Homemade marshmallows use simple ingredients and are easier to make than you might think. Most recipes call for corn syrup or candy thermometers, but this one does not. The preparation is surprisingly easy, and all you need is an electric mixer. Marshmallows are basically a combination of sugar, water, and gelatin. This mixture is whipped until doubled in volume, resulting in a fluffy marshmallow cream. I have prepared three version: Vanilla, lemon (using fresh lemon juice) and chocolate. If you’ve never had homemade marshmallows, get excited to eat something heavenly! Ready?
{Homemade marshmallows}
Prep time: 15 min
Cooking time: 2 min
Serves: many (a 9*13 inch pan)
Ingredients
- 250 ml water (1 cup)
- 20 g unflavored gelatin (2 sachets)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla paste
- 400 g granulated sugar (aprox 2 cups)
To coat the marshmallows: 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 cup cornstarch, combined
Directions
- Coat a baking pan (mine was 13*9 inches) with butter and set aside. Pour 1/2 cup cold water (125 ml) into a bowl. Sprinkle with gelatin, and let mixture soften (about 5 minutes).
- Combine granulated sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a large heavy saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until dissolved. Bring to a boil, and remove from the heat
- Add the content of the other bowl (gelatin+water) and bring again to a boil, stirring constantly
- Remove from heat. Add vanilla paste and mix. Pour into a large mixing bowl and let stand until warm (it will look like egg whites, it will take about an hour).
- With an electric mixer, beat for 10 minutes on high speed
- Pour into the prepared pan, and spread with an offset spatula
- Sprinkle some powdered sugar and cornstarch on top, and let it sit until set (about four hours or overnight)
- Using a sharp knife, cut it into squares. Or use a cookie cutter, as I did. Don’t forget to dust the knife or cookie cutter with the sugar/cornstarch mixture, to prevent sticking
- Toss the marshmallows in the sugar/cornstarch mixture to prevent sticking
- Store inside a bag in an airtight container up to a week
NOTES:
- For the lemon flavored version, use 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice and 1/4 cup water in step 2. To prepare the chocolate version, just dip the marshmallows in melted chocolate, and let them set in a cool dry place before storing them
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Can’t wait it try this! I’ve always avoided making marshmallows because of the corn syrup. But I do have a question, can we skip the cornstarch in the coating? I’m avoiding all GMO products …any corn by product in North America.
Yes, you can use only confectioners’ sugar 🙂
Ha ha ha, I like your “talk now or forever hold your peace” … so, I’m talking!
Do you have a version of homemade marshmallows recipe for diabetics, made with splenda or something?
I would be thriled to try it! 🙂
Kawaii food, how cool is that? Love it!
No, sorry 🙁
Thank you 🙂
Ooh, you made these look so adorable! And coated in chocolate – too much to resist! It sounds incredibly easy to make as well. I can’t wait to make some of these myself! 🙂
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no egg whites?
Where do I find vanilla paste?
Beautiful. Hard for me to hold my peace, lol!
Hi. How can I replace vanilla paste?
What is vanilla paste..any substitute..thank you
Hi, what did you use to make those sweet cloud faces?
I love this, my first time making marshmallows and it worked so well! I added ginger flavouring which was good too.
Hello: I’m making a mini Thomas the train cake for my grandson’s 3rd birthday. Quick question on the homemade marshmallow(clouds) what size cookie cutter did you use?
What did you use to make the faces? They are so cute!
Just an FYI for not using cornstarch, powdered sugar is cut with cornstarch unless you are making it yourself. I can’t wait to make these
Look for Passover powdered sugar, it’s made with potato starch.