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Pink Peppermint Heart Marshmallows

Pink Peppermint Heart Marshmallows
Marshmallows are one of those confections you don't think about making from scratch, but it's really not that difficult! The following will take you through the step-by-step process.
 
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Step 1Assembling ingredients

Assembling ingredients
In addition to the following ingredients, you will need a glass baking dish, candy thermometer, knife, cutting board, standing mixer, pot and heart-shaped cookie cutters.

INGREDIENTS

shortening for greasing
powdered sugar for dusting
2 1/2 tbsp Knox plain gelatin (a little less than 4 packets)
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp vanilla
1/8 tsp red food coloring
1 tsp peppermint extract

Okay, before you begin: this recipe makes enough to fit a 9X13 glass dish. I made another batch that was half this size, using an 8X8 glass dish, and halving all the ingredients and it worked perfectly as well. Also, a few variations. Want just plain marshmallows? Omit the food coloring and peppermint extract and use 2 tbsp of vanilla instead of just 1. Want chocolate marshmallows? Again, omit the food coloring and peppermint extract, use 2 tbsp of vanilla instead of just 1 and add 1/3 cup cocoa powder right after the sugar mixture combines with the gelatin mixture on low spee
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10 comments
Feb 15, 2009. 10:03 PMChoko-Ale says:
I love this! They look so cute :) I'm a vegetarian - is there any vegetarian way to make these? I mean, is there any commercial version of carrageenin?
Feb 19, 2010. 12:21 PMtylermusiclady says:
There exists a big variety of substances which are vegan an which have the same properties as gelatine: Cellulose (Amid), Agar-Agar (Kanten), Biobin, Guar, Xanthan, Carob fruit and others.  Many of these are available at health food stores.

Hain makes a Jello product with non-animal gelling substance (no meat, bone, skin, hoof, or any other part/derivative) that is superior to Jello.

Here is some great information from the Vegetarian Society.  http://www.vegsoc.org/info/gelling.html



Feb 16, 2009. 12:07 PMalex-sharetskiy says:
it looks like some one was biting the marshmallows into shape : )
Sep 19, 2009. 5:35 PMNatureBoom21 says:
LOL. Yeah.
Apr 24, 2009. 5:35 AMShalimarais says:
they look beautiful - my mum used to make marshmallow all the time when I was little. time to try it myself! :-)
Feb 23, 2009. 7:06 PMturtlelover says:
Delicioso!
Feb 18, 2009. 2:35 PMSoapyHollow says:
Yum! Thanks. :)
Feb 16, 2009. 1:55 PM15zhangfra says:
heyyy, get out of instructables and goto the food channe;-no wait stay here cuz i dont have cable,lol
Feb 15, 2009. 6:18 PMfwjs28 says:
sounds pretty cool....definetly a 5/5...
Feb 15, 2009. 6:18 PMfwjs28 says:
EEEEEK!!!i dont see the rate button.....oooo no!!!what am i going to do!?!?!?

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