Vanilla Bean Marshmallows

Name: Vanilla Bean Marshmallows
Yield: Makes 4 dozen 1½-inch marshmallows
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unflavored powdered gelatin; 1½ cups cold water, divided; 1½ cups granulated sugar; 1 cup light corn syrup, divided; ½ cup cornstarch; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; ½ cup confectioners’ sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
4 dozen
1½-inch marshmallows

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pure Vanilla

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

About

My first cookbook was all about homemade marshmallows, and while writing it I lived and breathed (and scrubbed my kitchen floor clean of) that sweet, bouncy confection for months on end. Even after testing dozens of exotic and delicious flavors, I still consider the classic vanilla marshmallow to be the ultimate.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unflavored powdered gelatin
1½ cups cold water, divided
1½

Confectionery

Method

Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan lightly with cooking spray and wipe away any excess.
Whisk together gelatin and 1 cup of the cold water in a small bowl and l