Learn how to make the best Indoor S’mores Board and create a show-stopping tablescape with cute, budget-friendly Halloween table decor! These indoor s’mores are a sweet treat great for holiday parties, after-dinner dessert, movie nights, kids’ sleepovers, and everything in between. Meanwhile, the tablescape is the perfect way to set the mood and impress all your guests, and it’s so easy to create!
Table of Contents
- Impress Your Guests with Halloween Table Decor & an Indoor S’mores Board
- How to Create the Perfect Tablescape with Halloween Table Decor
- How to Create an Indoor S’mores Dessert Board
- How to Make Indoor S’mores Using a Fire Pit
- How to Make Indoor S’mores In the Oven
- How to Store S’mores
- Common Questions About an Indoor S’mores Board
- More Party-Worthy Boards
Impress Your Guests with Halloween Table Decor & an Indoor S’mores Board
If you have been following us on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed we’ve been all about interior design lately. What can we say? As soon as we successfully completed a DIY accent wall, we caught the bug, and we’re not turning back any time soon! We’re officially obsessed with home design and organization. Especially when it makes our homemade treats look even more delicious, if that’s even possible.
Lately, our most recent passion has been creating themed tablescapes to go along with our favorite treats. So, when fall rolled around, we ran to the store and picked up all the pumpkin-shaped goodies to celebrate the season and gear up for Halloween. As a result, we’re so excited to share our Halloween table decor and accompanying indoor smores board with you today!
They’re the perfect way to spruce up your living space and can be converted to last all season long. Plus, who doesn’t love s’mores? We’re guilty of setting up the dessert board and enjoying an indoor s’more all to ourselves! With such a cute setting, who can resist? We’ll show you how we created it all, link to our favorite products, and more so you can recreate the setting in your own home!
How to Create the Perfect Tablescape with Halloween Table Decor
We love this tablescape setup because it transforms an otherwise boring kitchen table into a magazine-worthy place to dine! Plus, as long as you use neutral fall colors like brown, black, orange, and beige, it can be used all season long.
What You’ll Need
How to Create a Halloween-Inspired Fall Tablescape
Of course, there are no right and wrong ways to create your ideal Halloween table decor tablescape. However, we do have a few guidelines we tend to follow.
- Determine how many places you will set, and arrange the placemats accordingly followed by dinner plates, salad plates, and bowls. We love to layer different colors and textures for a beautiful contrast!
- Add your folded napkins, and place decorative pumpkins or similar items inside of the bowls or next to the placemats.
- Create your centerpiece by placing flowers, foliage, or feathers into a large pot, and place it in the center of your table.
- Decorate! Arrange candles, cauldrons, and other festive decor on either side to complete your tablescape.
Feel free to mix and match items you already have, incorporate your own style into your Halloween table decor, and watch how we create our own fall tablescape in minutes here!
How to Create an Indoor S’mores Dessert Board
We love campfire s’mores during the summer and always miss them when the weather turns cold. Until now! Because we discovered life-changing indoor smores. Cooked over a flame instead of in the oven or microwave, they’re every bit as delicious as the original version and the perfect option for an easy dessert board recipe just in time for Halloween!
Ingredients for Indoor S’mores
These indoor s’mores are anything but basic. Fully embracing the spirit of the season, we went all out with cookies, ghost-shaped Peeps, graham crackers, Hershey’s milk chocolate, and more for a super fun (and always tasty) dessert!
However, this board is completely customizable! Try some of these add-ins or swaps:
- Le Chic Patissier Stroopwafels
- Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle
- Jumbo Marshmallows
- Pizelle Waffle Cookies
- Jules Destrooper Butter Crisps
- Fruit (strawberries, blueberries, bananas, etc.)
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Peanut Butter
- Nutella
- Chocolate Graham Crackers
- Thin Mints
- Oreos
- Pretzels
- Salted Caramel
- White chocolate
- Flavored marshmallows
- Gluten-free graham crackers
- Dairy-free chocolate
How to Make Indoor S’mores Using a Fire Pit
- Place your indoor fire pit or other heat source in the center of your board.
- Add a holder (like a vase or decorative glass) for the marshmallow sticks.
- Arrange the ingredients on the board.
- Add lighter fluid to the fire pit, light, and enjoy!
How to Make Indoor S’mores In the Oven
Baked
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Arrange graham cracker halves (or cookies) on a baking sheet and top each with a piece of chocolate.
- Place marshmallows on top of the chocolate.
- Bake for about 5-8 minutes until the marshmallows are soft, puffed, and lightly golden. Rotate the pan halfway through cooking to make sure they cook evenly.
- Remove from the oven and immediately press another graham cracker into the top before serving.
Broiled
- Set the oven to broil and line the sheet pan with aluminum foil.
- Place graham cracker halves on the baking sheet and top each with chocolate and marshmallows.
- Move the baking sheet to the middle rack (not too close to the heat).
- Broil briefly (about 1-2 minutes), watching closely, until the marshmallows are golden brown. If they start to blacken, they’ve been cooked for too long.
- Remove from the oven and top with the remaining graham crackers. Press lightly and serve right away while everything is warm and melty!
How to Store S’mores
We rarely have leftovers when we serve this indoor s’mores board! While they’re best served fresh, if you need to store some, wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and keep them in the fridge for 1-2 days. Simply reheat them in the oven until the marshmallows are soft again and the chocolate is just melted.
Common Questions About an Indoor S’mores Board
We love using an indoor fire pit to replicate the outdoor experience inside! But when it comes to making s’mores indoors, there are a few other methods, too.
Baking is the most hands-off. It gives you evenly soft, gooey marshmallows with a golden top, but it takes a few extra minutes. Broiling is fast and gets you that classic toasted finish with crispy edges, but you have to watch it closely since it can go from perfect to burnt in seconds.
If you’re going to make the s’mores in the oven, you can use a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, a cast-iron pan, or another small oven-safe pan. If you’re broiling, be sure to use foil — parchment paper can burn at high temperatures.
A kitchen torch is another great option! It gives you that campfire-style char, and it’s great for small batches.
Classic milk chocolate is always a hit because it melts smoothly and gives you that nostalgic flavor. But we also love mixing it up with dark chocolate or even chocolate squares filled with caramel or peanut butter for something a little extra.
Yes! You can assemble the board with all your ingredients ahead of time and keep it covered at room temperature (or in the fridge if you have perishables on the board). Just be sure to wait to assemble them to make sure the graham crackers don’t get soggy.
If you’re using the oven, set it to about 400°F. That’s the sweet spot where marshmallows puff up and turn golden without taking too long. Keep a close eye on them — they go from perfectly toasted to overdone pretty quickly.
The key is watching them closely and keeping them on a middle rack instead of too close to the heat source. You can also bake instead of broil for more control. It takes a little longer, but you get an even, golden finish with less of a risk of burning.
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