What’s better than a fluffy homemade marshmallow??? A tiny pink heart-shaped peppermint homemade marshmallow dipped in dark chocolate!
Combine in stand mixer bowl:
3 packets of unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 tsp vanilla or other extract of your choice
It gets thick immediately
Combine in medium saucepan:
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup boiling water
1/8 tsp salt
Cook on medium high heat until candy thermometer reads 236. Stir occasionally. (It took about 10 minutes) Add 3 drops of red food coloring.
Remove saucepan from heat and pour into gelatin mixture in mixer bowl.
Beat with whisk attachment on medium high speed until the consistency of thick marshmallow cream. It should form peaks in bowl. (It took me about 15 minutes) Start mixer slowly after adding sugar syrup. It’s HOT and you don’t want it to splash!
Pour into a well-greased and powdered-sugared baking dish.
Let sit in fridge or at room temperature until set.
Remove from pan and cut into heart shapes with small cookie cutter.
Dust well with more sifted powdered sugar until no longer sticky. (It takes quite a bit of powdered sugar)
Shake off excess sugar and store in air tight container.
Make a chocolate dip by melting 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 Tablespoon shortening in the microwave for 60-90 seconds.
Dip or drizzle marshmallows into the chocolate. Or just enjoy them plain in a cup of hot cocoa!
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