These Healthy Homemade Marshmallows are a fun way to bring the “treat” back to their medicinal roots while still tasting delicious! I had no idea that marshmallows were originally created to be medicinal and it is so fun and rewarding to make them at home!
Healthy Homemade Marshmallows
What you’ll need (click the ingredient name below to be taken to the link to the exact product I use):
- Water
- Marshmallow Root Tea
- Unflavored Gelatin Powder
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
- Powdered Sugar or Arrowroot or Tapioca Flour/Starch & Butter (to prevent the marshmallows from sticking)
Click here for my hot chocolate recipe to pair these with!
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Healthy Homemade Marshmallows
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Food Safe Thermometer
- Loaf Tin
Ingredients
- 1 cup water, separated in half
- ½ tbsp loose marshmallow root tea
- 3 tbsp gelatin powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup honey
- pinch salt
- powdered sugar, arrowroot or tapioca starch/flour & butter (to prevent the marshmallows from sticking)
Instructions
- Butter a loaf pan and dust with powdered sugar (or arrowroot or tapioca flour/starch).
- Add ½ cup of the water and the marshmallow root tea to a glass and allow to sit for one hour.
- Strain the marshmallow root tea and add that ½ cup of the marshmallow root tea to a pan until boiling. Then, combine the “tea” with the gelatin, mixing as you pour/right away until fully combined.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of water with honey to a separate pan over heat until it reaches 240℉, stirring constantly. It's important that the temperature reaches 240℉!
- Add everything to a stand mixing bowl and whisk everything together on medium/high speed until thick and stiff peaks form (about 10 mins, but be sure to watch it). You want the mixture to be silky but not too thick and clumpy.
- Working quickly, pour in the marshmallow mixture into your prepared loaf pan and spread it out as best you can. Reminder, it doesn't have to look perfect! I actually prefer to cut my marshmallows into shapes so it doesn't matter if they aren't perfectly smooth. Being in the kitchen should be fun!
- Dust the marshmallows with more powdered sugar (or arrowroot or tapioca flour/starch) then place the marshmallows in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- Once firm, cut the marshmallows to desired size using a knife or cookie cutters to make shapes.
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