Marshmallows……this homemade recipe is simple to make and so delicious! They taste like “sweet little clouds.”
Check out my instructional video on these fun treats.
Homemade Marshmallow Recipe
Ingredients:
3 (1/4 oz.) envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
MOP (Method of Preparation):
Pour 3/4 cup cold water into bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle gelatin over water (bloom). Attach bowl to mixer and fit with whisk attachment.
In a 3-quart saucepan, boil together granulated sugar, corn syrup, salt and 3/4 cup water over medium-high heat. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan, making sure that the tip of the thermometer does not touch the bottom of the pan. Without stirring the sugar mixture, allow it to reach 235*F. With mixer on low-speed, pour hot sugar mixture into gelatin in a slow steady stream.
Add vanilla to sugar/gelatin mixture. Carefully increase mixer speed to high and beat until mixture has thickened and cooled, about 5 to 7 minutes. Line a 13 x 9″ pan with foil. Sift 2 tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar over bottom of pan. Pour marshmallow mixture into prepared pan. Dust top with more confectioners’ sugar. Let sit at room temperature for at least 2 hours.
Lift mixture out of the pan, and turn out onto a cutting board. Remove foil from underside of the marshmallow slab. Cut marshmallow piece into 3/4″ slices, roll slices in confectioners’ sugar. Cut strips into 3/4″ cubes. Roll cubes in more confectioners’ sugar to coat, and separate them to prevent sticking. Shake marshmallows in a strainer to remove excess sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
- Marshmallows, ingredients and equipment
- Finished marshmallows, ready to eat!
Marshmallow recipe from Rebecca Rather in “Fine Cooking Cakes and Cupcakes” (Tauton Press, 2014)
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