There is nothing better on a cold, winter day than a comforting hot cup of cocoa. If your family is like mine, you go through hot cocoa like water during the long winter months. My son loves to have a cup when he gets home from school. I have to admit that I, myself also love to drink cocoa on the weekends when I am snuggled up on my sofa. The best part of any hot cup of cocoa has to be the marshmallows floating on top. That is, as long as those marshmallows don't contain artificial ingredients and gelatin. You can make your own vegan marshmallows to ensure that you know exactly what is inside each one -- and not only are these marshmallows vegan, they are super fun to make -- and doing so is a great weekend baking project to enjoy with your children.
These marshmallows also look fantastic wrapped up and given as gifts -- and with Valentine's Day right around the corner, you can give them as a sweet treat to your friends and family. We cut some of our marshmallows into heart shapes, and they'll be a welcome topping to our cups of cocoa all February long. You can store them in an airtight container in your refrigerator until you are ready to give them away or enjoy them immediately. Read on for the simple instructions!
These marshmallows also look fantastic wrapped up and given as gifts -- and with Valentine's Day right around the corner, you can give them as a sweet treat to your friends and family. We cut some of our marshmallows into heart shapes, and they'll be a welcome topping to our cups of cocoa all February long. You can store them in an airtight container in your refrigerator until you are ready to give them away or enjoy them immediately. Read on for the simple instructions!
Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups organic sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup organic light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup organic powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp agar powder
- 1 tbsp organic vanilla
Step 2: Soak the Agar Powder
You will need to soak the agar powder in 1/2 cup cold water until it is completely absorbed, which can take about 10 minutes.
Step 3: Heat it Up
While the agar powder is soaking, bring the 1/2 cup water, 1 3/4 cups organic sugar and 3/4 cup organic light corn syrup to a boil in a saucepan. Stir it constantly over medium heat, taking care not to let it boil over.
what do you do with the confectioners sugar
You sprinkle the confections sugar on the bottom of the pan to keep the mixture from sticking. Then, sprinkle it on top too so the marshmallows are easy to handle.
Can you toast these in a campfire or will they melt? I love s’mores when camping but ever since I found out the horrors of gelatins, I’ve been missing out.
Hi Treehugger88,
You know that is a great question – I didn’t try, when I do – I will let you know.
I Love marshmallows this recipe rocks.
oh my god! I’m so excited to try! do they resemble dandies or sweet and sarah vegan marshmallows at all? i once tried making marshmallows with agar but it wouldn’t whip up and ended up just making a goopy mess. i’ll report back later this week after trying!
Hi. Nice recipe. Can you please elaborate on cooking the syrup? What temperature did you cook the syrup to? How did you know when the syrup was ready to add to the agar mixture?
Thanks again
Hi Candra,
Great question – I heated the syrup to 225 degrees and used a candy thermometer.