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Super Easy Egg-Free Marshmallows

19/06/2018 by jamieanne 9 Comments

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Espresso Marshmallows with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

Put down your thermometer and eggs because this marshmallow recipe doesn’t need them! Super easy to make and soft, fluffy marshmallows every time!

I really love to make food for people.  Not only do I enjoy the actual process of baking and cooking, I also enjoy seeing people’s reactions when they taste what I’ve made.  Big smiles, yummy sounds, licking the plate clean!  It’s a lot of fun!

Raspberry Marshmallows

The three best compliments I’ve ever gotten have stuck in my mind and they me smile every time I think of them…

  • I made a batch of chocolate cupcakes once for a family friend who was visiting and he liked them so much that he was scraping the tiny bits of cake from the cupcake liner!
  • Just a couple of weeks ago, I made an amazing chocolate cheesecake and gave a big slice to a friend.  She took it home, left it on her kitchen counter.  When she came back to the kitchen, the cheesecake was gone – her two boys had eaten the entire slice.  What’s so amazing about this is that her boys normally wouldn’t even dream of eating cheesecake!
  • One of my friends who has sampled almost everything I’ve made told me recently that she likes it all so much, she couldn’t decide which was the best.  She said, while sampling one of my espresso marshmallows (recipe below), “I keep saying that every new thing you make is the best you’ve made so far, but I think this marshmallow is the best!”!
  • Oh, and here’s a bonus compliment – there’s also my daughter who told me she thinks I have magical powers that make everything that I create in the kitchen taste amazing!

Speaking of marshmallows, though, brings me to the recipe I’m sharing with you today.  Last year, I sampled a few marshmallow recipes, all of which required candy thermometers and/or eggs.  The resulting marshmallows were… okay… but not spectacular.  Then I came across a recipe that didn’t need thermometers or eggs – wow, what!?

Vanilla Marshmallows

I had to give it a go, although I was skeptical.  The recipe was so simple that anyone could master it (although you wouldn’t want to let your kids help with the cooking bit, as the boiling sugar is very hot).

First, you’ll need to sprinkle some gelatin over cold water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.  While the gelatin is soaking, add water, sugar, salt and corn/glucose syrup to a pan and bring to the boil over high heat.  Simply boil for 1 minute and remove from the heat.  Turn the mixer on low to break up the gelatin, then while the mixer is running, slowly pour in the hot sugar in a gentle stream against the side of the bowl.  When it’s all in, turn the mixer to high and whisk for 10-12 minutes (scrape down the sides if necessary).  Add in the vanilla and whisk briefly to thoroughly mix it through.

Vanilla Marshmallows

Pour the marshmallow “batter” into a 9×9-inch tin greased with butter, place a sheet of butter-greased plastic wrap on top and leave to set for 3 hours at least, or preferably overnight.  Then slice ’em up!

Vanilla Marshmallows

This part is so fun, but be prepared to be covered in icing sugar by the time you’re done! Haha!

Vanilla Marshmallows

Look at these gorgeous, fluffy marshmallows!!  They actually look like clouds!  I am so in love these!

Vanilla Marshmallows

I’ve made this recipe at least 5 times (maybe 6 or 7? I’ve lost count!) and it has never failed.  I have to say, I think this super easy recipe makes better marshmallows than the ones that use a candy thermometer and eggs, and even better than the ones you buy at the store.

These vanilla marshmallows are…

  • basically fool-proof
  • so easy to make
  • so soft
  • so bouncy
  • so fluffy
  • so pretty
  • perfect for s’mores
  • lovely in hot chocolate

You’ve just got to make them!

Oh, I almost forgot!  There are some flavor variations, as well.  The original recipe lists instructions for switching up the plain vanilla for coconut, raspberry, mint, coffee and cinnamon.

Espresso Marshmallows with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

So far, I’ve tried the coffee ones… I used my Nespresso machine to extract 1 cup of espresso (that’s a lot of capsules, but I love Nespresso coffee; of course, you can just use instant espresso, instead) for this recipe variation, then I drizzled the sliced marshmallows with dark chocolate.  These were really tasty, and the ones that my friend absolutely loved.  I passed out a lot of these to my friends at school pick-up time one afternoon and everyone raved about them!

Espresso Marshmallows with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

I’ve also tried the raspberry ones… these are flavored with raspberry jam, which I noted makes the marshmallows extra sweet.  The jam isn’t enough, however, to make these marshmallows taste much like raspberry.  Pureed raspberries are also not enough.  The jam will not turn the “batter” pink, so if you want pink, you’ll need to add food coloring (I did for these photos).  For a stronger raspberry flavor, you’ll need some raspberry flavoring, instead, I think.

Raspberry Marshmallows

But they sure are pretty!

And the last variation I’ve tried is the mint, which I don’t have pictures of (apart from this one on Instagram).  These turned out nicely, and I had swirled some dark chocolate onto the top of the marshmallow “batter” just after I poured it into the pan which made it look very pretty.  I plan on making these again for a new post, but I’m going to switch out the mint flavoring for a chocolate-mint flavoring.

I will get around to trying the other flavor variations eventually; I’ll let you know when I do!  A friend requested a jaffa (chocolate-orange) flavor, so I’ll be experimenting with that soon, too.

Espresso Marshmallows with Dark Chocolate Drizzle

These marshmallows can be used to make s’mores and you can also use them in hot chocolate.  They’d be great for parties, and imagine how wonderful they would be all prettily packaged up for a gift!

Raspberry Marshmallows

What will you do with your marshmallows? And what flavor are you going to make first?

Vanilla Marshmallows

I think the plain vanilla ones are my favorite!

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Super Easy Egg-Free Marshmallows
 
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Put down your thermometer and eggs because this marshmallow recipe doesn't need them! Super easy to make and soft, fluffy marshmallows every time!
Author: Rosie Daykin from Butter Baked Goods
Serves: 64 1x1-inch marshmallows
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water, divided
  • 3 envelopes (21g) unflavored gelatin
  • 2 cups caster sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup light corn syrup, or glucose syrup
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
  • about 2 cups icing sugar, to coat marshmallows
Instructions
  1. Grease a 9-inch (22cm) square baking pan with butter and set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, pour in 1⁄2 cup of the water and sprinkle with the gelatin. Set aside to allow the gelatin to soak in.
  3. In a medium saucepan over high heat, add the sugar, corn syrup/glucose syrup, salt and remaining 1⁄2 cup of water. Bring to a rolling boil and continue to boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
  4. Turn the mixer on low and mix the gelatin once or twice to combine it with the water. Slowly add the hot sugar mixture, pouring it gently down the side of the bowl, and continue to mix on low.
  5. NOTE : Be really careful at this point because the sugar mixture is smoking hot!
  6. When all the hot sugar mixture has been added, turn the mixer to high and continue to whisk for 10 to 12 minutes until the marshmallow batter almost triples in size and becomes very thick. Scrape down the sides of the bowl frequently, if necessary, to avoid the batter overflowing as it grows. Stop the mixer, add the vanilla, and then whisk briefly to combine.
  7. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan and use a spatula or bench scraper to spread it evenly in the pan. Work quickly, as the marshmallow becomes more difficult to manipulate as it sets.
  8. Grease a sheet of plastic wrap with butter and lay it across the top of the marshmallow. Press down firmly on the plastic wrap, to seal it smoothly and tightly against the mixture.
  9. Leave the marshmallow to set at room temperature for at least 3 hours or, even better, overnight (I've always let mine set overnight). The marshmallow will be too sticky and soft to cut if you try too soon.
  10. Sprinkle a work surface or cutting board with the icing sugar. Run a knife along the top edge of the pan to loosen the marsh­mallow slab. Invert the pan and flip the marshmallow out onto the counter or board. Scoop up handfuls of the icing sugar and rub all over the marshmallow.
  11. Use a large, sharp knife to cut the slab into 1- × 1-inch squares (you may need to wash the knife off a few times to keep getting clean cuts). Roll each of the freshly cut marshmallow squares in the remaining icing sugar to coat them completely.
Notes
Flavor variations:

COFFEE MARSHMALLOWS
Add 1⁄2 cup of strongly brewed coffee or espresso instead of the water in Step 1, and add another 1⁄2 cup of the coffee/espresso instead of the water in Step 2.

RASPBERRY MARSHMALLOWS
In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm 1⁄4 cup raspberry jam until it becomes runny, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Place a fine sieve over a small bowl and pour the warm jam through the sieve to catch any seeds and create a puree. Add the puree and one drop of red food coloring at Step 4 of the recipe, after the 10-12 minutes whisking time. Note, I was using liquid food coloring and I needed much more than one drop for the marshmallows to turn pink! Also, in my opinion, the jam did not flavor the marshmallows enough to give a noticeable raspberry flavor; might try using raspberry flavoring instead.
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  1. Jess @ Sweetest Menu

    25/06/2018 at 7:49 PM

    These marshmallows look so light and fluffy! Yum!

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    • jamieanne

      26/06/2018 at 1:32 PM

      Thanks, Jess! These are totally the best marshmallows ever! 😀

      Reply
  2. Claire

    07/09/2018 at 5:43 PM

    You’ve got me thinking about chai or earl grey flavoured marshmallows now. I wonder what other tea sort of flavours could be used, some of the celestial seasonings zinger teas might be nice. Do you think you could use dark brown sugar for a bit of a caramel flavour?

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    • jamieanne

      07/09/2018 at 7:17 PM

      Hi Claire, coincidentally, my friend and I were talking about my making chai-flavoured marshmallows just today. It should be easy to just swap out the water for chai tea; just not sure how many tea bags to use. I’ll have to investigate/experiment! Earl grey would be amazing, too. I reckon you could use any tea you like.

      As for using brown sugar, I really don’t know about that one. More experimentation required! Haha! 🙂

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      • Claire

        11/09/2018 at 10:31 PM

        Oooh, you could make orange flavoured ones with juice and maybe a bit less sugar. I am going to have to have a go at these. I think you can get juices with some strawberry in them can’t you? I wonder how that would go for strawberry flavour or if it might have too much of the other fruits.

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  3. Patricia Hughes

    29/03/2019 at 12:55 AM

    Can you please share the vegan recipe? I’m going to make an order for my wedding pastries. We will book a bradford catering service.

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  4. Christian

    07/10/2019 at 9:28 PM

    Wow! I can see the fluffiness. My kids really love marshmallows. This is perfect for a kiddie party. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Maryanne Klassen

    16/12/2019 at 10:15 AM

    These look really good. I’m wondering if I can use them to make Rice Krispie Squares?

    Reply
    • jamieanne

      15/05/2020 at 8:11 PM

      Hi Maryanne, you should be able to use them to make Rice Krispie squares. I haven’t tested it, though! Let me know what you find out if you try it!

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