Coffee-Pecan Marshmallows Recipe

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Homemade marshmallows are extraordinary and bear no resemblance to the store-bought variety. These will soon become your signature Christmas candy!—Deirdre Dee Cox, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Coffee-Pecan Marshmallows Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Cook: 30 min. + cooling

Yield: 64 Servings

35 30 65

Ingredients

1 teaspoon butter
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup plus 3/4 cup cold water, divided
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
1 cup ground pecans

Directions

Line an 8-in. square pan with foil and grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside.
In a large metal bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup water; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, coffee granules and remaining water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 250° (hard-ball stage).
Remove from the heat and gradually add to gelatin. Beat on high speed until mixture is thick and the volume doubles, about 10 minutes. Spread into prepared pan. Cover and cool at room temperature for 6 hours or overnight.
Sprinkle cutting board lightly with pecans. Using foil, lift candy out of pan; invert onto the cutting board. Cut into 1-in. squares; roll in pecans. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place. Yield: 1-1/2 pounds.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Nutritional Facts 1 marshmallow equals 45 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 3 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Coffee-Pecan Marshmallows in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2009, p122

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Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2011 by JillAndLea

I make marshmallows regularly and didn't care for this recipe at all. I think the thought of coffee-flavored marshmallows is better than the reality of them.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by nmharleyrider

have not been able to find it on your site