MAPLE MARSHMALLOWS
Most of us are aware that traditional store-bought marshmallows are made with low-quality gelatin and corn syrup.
For these Maple Marshmallows, I use a high-quality grass-fed beef gelatin that benefits your bones, hair, skin and joints. You can also find a vegan gelatin! And like the Hot Cacao, I use maple syrup as my sweetener. For bonus points, these marshmallows also make for an excellent homemade holiday gift!
YOU WILL NEED
3 tablespoons grass-fed gelatin powder or vegan gelatin powder
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cup maple syrup
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder or tapioca flour
TO MAKE
In a large bowl, whisk together the gelatin, ½ cup water, and vanilla extract. Let gelatin bloom for at least 5 minutes while making the maple syrup mixture.
Meanwhile, line an 8” x 8” baking dish with parchment paper and dust the bottom with arrowroot powder. Set aside.
In a small saucepan set over medium-high heat, whisk together the maple syrup, salt and remaining ½ cup water, stirring until the syrup begins to boil. Lower the temperature slightly if it begins to foam over. Place a candy thermometer in the saucepan and continue to cook the syrup mixture until the temperature reaches 240 degrees, about 12-15 minutes.
Slowly pour the syrup mixture into the bowl of bloomed gelatin while beating with an electric mixer on low speed. Once all of the maple syrup mixture has been added to the gelatin, bring the electric mixer to high speed and continue to beat until the mixture is light in color, opaque and thickened, about 10 minutes.
Using a rubber spatula, quickly pour the marshmallow mixture into a prepared baking pan. This needs to be done quickly or the marshmallow will begin to cool and set making it difficult to spread across the pan. Dust the top of the marshmallow with arrowroot powder.
Let the marshmallow sit at room temperature for 4-6 hours or overnight before cutting into cubes or using cookie cutters to create your preferred shape. Dust each marshmallow with more arrowroot powder and serve with Peppermint Hot Cacao (recipe above) or your favorite apple cider.
Store in a sealed container for up to 3 weeks or wrap up nicely and gift away!
