What do you mean marshmallows aren’t vegetarian?

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So, who knew…marshmallows contain animal bones, organs, and animal skin (a.k.a. gelatin). Ewww! My mother is currently obssessed with Vegan marshamallows and even sent me a link to her favorite purveyor of these tasty treats, Sweet & Sara so that I can remember to get these for her birthday. Sara, a vegan, had a craving for rice crispy treats and developed her own recipe for home-made vegan marshmallows. What really sets Sara’s marshmallow’s apart are the flavors: vanilla, toasted coconut, cinnamon pecan and strawberry. You can buy them online direct from Sara herself or at many local health food stores, as I am sure I will do for my mother’s birthday. However, since this is my blog on saving money and doing it your self, here is a recipe for some plain, old-fashioned vegan marshmallows to make at home direct from the Vegan Marshmallows blog:

Pan

Use a small 8×8 baking pan for amazingly thick marshmallows or 8×12 for a more manageable, bite-sized marshmallow. Mix 2T of vegan powdered sugar and 2T of cornstarch together. Spray your pan with oil and dust with the sugar/cornstarch mixture. Set aside.

Fluff

The fluff part of this recipe was inspired by Jeanette Sutton’s web site recipe for agar marshmallows at meatandeggfree.com. She deserves a tremendous amount of credit for her work on fluff, a key to marshmallow success. If you are looking for an agar marshmallow, try Jeanette’s recipe.

5T soy protein isolate (available at many health food stores)

2t Baking Powder

1/4t guar gum

3/4C cold water

Sugar Syrup

1.5C raw sugar

1C light corn syrup

1/2C water

1T Genutine Vegetarian Gelatin
2t vanilla extract

The blog details the recipe with photos, information on where to buy the ingrediants, alternates to corn syrup and flavored marshmallow recipes. I’m intrigued by the Vegan Smores and will commit to making those this fall and posting my opinion and photos of the final products. Enjoy!

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2 Comments

Sharon Dulaney

Posted August 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm | Permalink | Reply

Oh, oh, oh….can we have a tasting party? Pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeee?!
Small Footprints

Posted August 17, 2009 at 7:40 pm | Permalink | Reply

Thank you for posting this recipe … I've been wanting to try vegan marshmellows … now I can!

I love your blog! DIY fascinates me … in so many cases it not only saves money but is much "greener" than commercial products. I love the flexibility … for example, a whole new world of fragrances opened up to me when I started making my own perfumes. Fabulous!

I've added your blog to my blog roll … don't want to miss one single article.

Thanks!

I could sew do that!