The kids and I took advantage of our day off and made mint marshmallows. They loved watching the mixture grow and grow into a white puffy cloud! These are kid friendly, unlike the Bailey’s marshmallows I made a few weeks ago.
Homemade marshmallows are really quite easy to make. They can get messy but that’s all part of the fun. I used a combination of my favorite recipes and these turned out best by far. So light and fluffy!
A few items will make life easier: A large sprayed pan, spatula, plastic wrap, cooking spray and lots of powdered sugar.
Make sure to get it all out beforehand. Once the marshmallows are ready it’s best to work quickly before they get too tough to deal with.
We spent the afternoon packaging, hand delivering and mailing these out to family. We’re torn on the next flavor though. Do you have a favorite flavor we should try?
- ½ cup water
- 3 envelopes of gelatin
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- a good pinch of salt
- ½ tsp peppermint flavoring
- 3 drops green food coloring.
- Cooking spray and powdered sugar
- Spray a large pan with cooking spray and set aside. An 8 or 9 inch pan works well.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add the ½ cup water and sprinkle gelatin over top. Let it sit while you make the syrup.
- Heat the other ½ cup of water, syrup, sugar and salt until boiling on high. Let it boil for 2 minutes then turn off the heat.
- With the whisk attachment, give the gelatin a stir on low to combine.
- Keep the mixer on low and slowly pour the syrup into the gelatin.
- Turn the mixer up to high and set the timer for 12 minutes.
- After it's all white and fluffy add the flavor and color and whip to combine.
- Use a spatula and pour the marshmallow into the sprayed pan.
- Spray some plastic wrap with cooking spray and place directly on top of the marshmallow. Spray side down.
- Let the marshmallows sit for at least four hours.
- Once the marshmallows are set, pry one side up and flop it out onto a counter dusted with a good amount of powdered sugar. I used about a cup and saved leftovers for next time.
- Cut into squares with a knife and roll all sides in powdered sugar so they don't stick to each other.
- Store in bags or an air tight container.
- ½ cup water
- 3 envelopes of gelatin
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- a good pinch of salt
- ½ tsp peppermint flavoring
- 3 drops green food coloring or as desired.
- Cooking spray and powdered sugar
- Spray a large pan with cooking spray and set aside. A 9x13 inch pan works well.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add the ½ cup water and sprinkle gelatin over top. Let it sit while you make the syrup.
- Heat the other ½ cup of water, syrup, sugar and salt until boiling on high. Let it boil for 2 minutes then turn off the heat.
- With the whisk attachment, give the gelatin a stir on low to combine.
- Keep the mixer on low and slowly pour the syrup into the gelatin.
- Turn the mixer up to high and set the timer for 12 minutes.
- After it's all white and fluffy add the flavor and color and whip to combine.
- Use a spatula and pour the marshmallow into the sprayed pan.
- Spray some plastic wrap with cooking spray and place directly on top of the marshmallow. Spray side down.
- Let the marshmallows sit for at least four hours.
- Once the marshmallows are set, pry one side up and flop it out onto a counter dusted with a good amount of powdered sugar. I used about a cup and saved leftovers for next time.
- Cut into squares with a knife and roll all sides in powdered sugar so they don't stick to each other.
- Store in bags or an air tight container.
Thanks for the samples. We found the marshmallows very light and fluffy. I love the mint flavor. I will be making these with my daycare kids as part of a Christmas present. We may make some in Christmas colors.
I’ve never made homemade marshmallows before, but I really want to give it a try now – you’ve made it look not too intimidating. 😉
I made these last night in a vanilla version and put them in ziploc bags this afternoon. After sitting next on the counter for a few hours, they are starting to “melt.” What did I do wrong?
Yikes, I’m not sure! I packaged mine up and put them in a suitcase, they were still in great shape when I gave them to family.
I think the reason Hailey’s marshmallows might have melted is the syrup didn’t reach the required temperature (240 F on candy thermometer)