easy marshmallow tutorial

Take your hot chocolate up a notch with these adorable polar bear marshmallows! With this simple marshmallow recipe, you'll be turning out jaw-droppingly cute marshmallows in no time.

The Cutest Marshmallows EVER.

corn syrup

sugar

water + 2 tbsp.

gelatin powder

vanilla extract

Powdered sugar (for dusting)

black food marker

food coloring

clean, food-only brush

piping bags

In a small bowl stir together the gelatin and 2 tablespoons of (ice cold) water. Set aside so the gelatin can absorb the water.

In a small saucepan whisk together the corn syrup, granulated sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil and allow to cook until a candy thermometer registers 235F/113C.

In the meantime, beat your egg whites until they hold soft peaks.

Once the sugar mixture reaches the right temperature, whisk in the gelatin (be careful with your hands because it&#8217;s likely to release hot steam when you do this) and stir to dissolve.

Slowly add the hot mixture and vanilla extract to the egg whites and whip until stiff (about 8-10 minutes).

Cover a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper and dust generously with sifted powdered sugar.

Spoon the marshmallow mixture into two piping bags putting most of the marshmallow into one (this will be for piping the faces) and a couple of spoonfuls into the other (this will be for piping the ears and muzzle).

Clip a large hole in the piping bag with the most marshmallow and, working quickly (the marshmallow will start to stiffen pretty fast), begin piping big dollops for the faces and two small dollops for the feet on the bottom of each face.

Pipe all of the faces and feet before going back with a damp finger and flattening down any points.

Clip a small hole in the second piping bag and pipe the muzzles and ears. Again, pipe all the ears and muzzles before going back through with a damp finger and pressing down any points.

Allow the marshmallows to dry overnight (or at least 8 hours) before dusting them with a little sifted powdered sugar.

To create the faces, use a black food pen to create the eyes and toes on the paws, and a brush with pink powdered food coloring for the ears and cheeks.

Allow the food coloring to dry before packaging.

These marshmallows are insanely adorable! I have never made my own marshmallows before but it looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for all the great tips to do so too! :)

I LOVE THESE!!!  And your photos are amazing :)  Who wouldn't feel special getting these in their hot chocolate??

These are definitely the cutest marshmallows ever!! I love how you painted the paws too. My kids would have fun with this. I have not made marshmallows in forever. Can't wait to try this.

Ahhhhh cuteness overload!!! Not only do I want to make my own marshmallows, but not definitely want to shape them into adorable little polar bears! My girls would freak out.

Those marshmallow bears are so cute!! I would want to preserve them just for their adorable level. If I still had little ones at home I'd be making them ASAP. But I do have grandsons who would find them gobbible. I'm anxious to try these out.

These little marshmallows are adorable!   I bet they taste good too - homemade is always better

I never realized before now how simple it is to make marshmallows. This is a game changer. And gosh how cute are those bears?! SO CUTE!

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