Making your own marshmallows with clean nutrient-dense ingredients is surprisingly easy and quite fun! In fact, the two primary ingredients are honey (see Honey: The Sweet Truth About a Functional Food!) and gelatin (the same protein that makes bone broth so beneficial, see Why Broth Is Awesome and The Health Benefits of Bone Broth). And this festive Halloween twist makes these fun treats you can share with friends, family and co-workers!
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You could, of course, use this exact recipe to make the more typical cube shape marshmallow, perfect for roasting over the campfire, making s’mores (with my Graham Crackers recipe), adding to a cup of hot cocoa (I recommend Eating Evolved), or enjoying on its own. In this case:
- place in a greased glass dish instead of piping
- once set, invert onto parchment paper or a silicone mat and cut into squares
- toss in arrowroot powder to stop them strong sticking to each other
Halloween AIP Marshmallow Ghosts
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 1 dozen marshmallows
Ingredients:
- 1 cup mild-flavored honey
- 1 cup water, divided
- 1⁄4 cup gelatin
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Arrowroot powder for dusting
- Dried cranberries or raisins for eyes and mouth
Directions:
- Heat honey and half the water in a saucepan to 240 degrees.
- Meanwhile, bloom the gelatin in the other half of the water.
- Put gelatin in bottom of standing mixer and start whipping as you pour the hot honey mixture over top and let it whip on medium high for 10-12 minutes until soft peaks form.
- Scoop marshmallow into a piping bag fitted with a 1⁄2-inch round piping tip. Pipe the mixture onto a parchment covered baking sheet dusted with arrowroot powder.
- Working quickly, add dried fruit while the marshmallow is still sticky. You will want to pipe 4-5 at a time, then add the “eyes” and “mouth” and then continue piping.
- Sprinkle the marshmallows with arrowroot powder and let set 4 hours or overnight.
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