Homemade Marshmallows

Homemade marshmallows are nothing like the store bought marshmallows. Homemade marshmallows are so perfectly light and springy. They just melt in your mouth.

Tossed a few homemade marshmallows into a cup of hot chocolate or coffee. Mmmmm...perfect!

Homemade Marshmallows

 

Ingredients:

3 packets unflavored gelatin

1 cup cold water

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup confectioner sugar

1/4 cup corn starch

1 cup light corn syrup

1 tsp vanilla

cooking spray

Steps: 

Coat a 9 x 13 baking pan with nonstick spray.

In a small bowl, combine the corn starch and confectioner sugar. Sprinkle some of the mixture into the pan and set the rest aside for later. Shake the pan around so that the mixture completely coats it. Pour the excess sugar mixture back into the bowl.

Combine the gelatin and half of the water in the bowl to allow to bloom. Set aside.

In a small saucepan set over medium high heat, combine the remaining water, sugar, and corn syrup. Cook for 4 minutes. Place a candy thermometer on the pan, and continue cooking until the mixture reaches 240 degree, about 8 minutes.

Remove the thermometer. With the mixer on low speed, pour the candy mixture into the bowl. Slowly increase the speed to high, being careful to prevent splatter. Whisk on high for 10 minutes, adding the vanilla towards the end of the process.

Using a spatula sprayed with cooking oil, transfer the fluff to your prepared pan. Generously coat your hands with remaining starch/sugar mixture and press the fluff into the pan until it's evenly distributed. Allow the marshmallows to sit in the pan for everal hours or overnight.

After the marshmallows have set up, remove them from the pan, and place them on a cutting board, or countertop, lightly dusted with the starch/sugar mixture. Using a pizza wheel, cut strips into the marshmallows. Periodically dust your wheel, as needed. After cutting the marshmallows into strips in one direction, cut them into cubes by crosscutting in the opposite direction. Pull apart the cubes, tossing them in the sugar mixture to coat them.

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Happy Baking!