Home Made Marshmallow Recipe

I made these for the hot chocolates and s'mores I have planned for the Surrealette's Vernal Glamping Trip.


3 packets of unflavored gelatin
1 cup of water
1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
1 cup of light corn syrup
1/4 tablespoon of kosher salt
1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
confectioner sugar for dusting

Combine gelatin and 1/2 cup of cold water with electric mixer.  Let stand.

Combine sugar, corn syrup, salt and 1/2 cup water in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.  Raise heat to high and cook until 240 degrees.  Remove from heat.  With mixer on low, slowly add sugar syrup to gelatin.  Put mixer on high until mixture is thick.  (For me, this was almost a half an hour).  Add vanilla.

With sieve, generously dust non metal baking pan.  Pour mixture into pan.  Smooth the top and dust with confectioner sugar.

Allow to stand uncovered overnight.

Turn marshmallows onto board, cut into squares, and dust with more sugar.

Yields 20-40.

Surrealette's Vernal Glamping Trip Menu

The "Surrealette's Vernal Glamping Trip" is officially in the works and I already hope we can make it a tradition.  I volunteered to make the food that weekend and though our mini vacation isn't for another 3 weeks I have almost finalized the menu.

Friday

Night Cap

Fancy Hot Cocoa with Cointreau and Marshmallows or Whipped Cream

Grandmother's Cookies

Saturday

Breakfast

Fruit Salad and Bakery with Coffee or Tea

Supper

Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Garlic Aioli

Belgian Endives with Goat Cheese Spread

Kumquat Margaritas

Dinner

Vegetarian Split Pea Soup with Bread and Butter

Pork tenderloin with a Salad of Massaged Mustard Greens and Fresh Grated Parmesan

Dessert

Dark Chocolate S'Mores with Beer Pairings

 

Sunday 

 

Brunch

Miniature Quiche with Gruyere and Mushrooms or Basil

Potato Au Gratin

Yoghurt Fruit Parfait with Granola and Agave Syrup

Smoked Salmon

Citrus Sorbet Mimosas

I intend to bake everything from scratch myself and if possible I would also like to make the butter and marshmallows by hand as well.  I looked into making graham crackers but I decided it wasn't going to be worth the effort.  I will also be putting the salad dressing and garlic aioli together, though I imagine they won't be "from scratch" exactly.  I will also pick up extra cheese and some crackers for any extra snacking that might occur.  Though since we plan on going out to lunch on Saturday I don't think anyone will have a chance to get hungry in between meals.  I have already gathered most of my recipes, two from Grandma Rosie and a few from Pinterest.  I will be testing a few of the new recipes over the next three weeks.