Marshmallows

Well, it's Friday... you've made it through the week! Congratulations!

Just for fun I thought I'd type out a recipe on how to make marshmallows. It's been awhile since I've made this since Kaden isn't allergic to corn anymore.

Homemade Marshmallows

Ingredients
2 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin
1/4 c. water
2 c. white sugar
1 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. marshmallow coating mixture (1/4 c. cornstarch or arrowroot , 1/2 c. powdered sugar)

Recipe Instructions:

Soak gelatin in 1/4 c. of cold water in a small bowl and set aside to swell for 10 minutes.

In a large saucepan, pour the sugar and second measure of water. Gently dissolve the sugar over low heat stirring constantly.

Add the swollen gelatin and dissolve.

Raise the temperature and bring to a boil. Boil steadily, but not vigorously for 15 minutes without stirring.

Remove from the heat and allow to cool until luke warm.

Add the vanilla and whisk the mixture with an electric mixer or beater until very thick and white.

Rinse a 9"x9" pan under water and pour the marshmallow mixture into the wet pan. Refrigerate until set.

Cut into squares and roll in marshmallow coating mixture.
Variations: add drops of food coloring or replace vanilla with flavoring of choice.

Note: When Kaden was little, he couldn’t tolerate store bought rice krispies or marshmallows, so I would add puffed rice to this homemade version of marshmallows. It was a good fun treat for him.