Peppermint Marshmallows

Name: Peppermint Marshmallows
Yield: Makes about 900 g/2 lb
Ingredients: vegetable oil, for greasing; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup icing (confectioners’) sugar; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup cornflour (cornstarch); 50 g/2 oz/½ cup cornflour (cornstarch); 2 egg whites; 400 g/14 oz/2 cups caster (superfine) sugar; 15 ml/1 tbsp glucose syrup; 375 ml/13 fl oz/generous 1½ cups cold water; 60 ml/4 tbsp powdered gelatine; 10 ml/2 tsp peppermint extract; 2.5 ml/½ tsp liquid green food colouring, a drop of gel colouring, or a tiny dab of colouring paste from the end of a cocktail stick (toothpick); 2.5 ml/½ tsp liquid green food colouring, a drop of gel colouring, or a tiny dab of colouring paste from the end of a cocktail stick (toothpick); 2.5 ml/½ tsp liquid green food colouring, a drop of gel colouring, or a tiny dab of colouring paste from the end of a cocktail stick (toothpick); 2.5 ml/½ tsp liquid green food colouring, a drop of gel colouring, or a tiny dab of colouring paste from the end of a cocktail stick (toothpick); 2.5 ml/½ tsp liquid green food colouring, a drop of gel colouring, or a tiny dab of colouring paste from the end of a cocktail stick (toothpick)

Preparation info

Makes about
900
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

The delightful minty green colour of these fresh-tasting sweets comes from food colouring. Here, traditional liquid food colouring is used, but if you are using gel or paste food colouring, you will only need the tiniest amount. The green colour should be subtle and light, so do not use too much!

Ingredients

vegetable oil, for greasing
50 g/2 oz/½ cup icing (confectioners’) sugar

Method

Grease a baking tray. Combine the icing sugar and cornflour in a mixing bowl. Pass the mixture through a sieve (strainer) into another bowl positioned underneath, to ensure it is well mixed. Liberally sift some of the mixture over the greased baking tray.
Whisk the egg whites in a clean, grease-free bowl until they form firm peaks (this will be easiest in a sta

Energy 2382kcal/10165kJ; Protein 9g; Carbohydrate 625g, of which sugars 566g; Fat 0g, of which saturates 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 56mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 144mg