Light & Fluffy Homemade Marshmallows

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 (1/4 ounce) packages from a box unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, pure
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 combine the gelatin and 1/2 cup cold water in your electric mixer's bowl and let it sit while you prepare the syrup.
• 2 combine the sugar,corn syrup,salt and 1/2 cup of water in a small saucepan or small pot.
• 3 cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves then turn up the heat to high and cook till the syrup is 240 degrees on the candy thermometer.
• 4 now remove from the heat.
• 5 put the mixer on low fitted with a whisk attachment and slowly pour the hot syrup into the bowl of dissolved gelatin.
• 6 put the mixer on high speed and whip till it becomes very thick, this could take around 10 to 15 minutes.
• 7 add vanilla & mix thoroughly.
• 8 dust generously a 8 x12 inch baking dish (use glass or ceramic) with confectioner's sugar.
• 9 pour the mixture in to pan and smooth out the top and dust with more confectioner's sugar.
• 10 let the marshmallow mixture sit out uncovered overnight or until it dries out.
• 11 run a knife dipped in confectioners' sugar around the sides of baking dish to loosen the marshmallow.
• 12 turn out on a cutting board and cut in to squares or use cookie cutters to shape.
• 13 dust with more confectioners' sugar.