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Homemade Marshmallows

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 12/10/14Updated: 7/23/22

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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!

Homemade Marshmellows

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 so yummy and in fact you really don’t even need the hot chocolate to go with the marshmallows.  They make really good eating all by themselves and are so much easier to make than you might think. They are also perfect for s’more season too.

Homemade Marshmellows

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.
Homemade Marshmellows

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.

Homemade Marshmellows

Try these other yummy marshmallow recipes!

  • Marshmallow Brownies
  • Cinnamon Rice Krispie Treats
  • Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream
  • Crock Pot Hot Chocolate
  • Hot Chocolate Cookies

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4.79 from 14 votes

Homemade Marshmallows

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Delicious homemade marshmallows are light and fluffy and tastier than their store bought counterparts.
serves: 36 marshmallows
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:20 minutes
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Total:30 minutes
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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.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 43kcal (2%) Carbohydrates: 11g (4%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 1g (2%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Sodium: 4mg Potassium: 1mg Sugar: 11g (12%) Calcium: 1mg Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Candy
Cuisine:european
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  1. Ana Thompson says

    Posted on 9/5 at 3:23 pm

    Wow! Never imagined that I could make these! It was simple to make and they turned out delicious!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 9/6 at 6:56 am

      Homemade marshmallows are the best – so glad you liked the recipe.

      Reply
  2. Della Koenig says

    Posted on 12/23 at 3:14 pm

    I don’t care for the store bought now. Always turns out perfect. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 12/24 at 6:43 am

      Homemade is so much better! Glad you enjoyed the recipe.

      Reply
  3. Jenny R says

    Posted on 11/16 at 1:23 pm

    These are delicious and luckily I bake a lot because the recipe fails to tell you to dust the baking dish with powdered sugar after you spray and before putting the marshmallow mixture in the baking dish. Then it fails to leave the mixture uncovered over night before cutting. Those seem to be very important instructions for this recipe. The flavor it great, but please add further directions for your other followers. Merry, Merry!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 11/19 at 7:37 pm

      Jenny, I’m glad you enjoyed the marshmallows . I spray the pan but do not dust it with powdered sugar. The marshmallows do not need to sit overnight, they will set up in a few hours as the recipe reflects. I then remove them from the pan onto a powdered sugar surface and toss them with powdered sugar after cutting. thanks for your input

      Reply
    • Noridah says

      Posted on 5/3 at 1:03 am

      Yeah…when i tried to removed it was very sticky and i was wondering perhaps o forgotten to dust but i checked the recipie it didnt mention.
      I remembered from another recipie which i couldnt find, it uses a misture of corn starc and powdered augar

      Reply
  4. Lee says

    Posted on 12/15 at 12:55 pm

    These look heavenly! How long do you think they’ll stay fresh for? I may have to make up an extra batch to give as gifts with hot cocoa.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 12/23 at 12:11 pm

      Lee, Keep them airtight and they should last for 3-4 days

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    Posted on 4/13 at 6:58 pm

    Do you know if these would roast well on on a campfire?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 4/15 at 8:10 am

      Sarah. Good question. I have never done it but they should work fine. They are softer than store bought marshmallows.

      Reply
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