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These homemade marshmallows are soft, sweet, fluffy and pure goodness. Perfect for adding to hot chocolate or using to make a s’more or just for eating!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
Hot chocolate is the hot beverage of choice at our house. If you are going to have hot chocolate, you must have marshmallows, lots of marshmallows. We love the little mini marshmallows you buy at the store but have you ever had a homemade marshmallow on your hot chocolate? It’s pretty much life changing! They are also perfect for a s’more, or just to enjoy on their own. And they are so much easier to make than you might think.
Making homemade marshmallow is a lot easier than you might think. I tried several different marshmallow recipes until I found one that set up just right, had the right texture and tasted great. The recipe I love is one from Marshmallow Madness by Shauna Seever.
Ingredients Needed
- Unflavored powdered gelatin
- Sugar. Granulated sugar and powdered sugar.
- Light corn syrup
- Salt
- Pure vanilla extract
How to Make Homemade Marshmallows
- Spray a 7 x 10 inch pan with cooking spray. You can use an 8 x 8 pan or for slightly thinner marshmallows.
- In your mixer bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir together the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a medium saucepan over high heat.
- Bring to a boil and allow to boil, stirring occasionally, until the temperature reaches 240 degrees F
- Slowly pour the hot mixture into the mixer bowl over the gelatin, keeping the mixer running.
- Increase the speed to medium and beat for 6-7 minutes until white and fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla;
- Pour mixture into the prepared pan, using an offset spatula to smooth it into the corners.
- Allow to set for several hours. Once set, use a knife to loosen the marshmallow from the edges of the pan.
- Turn over onto a powdered sugar dusted work surface, cut into squares with a knife or pizza cutter and toss marshmallows into powdered sugar to coat all sides, shake off the excess.
Tips from Leigh Anne
Two tools you need for making marshmallows are a nice heavy pot and a candy thermometer. Using both will give you the best results.
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Homemade Marshmallows
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp unflavored powdered gelatin
- 1/2 C cold water
- 1 C granulated sugar
- 1/2 C light corn syrup
- 1/4 C water
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting divided
Instructions
- Spray a pan with cooking spray. You can use an 8 x 8 pan or for slightly thinner marshmallows I used a 7 x 10 size pan
- In your mixer bowl, Sprinkle gelatin over cold waterl and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Stir together the sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a medium saucepan over high heat.
- Bring to a boil and allow to boil, stirring occasionally, until the temperature reaches 240 degrees F
- Slowly pour the hot mixture into the mixer bowl over the gelatin, keeping the mixer running.
- Increase the speed to medium and beat for 6-7 minutes until white and fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla;
- Pour mixture into the prepared pan, using an offset spatula to smooth it into the corners.
- Allow to set for several hours. Once set, use a knife to loosen the marshmallow from the edges of the pan.
- Turn over onto a powdered sugar dusted work surface, cut into squares with a knife or pizza cutter and toss marshmallows into powdered sugar to coat all sides, shake off the excess.
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Chandra@The Plaid & Paisley Kitchen says
I searched Pinterest for a how to make marshmallows and when I saw your pin I knew I had to look no further! I am making these tonight to go with my homemade cocoa for neighbor gifts!
Jenny says
What is the alternative for using a microwave, for the gelatin step?
Leigh Anne says
You could just heat it in a saucepan on the stove top.
Magda says
I just made these and they are delicious, but I’m confused by this comment. I didn’t heat the gelatin. Was I supposed to? The recipe says cold water.
Rebecca says
Wahoo! Can’t wait to see those doors! And this hot chocolate looks so yummy!
Jessica F says
I made some last night to go with the hot chocolate and mugs my kids are giving to their teachers for the holidays! They’re wonderful! What is the best way to store them for a couple of days?
Leigh Anne says
I just kept mine in a air tight container or zip loc baggie and they lasted quite a while. Stayed nice and soft.
Kat says
What a gorgeous cup of hot chocolate! I would feel wonderfully fancy drinking it 🙂 Such a great idea! I’ve wanted to takle homemade marshmallows for a while now, and I think you’ve given me the right motivation!
Leigh Anne says
Kat, Give it a try – easy and fun!
Lorena says
I can not wait for pay day..lol To die for I am sure, and I bet it is going to have so much better flavor than regular ones in the store. I want to burn some over the stove, and make rice crispy treats. An chop up pieces and put them in rocky road ice cream.