Homemade marshmallows small batch style. Made in a bread loaf pan to make 8 big marshmallows!
I foresee lots of mugs of hot chocolate in your future. Or maybe a hot chocolate party? And how sad would those mugs be without a big, honking homemade marshmallow floating on top?
I made you a small pan of homemade marshmallows. I spread the gooey batter in a 9 x 5-inch bread loaf pan. When sliced, you get 8 large marshmallows. So perfect for so many cool days ahead.
You don’t really have to wear flannel when making and eating marshmallows, but it does something for the flavor, I tell ya. Also, if it’s one of those perfect crisp Fall days where you need a jacket in the morning but the sun warms you plenty in the afternoon, the marshmallows will be especially delicious. Trusted facts only here.
Do you see the tiny black specks? They’re vanilla bean!
I’m moderately obsessed with vanilla beans lately. I found a spice store in my town that sells 3 for about $8, and I think that’s pretty reasonable, as far as vanilla beans go. So, I’ve been using them in everything (especially pie!), but if you don’t have half of a vanilla bean, just use 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
If anything, vanilla extract can sometimes be fruitier and stronger than vanilla beans. Although, the tiny specks of vanilla bean in your marshmallow are so fun and crunchy.
How to make homemade marshmallows:
I’ve always wanted to make homemade marshmallows, but I have been putting it off for a rainy day when I had plenty of time to make them. I assumed they were time-consuming and difficult. Honestly, I had this batch of marshmallows in the pan in 20 minutes. Yeah, they had to set for 3 hours before I could cut them and roll them in powdered sugar (the funnest part!), but seriously, homemade marshmallows couldn’t be easier.
Maybe it’s harder to wield a large amount of sticky marshmallow cream into a pan, but when you’re dealing with a small amount, it’s easier? I’m not sure why these were so simple to pull together.
All I know is my future has a lot of homemade marshmallows (small batch style) in it. And that can never be a bad thing.
I can’t wait to try to use these in my Smores Dip recipe!
Homemade Marshmallows {small batch}
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 1340 Sodium: 76mg Carbohydrates: 351g Sugar: 342g
Oh I can so picture these plunked in a big ‘ol mug of hot cocoa! I’m totally saving this for post-sledding this winter. Love
*ol’ not ‘ol. I’m grammar policing myself.
Homemade marshmallows have been on my bucket list for so long — I gotta try these. You’ve convinced me that it is easy ;)
They were easy to make. Very Fluffy. Just make to to use correct size pan. If you want big ones, use a loaf pan.Just make sure of pan size.
These would be devoured in my house!
I think 3 vanilla beans for $8 is reasonable too! Where I live, I can only find one bean for $8. Ps. You rock flannel :)
Can I send you some, Beth? Email me :)
You got that right…that is a great price on vanilla beans! A store in KC was selling 1 for 9.95. Ya no thanks. And marshmallows have been on my to make list for as long as I can remember! Love the small batch.
FLANNEL FOR LIFE! I’m going to make a pot of hot chocolate, just so that I have the perfect excuse to make these dreamy clouds.
ALSO: arm hair for life. Oh God. LOL.
I love that these are small batch, i never need a whole pan of marshmallows!
I did homemade marshmallows last year – a bucket list thing along with the homemade (and SOOOOOO time consuming homemade croissants) – and they were so simple! Nate laughed because I don’t actually like marshmallows, but those were so fun to dip in chocolate and play with!
Love that these only make a few. They look great!
Oooohhhh… I’ve never made marshmallows! These would be awesome in hot cocoa!
Marshmallows are on my bucket list of things to make this year and I’ve totally been putting it off for some weird unknown reason. This totally has me motivated….thank you!
Also, love that flannel shirt!
LOVE these!! I tried homemade marshmallows when I was first starting out…and let’s just say they weren’t nearly as beautiful as these!! I’ll have to give it another go :) Have you been to penzey’s spices? My fave. love love love.
I squealed a little bit when I saw this post! I am SO trying this. I love homemade marshmallows, but I hate making 1,000 of them. Can’t wait to make this when I go home.
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I looove making homemade marshmallows! It’s like the coolest mini science experiment coming together in your kitchen. Love it. Cannot wait for cooler weather to stick around.
I am not really sure WHY I have never made homemade marshmallows. They look amazing. You my friend have just inspired me!!
Yes, Lots of hot chocolate is coming my way. And probably some boozy hot chocolate as well! I’ve actually never made homemade marshmallows before and was just talking about them with a friend last night. So now I gotta try these. Pinned!! XO
These make me excited for winter, shocking, since I HATE winter. BUT I can totally picture myself in front of the fire, toasting these homemade goodies!
WHY have I never thought to make homemade marshmallows before?! These look amazing and so simple. I can just imagine how good they would taste atop a huge mug of hot chocolate when it finally gets cold!
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LOVE that it’s a small batch! Perfect for gift giving! I’m also thinking it would be an awesome Saturday cooking project to do with the girls. You’re a genius, my friend. :)
Beautiful! I’m definitely going to have to try this.
Every mug of hot cocoa needs a huge marshmallow! These look absolutely perfect Christina!
Yes please!! I’ll take a whole batch :)
I buy my vanilla beans on amazon. For <$20 I can get enough for me, my mom, my fiancé's mom and his aunt for the whole year.
I hear that Amazon is the best hookup for vanilla beans. Also, I love the idea of a smaller batch! I feel like we don’t eat them fast enough (sounds strange…) and they don’t keep as fresh. This recipe makes me so excited for Fall & Winter! Thank you!!
I’m envisioning myself roasting s’mores over a campfire with these joyous lumps of mallow lovin’ Like.whoa! I’ve never made mallows either, and you’ve inspired me to try it…20 minutes?? DONE!
Mmmm, I love homemade marshmallows. 100 times better than store-bought.
I bet there are so many ways to customize these. Any thoughts?
The world is your oyster :)
So great to have a recipe for a small batch of marshmallows! These look like so much fun. And flannel might need to be mandatory in the recipe!
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These are definitely going in my numerous cups of cocoa this fall and winter.
I love marshmallows! These look wonderful!
I hope I don’t sound cheesy with my next statement. Making homemade marshmallows is a seriously life changing experience. I just recently made my first batch and I cannot believe the difference. I went pumpkin spice but I love the vanilla bean you tossed in here! So perfect.
I couldn’t agree more, Kim! :)
That first picture is mesmerizing!! And what a perfect time for marshmallows on this dreary day here in VA. Pinning!!
I have a feeling this is just the beginning of your small batch marshmallow infatuation! You can flavor them in a so many ways, it is ridiculous. I love them! And I am totally obsessed with this recipe, because I never need 300 homemade marshmallows (the normal sized batches, and ones I’ve made before).
I knew there was something missing in my life this fall, and that thing is a big ol’ homemade marshmallow on top of my hot cocoas. With an extra marshmallow on the side.
My grocery store sells a jar of 3 vanilla beans for $13 if I’m lucky! That’s a score! I love homemade marshmallows, and I’m going to have to try adding vanilla beans some time!
Once again, I want to start my comment with “you are a genius!” but that’s getting a little stalkerish, right? However, you ARE a genius, because every time I make marshmallows I end up–never thought I would have this problem–asking myself what the hell I can do with like 50 marshmallows.. in four days. This small batch is just perfect! Not too small, not too many. Just perfection
Nothing beats homemade marshmallows….except for maybe homemade marshmallows in a cup of hot chocolate that you’re drinking while wearing flannel ;)
Yay! Whenever I have made homemade marshmallows I end up giving most of them away because I cannot eat them fast enough. Love that you made a small batch recipe.
These are just so… YES! Big fat marshmallows and flannel for life!
You are rockin’ my world! I need these and that big mug of hot chocolate right now!
I’m super love vanilla beans/vanilla bean paste… I swear I try to put it in everything, its borderline obsessive. Homemade marshmallows are the BEST and I love that you made such a small batch!
My little cousin told me yesterday he’s gonna be a burnt marshmallow for Halloween!
These marshmallows look awesome!
I made these tonight and added 1.5T of cocoa powder, and they are amazing! One thing I learned the hard way, a tip for the other people out there like me who don’t think first: don’t drizzle the sugar syrup into a running stand mixer! It will splash all over the sides and you’ll lose half of what you made. I am not a smart woman…
Great tip, Hollee! There’s a recipe in my cookbook that calls for streaming in corn syrup and I had to state to do it with the mixer OFF. I should add that to the directions here, too! thanks :)
This is a project I’ve been wanting to do with my daughter. Can’t wait to try all sorts of flavors. I have a raspberry extract that would be fantastic dipped in chocolate. And I just recently found cherry extract. I know a few of my loved ones who are getting homemade, chocolate-dipped marshmallows for Christmas this year.
Aren’t homemade marshmallows divine?!?! I love that you used vanilla beans, I’ll have to try it sometime! :)
AHHHH! I love these big beautiful marshmallows! i can only imagine how they’d taste getting all melty in a cup of cocoa….mmmm
These look fantastic! They’re light, fluffy, and HUGE!
And I’ve always wondered how to make marshmallows!
– pinned!
I just tried these tonight because I had a craving for homemade marshmallows but didn’t want to make a giant batch. At least with using my stand mixer, beating the sugar mix for 10 minutes was far too long. Whipping it that long cooled it down too much and it was too sticky to even pour into the pan. I’ve made homemade marshmallows before, so I think in the future I’ll use this recipe and just whip it until it turns white like I normally do.
Hi Marie,
Marshmallows are incredibly sticky. It’s the nature of the beast. I also definitely don’t recommend using a stand mixer for such a small amount of ingredients, like you always see in desserts for two. I used a hand mixer, which is not as powerful, so therefore 10 minutes was perfect.
Christina
Made these a while ago and they were fabulous, tonight I made another batch with peppermint extract and crused candy canes and they are divine. I’m making more for family for sure. But these ones are mine!
That sounds incredible! I want to make a peppermint batch now, too! :)
I just made these and they are sitting for the three hours as we speak. I had a terrible time moving the fluff to. Pan and spreading it because it was so sticky. Any tips on how to make that process a little easier?
Yes! The mixture will be very sticky. Spray your hands with cooking spray, and use a silicone (non-stick) spatula to help you move the mixture. Once the mixture is in the pan, I spray an off-set spatula with cooking spray, and use it to flatten the surface of the marshmallows.
I like marshmallows and would like to make them, however, I eat kosher and cannot and will not use powdered gelatin since it is made from the skin and bones of a variety of animals, including pigs. Is there an alternative, probably vegetarian, that can be used that will produce a marshmallow that is worth eating?
Catherine, there are several brands of kosher gelatin, if it isn’t in a store near you it is readily available online.
I’m embarrassed to say, I never thought to make a small batch of marshmallows using a hand mixer. Great idea!
I have always buttered my hands to avoid ‘marshmallow mittens’. It tastes better than cooking spray :-)
You’re a genius, Peggy! And thanks for answering the kosher question :)
My batter crawled up the beaters into my hand mixer. Any tips on how to avoid this from happening again?
Is there a difference in using the beaters or whisk on the hand mixer? I feel silly for not knowing the difference…
Don’t feel silly, Amanda! So, the whisk is generally not strong enough (at least on my hand mixer). And my hand mixer only came with 1 whisk instead of 2 whisks..like how there are 2 beaters, ya know? Stick with the heavy duty beaters–the batter gets thick.
I AM SO DUMB. i was in the process of boiling all of the sugar before i realized it called for a hand mixer… which i do not own. so i beat it manually and it was awful hahahaha good news is, they still taste delicious – but aren’t as fluffy as they should be. note to self – read WHOLE recipe first.
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This is my first time making any sort of candy. The marshmallows are in the pan now, so I’ll see how I did in a few hours, but I have a couple of questions.
1. Should I stir the gelatin before adding in the syrup? I know I’m supposed to let it sit for a bit. However, I didn’t stir it at all before starting to beat in the syrup and the gelatin whipped around the bowl as one chunk for awhile before actually mixing with the syrup.
2. Should I start counting the ten minutes when I start pouring in the syrup, or after it’s all in? Relatedly, what should it look like when it’s ready to go in the pan?
3. When I was beating, the mixture started making its way up my beaters. I kept stopping so it would fall off and starting again, but it climbed its way back up quickly. Should I spray my beaters or something? I know it wouldn’t be good for my mixer if marshmallow climbed up into the mechanics!
Hi Cathy! I’m so glad you wrote me :) I’m sorry this recipe caused so much anxiety. I hope it worked out ok!
1. No need to stir, just scrape it all in the bowl. The mixer will stir it perfectly.
2. Start counting immediately, but overall, it shouldn’t be a big deal for a 30second-1 minute lapse. When they are ready to go in the pan, it will look like store-bought marshmallow fluff from the jar. Fluffy, glossy white, and sticky.
3. Yep, the mixture is SUPER sticky and will climb like crazy. Don’t spray your beaters. I would take the beaters around the edges of the bowl while mixing to try to un-stick it and keep things moving. Does that make sense?
Overall, CONGRATS ON CONQUERING MARSHMALLOWS! Once you master them, you’ll become obsessed and never buy store-bought again! :) Let me know if you need anything else. I’m here :)
In Italy corn syrup is hard to come by. Any idea for subs? Thanks :)
Maple syrup :)
I have a Kitchen Aid 9-speed hand mixer. What speed would you say to use for this recipe for the 10 minute beating?
I’d say the medium setting. :)
Hey Christina, all your recipes are good. Sometimes i thought why i couldn’t be so creative while cooking. The marshmallows is looking perfect! I didn’t try this before.thanks for sharing this.your tips will help me to make that correctly. Keep posting this type of recipes.. :)
Love that I found this recipe because my boyfriend doesn’t eat sugar; its nice to have a recipe that I don’t have to half or manipulate!
I don’t have a hand mixer, so despite the warning against a stand mixer, it was my only option. I just beat it at a lower speed until I poured all of the hot sugar in. I did have a lot of hard stuff on the sides, but it wasn’t THAT bad. I would just maybe make a tiny bit more of the sugar mixture to make up for what I lost on the sides that got hard. My only issue was that I wasn’t able to nicely smooth the mallow into the pan. Do you have any tricks for that? It wasn’t lumpy, but it certainly wasn’t a nice smooth surface.
It sounds like you did great! Next time, though I know it’s a pain, try lifting up the stand mixer head as you add small amounts of the hot sugar. That might help you not splash on the sides and get the hard crunchy pieces! I’m so glad you tried the recipe anyway, and it worked, though!
Oh man, as for the stickiness when spreading–isn’t it nuts! Try using a silicone spatula that is sprayed lightly with cooking spray. Good luck :)