Healthy Marshmallows
This healthy, homemade egg white marshmallow recipe is so simple and makes the most fluffy, perfect homemade marshmallows!
Servings: 16 large marshmallows
Calories: 22kcal
Equipment
- KitchenAid® 7 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer
- KitchenAid KHM512WH 5-Speed Ultra Power Hand Mixer
- Perfect Bovine Gelatin
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites
- 1/4 cup water
- 22 grams or 2 tablespoons gelatin powder I recommend Perfect Supplements grass-fed Gelatin
- 1/3 cup water
- ½ cup powdered sugar or 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Beat 6 egg whites to soft peaks using a stand mixer or with a hand mixer. Start medium speed and then turn up to high speed. This may take several minutes.
- In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin powder of 1/4 cup cold water, set aside so gelatin blooms
- Heat 1/3 cup water in a small pot on medium heat, then whisk in powdered sugar and salt. Bring the hot sugar syrup to a boil and then remove from heat, allow the mixture to cool a little bit, and add vanilla bean extract./3 cup
- Slowly pour the sugar mixture and bloomed gelatin into the bowl of a stand mixer with the stiff egg whites and continue to beat for 30-60 seconds until light and fluffy, stopping to scrape the side of the bowl with a spatula to make sure there are no lumps in the marshmallow mixture.
- Pour the homemade marshmallow fluff into a 8x8 prepared pan, spread evenly with a spatula, and refrigerate covered for at least 4 hours until set.
- Once the marshmallows have set, cut and serve. Homemade marshmallows do not store well at room temperature. Store them in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.
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Notes
Try some variations.
Add a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder to the gelatin sugar mixture to make chocolate marshmallows. Add pumpkin spice to the gelatin mixture for Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows. Add beet powder for pink marshmallows for Valentine's Day.Let them set overnight.
Mix up the marshmallow fluff, pour it into a pan, and let it set in the fridge overnight so the marshmallows are ready to go in the morning.Nutrition
Calories: 22kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 19mg | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg
