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HOW TO: Make Homemade Vegan Marshmallows

Posted By Jennie Lyon On February 5, 2013 @ 12:00 pm In baking,cooking,food,how-to,recipe,recipes | 6 Comments

 
 
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There is nothing better on a cold, winter day than a comforting hot cup of cocoa [5]. 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 [6] 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!
 
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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

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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.

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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.

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Step 4: Beat It

Using your stand mixure or hand mixer, slowly combine your sugar mixture and agar. Beat it on high speed for approximately 10 minutes or until the mixture looks like fluffy egg whites.

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Step 5: Now Make Marshmallows

Cover the entire bottom of the baking dish with powdered sugar. Then, pour the sugar-agar mixture into the pan. Sprinkle the top of the sugar-agar mixture with the remaining powdered sugar.

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Step 6: Cool Out and Shape Up

Allow the marshmallows to sit so they firm up. Once they are firm, you can cut them into heart shapes using a cookie cutter or knife. Keep them in an airtight container in your refrigerator until you have used them all.

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Step 7: Add to Hot Cocoa and Enjoy!

Surprise your favorite people with organic hot cocoa and heart shaped vegan marshmallows! What could be more fun on Valentine’s Day than that?

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Vegan Homemade Marshmallows

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

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.

Step 4: Beat It

Using your stand mixer or hand mixer, slowly combine the sugar mixture and agar. Beat it on high speed for approximately 10 minutes or until the mixture looks like fluffy egg whites.

Step 5: Now Make Marshmallows

Cover the entire bottom of the baking dish with powdered sugar. Then, pour the sugar-agar mixture into the pan. Sprinkle the top of the sugar-agar mixture with the remaining powdered sugar.

Step 6: Cool Out and Shape Up

Allow the marshmallows to sit so they firm up (takes a couple of hours), once they are firm, you can cut them into heart shapes using a cookie cutter or knife. Keep them in an airtight container in your refrigerator until you have used them all.

Step 7: Add to Hot Cocoa and Enjoy!

Surprise your favorite people with organic hot cocoa with heart shaped vegan marshmallows! What could be more fun on Valentine’s Day than that?

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