after all.

7. You'll Reminisce, Just Like Your Parents

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Nowadays, you might roll your eyes when you hear your parents tell the same childhood story (or rant about how things were "so much better" back in the day) for the hundredth time. You may even have a pact with yourself, promising to stay more current and open-minded.

Well, when you get older, your brain actually relies on nostalgia as a sort of built-in natural antidepressant. In other words, reminiscing helps older people counteract the stress and responsibilities of adult life.

This is why long-winded stories about the "good old days" become even more frequent with age, and someday, you'll likely find yourself falling into the same pattern.

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