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August 2, 2011
Homemade Marshmallows
Treasured Desserts
Prep time:
11 minutescooking time:
7 minutes“What I loved about Homemade Marshmallows was the puffy, moist texture.”
Ingredients
Serves 32
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups water, divided
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
Directions
1
Combine granulated sugar and half the water in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring continually, until sugar is dissolved, about 7 minutes. Let stand to cool.
2
Combine gelatin and remaining water in a small bowl and whisk to dissolve gelatin.
3
Place the gelatin mixture in a large bowl. Place bowl in a larger bowl of ice.
4
Beat the gelatin mixture with an electric mixer set at high speed until foamy. Add sugar syrup gradually, beating continually. Beat until mixture is thickened.
5
Grease a 13x9-inch dish. Pour gelatin mixture into prepared dish. Let stand to set, about 30 minutes. Cut into squares.
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Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
For a delicate flavor, Grandma often added 1 tablespoon vanilla extract to the sugar syrup mixture as she beat it. When she felt creative, she divided the batch in half and made two different flavors, using lemon, orange or almond.
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