My Homemade Marshmallows!! Sooooo easy!
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Here's my recipe! This is from the 50's and can be decorated with sprinkles of all kinds. Mine turned out nice and thick as I made them in a 8x8 pan instead of 9x13 like the original recipe called for. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups white sugar
1-1/4 cups water, divided
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, stir together gelatin and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water. Set aside to soften.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Do not stir once the sugar syrup begins to boil. Heat to 270 degrees F (130 degrees C) (or about 6 min.).
With an electric mixer running on low speed, carefully pour hot sugar syrup into gelatin mixture. Beat on high speed until mixture is light and fluffy and mixture is no longer warm to the touch, 10 to 15 minutes. (I did this for exactly 11 min.)
Pour into a lightly greased 8x8 inch baking dish and let set 8 hours or overnight. Cut into squares and serve.
Ingredients:
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups white sugar
1-1/4 cups water, divided
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, stir together gelatin and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water. Set aside to soften.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Do not stir once the sugar syrup begins to boil. Heat to 270 degrees F (130 degrees C) (or about 6 min.).
With an electric mixer running on low speed, carefully pour hot sugar syrup into gelatin mixture. Beat on high speed until mixture is light and fluffy and mixture is no longer warm to the touch, 10 to 15 minutes. (I did this for exactly 11 min.)
Pour into a lightly greased 8x8 inch baking dish and let set 8 hours or overnight. Cut into squares and serve.
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p.s. I did spray the knife with Pam so the cutting was easier or a hot knife would give the same results!
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I think it would work just as well with splenda as sugar! The 2nd time I made them, I realized they are sweet enough already without dusting the pan with 10x sugar as they suggested so I eliminated that.
These are wonderful by the way and so much BETTER than store-bought!
Freezing them is an excellent way to have them for hot cocoa in the fall and winter and much to my amazement, they needed NO thawing, haha! Store-bought marshmallows need to that for at least 1 min. as I've timed them before.
You can tell I've always wanted to make my own marshmallows and finally got around to it!!
Another thing about making marshmallows is that it will not 'explode' on you like some suggested when combining the syrup with the gelatin as in a science experiment. It just didn't happen.
These are wonderful by the way and so much BETTER than store-bought!
Freezing them is an excellent way to have them for hot cocoa in the fall and winter and much to my amazement, they needed NO thawing, haha! Store-bought marshmallows need to that for at least 1 min. as I've timed them before.
You can tell I've always wanted to make my own marshmallows and finally got around to it!!
Another thing about making marshmallows is that it will not 'explode' on you like some suggested when combining the syrup with the gelatin as in a science experiment. It just didn't happen.
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Absolutely fantastic! You would probably need to stop mixing it after 6 or 7 min. and it is fluffy and really white the longer you beat it. It will resemble Marshmallow Creme. Also, for Marshmallow Treats made with Rice Krispies it is delicious as one lady posted she was making those.
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