This Thanksgiving, I wanted to make something with my son that was fairly quick and easy and something he could practically do on his own. The solution was a S’mores Pie. 

The ingredient list is easy. First, you need a graham cracker crust. There are several easy recipes to make it from scratch, or you can just buy the premade crust. 

Next, you need some type of chocolate pudding. If you’re making it with a two year old, I suggest instant pudding. 

Last, you’ll need marshmallows. The mini-marshmallows work best. 

Once you have these ingredients, it’s easy to make. 

First, if you dare, have your child measure out the milk to mix with the pudding:

I recommend using a measuring cup that uses the precise amount of milk needed. I used a two cup measuring cup as the instant pudding required two cups of milk. As you can see from his focus, his eyes are fixated on the “2” on the measuring cup. 

Once measured out, pour the milk right into the bowl with the instant pudding . . .

. . . and then mix:

Once fully mixed, you’ll probably need to help a bit here, it’s time to add the pudding to the graham cracker crust:

You’ll need a spatula to scrape all the pudding out and to even out the pudding in the pie crust. 

Once that is done, it’s time to add the marshmallows:

In retrospect, I shouldn’t have given him the bag. Fortunately, I had a second bag. With that second bag, I put them in a bowl, and I had my son cover the rest of the top. 

From there, it’s time to stick it in the fridge until it is time to serve:

As it was also grandma’s birthday, the pie also served as a “birthday cake.”

In theory, you could use a torch or something else to melt down the marshmallows before serving. 

Overall, this was a fun and easy way to let your toddler make a dessert. It’s also a versatile recipe. 

For Christmas, use broken up candy canes to top. 

For Easter, maybe use vanilla pudding and top with Peeps. 

You could even do a more traditional shortbread crust with banana pudding and whipped cream. 

Really, anything is possible even if you just want to do any type of pudding covered with whipped cream. 

You can’t go wrong with it. Everyone is going to love it, and your child will have the pride of having made a dessert everyone loves.