Homemade Marshmallows

Seasonal Recipes

Marshmallows and chocolate are a match made in heaven.

One way to elevate the experience for winter is to make them yourselves and add a few to that steaming mug of goodness you’ll want for winter warmth.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. White vinegar
  • 1/3 cup agave or honey
  • 1/2 cup water (for syrup)
  • 1/2 cup water (for blooming the gelatin)
  • 2 TB gelatin powder
  • GOOD Vanilla to taste

Instructions:

  • Bloom the gelation.
  • Place 1/2 cup water in mixing bowl.Sprinkle in gelation and stir to moisten. Set aside.

Make the syrup:

  1. Place sugar and remaining water in a pot. Add vinegar honey, stirring gently. Heat and swirl until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Bring to a boil , cover and simmer for 2 minutes . After 2 minutes check the pan for any sugar crystals. If none, clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan.
  3. Cook until the temp reads 242 degrees. (hard ball stage)

Prep the pan:

  1. Using butter, grease a 9 by 9 inch pan.
  2. Set aside.

Mixing:

  1. Place the bloomed gelatin in a mixer with a whisk attachment. Whisk on medium speed for a minute to break it up.
  2. Add a pinch of salt.
  3. While the machine is mixing on medium to med low, slowly and carefully stream in the sugar syrup-, adding along the wall of the bowl (not on the moving whisk!)
  4. The heat of the syrup should dissolve all the gelation.
  5. Increase mixer speed to high for 5 minutes. You should have a fluffy, glossy mixture similar to meringue. Add the vanilla and mix another minute.

Getting it into a pan:
Spread into the prepared, buttered pan while still warm, using an offset spatula to smooth down the top.

Curing:

  1. Let the marshmallow set for 6 hours at room temperature.
  2. After that, turn the marshmallow out onto a counter to cut., any size you like. I choose a 1 by 1 inch square, and use a buttered knife for a clean cut.

Dusting:

  1. Use cornstarch to dust them with.
  2. These keep for quite a while in an airtight container….as long as there are no children in the house!

MERRY CHRISTMAS . HAPPY HANUKKAH . FESTIVUS . KWANZAA

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