Holiday Marshmallows Recipe

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These soft homemade marshmallows are lots more fun than the store-bought kinda and so yummy, whether by themselves or topping off a mug of hot cocoa. I add red and green sprinkles for the holidays.—Arlene Barr, Monterey, California

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Holiday Marshmallows Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 36 Servings

35 10 45

Ingredients

2 teaspoons butter
1 package (3 ounces) strawberry gelatin
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
Assorted sprinkles, confectioners' sugar, coarse colored sugar and/or nonpareils

Directions

Line an 8-in. square pan with foil and lightly grease the foil with 2 teaspoons butter; set aside.
In a small saucepan, combine gelatin and water. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Add sugar and corn syrup; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil).
Transfer to a large bowl. Chill until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes. Beat on high speed until mixture is thick and the volume is doubled, about 10 minutes. Spread into prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
Using foil, lift marshmallows out of pan. Cut into 1-1/4-in. squares or cut into shapes with cutters lightly coated with cooking spray. Roll in garnishes as desired. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 marshmallow (calculated without garnishes) equals 31 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 8 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Holiday Marshmallows in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2010, p70