Valentine's Day Marshmallows

 The Valentine's Day marshmallows are cute. They are interesting cause they are soft, but crunchy because of the sugar sprinkles. They taste good. They might be a little softer and a little less fluffy than the last batch, but I don't notice a difference in taste. It seems the corn syrup substitutes worked just fine. I brought a whole plate of them into work, but not many of them have disappeared.

I cut a couple of Texas shaped marshmallows out just for Ross.

Another Corn Syrup Alternative

I found myself at Whole Foods lately with some time to kill. Wandering up and down the aisles I found another alternative to corn syrup: brown rice syrup. I used half Lyle's golden syrup and half brown rice syrup when I made marshmallows yesterday. The mixture started out a little brownish, but by the end it was pretty white. The marshmallows look so cute with the colored sugar I put on them. Pics to come soon--along with a report on taste.

Homemade Marshmallows

I'm not a marshmallow fan, so I'm not sure why I decided to make marshmallows at home. I'm glad I did. I really like them. I even had my first smore! I liked that too. I think I'll be making marshmallows every so often from now on. I got the recipe out of Bon Apetit. Below are some photos of the magical process. Somehow sugar and gelatin and water turn into fluffy whiteness. It doesn't take that long (with the kitchen aid I don't think I had to beat it the full 15 minutes).