Homemade Marshmallows

Name: Homemade Marshmallows
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters water, divided; 21 grams packages unflavored gelatin; 158 milliliters light corn syrup; 473 milliliters white sugar; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 59 milliliters confectioners sugar

If you have approximately 25 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Homemade Marshmallows might be a great gluten free and dairy free recipe to try. This hor d'oeuvre has 85 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 30. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of vanillan extract, cornstarch, corn syrup, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Line a 9x9 inch baking dish with plastic wrap and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Spray another piece of plastic wrap to cover the top, and set aside.

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Cooking Spray

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Baking Pan

Place 1/2 cup of water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and sprinkle gelatin on top of water to soak.

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Gelatin

Water

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

While gelatin is soaking, combine 1/4 cup of water, corn syrup, and sugar in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Boil the mixture hard for 1 minute.

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Corn Syrup

Gelatin

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Carefully pour the hot sugar mixture into the gelatin mixture and beat on high for 12 minutes with an electric mixer, until the mixture is fluffy and forms stiff peaks.

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Gelatin

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add in vanilla extract and beat until just combined.

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Vanilla Extract

Pour the marshmallow mixture into the prepared baking dish, using a greased spatula to smooth the top. Cover the candy with the piece of prepared plastic wrap, pressing it down lightly to seal the covering to the top of the candy.

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Marshmallows

Candy

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Baking Pan

Spatula

Allow the marshmallow candy to rest for 4 hours or overnight.

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Marshmallow Candy

Mix together cornstarch and confectioners’ sugar in a shallow dish. Using oiled scissors or an oiled kitchen knife, cut the marshmallow candy into strips, then into 1 inch squares. Dredge the marshmallows lightly in the cornstarch mixture and store in an airtight container.

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Marshmallow Candy

Marshmallows

Corn Starch