The taste of homemade marshmallows is unbelievably rich compared to the store-bought variety. And with the opportunity to flavor or shape them as you desire, who wouldn't want to try this fun treat? While dealing with the sugar syrup is clearly a job for grownups, spreading the marshmallow in the pan and cutting them out is one kids will enjoy.

With the right amount of sweetness and vanilla flavor, these pillow-soft and puffy homemade marshmallows are worlds better than store-bought!

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Check out our recipes for Peppermint Crunch Marshmallows and Maple Marshmallows. Rich, full-flavored, homemade vanilla marshmallows.

Adding flavors, colors and textures to create a marshmallow tasting platter of your own is simple enough. Green tea, coconut, cocoa-amaretti, espresso, peppermint is the assortment I tried out at home.

Marshmallow (UK: / ˌmɑːrʃˈmæloʊ /, US: / ˈmɑːrʃˌmɛloʊ, - mæl -/) [1][2] is a confection made from sugar, water and gelatin whipped to a solid-but-soft consistency. It is used as a filling in baking or molded into shapes and coated with corn starch. This sugar confection is inspired by a medicinal confection made from Althaea officinalis, the marsh-mallow plant. [3]

These homemade marshmallows are like biting into a cloud. Easy to make with simple ingredients, this recipe is perfect for gifting or dunking in hot chocolate!

Learn how to make marshmallows without corn syrup (or with corn syrup) with this step by step detailed recipe. Once you know the basics, you can make perfect vanilla marshmallows every single time.