Marshmallow Sticks

Name: Marshmallow Sticks
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; 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla extract; 375 ml/13 fl oz/generous 1½ cups cold water; 60 ml/4 tbsp powdered gelatine; 3 drops pink food colouring; 3 drops yellow food colouring

Preparation info

Makes about
900
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

This classic recipe for pretty two-tone marshmallows is a joy to make. The end result is wonderful in both texture and colour. The combination of pink and yellow is delightful, but you could always choose other colours, if you prefer. Try twisting them or tying them into pretzel-like knots.

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 grease-free bowl until they form firm peaks (this is easiest in a stand mixer or w

Energy 2224kcal/9481kJ; Protein 59g; Carbohydrate 529g, of which sugars 476.3g; Fat 0.3g, of which saturates 0.1g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 250mg; Fibre 0.1g; Sodium 197mg