Heart-Shaped Marshmallows

Name: Heart-Shaped Marshmallows
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters light corn syrup; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 3 Tbsps plain gelatin; 15 servings Red food coloring, optional; 0 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Need a gluten free and dairy free hor d'oeuvre? Heart-Shaped Marshmallows could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe makes 15 servings with 163 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have confectioners' sugar, salt, cornstarch, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for valentin day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 22 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, mix cornstarch and confectioners' sugar. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, then dust with some of the cornstarch mixture, reserving the rest.

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Powdered Sugar

Corn Starch

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Pour 1/2 cup cold water into a bowl; sprinkle gelatin on top.

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Gelatin

Water

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In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and salt. Bring to a boil. Continue cooking until mixture registers 260F on a candy thermometer, about 7 minutes. Immediately remove from heat and, with an electric mixer running on medium-high speed, pour into bowl with gelatin mixture.

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Corn Syrup

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Candy

Sugar

Salt

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Continue beating until mixture has quadrupled in volume, about 5 minutes.

Add vanilla, then add food coloring, if desired, drop by drop, until marshmallow is desired shade of pink. Continue beating for 4 minutes longer, then transfer marshmallow to prepared baking pan. Working quickly, use a silicone spatula or long offset spatula to spread marshmallow before it sets. Cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

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Marshmallows

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Sift some of remaining cornstarch mixture over a baking sheet. Lift marshmallow from the pan in one single sheet, placing it face down on cornstarch-sugar mixture. Use a lightly greased heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut marshmallow, dusting edges of hearts as you go with more of remaining cornstarch-sugar mixture to prevent them from sticking. Marshmallows will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

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Marshmallows

Corn Starch