Marshmallows are a tasty and healthy treat known to mankind since ancient times. It has not been ascertained for certain who is the pioneer of this treat, however, the product has always been appreciated and continues to be appreciated for the effect it has on the body due to pectin and agar-agar included in its composition. Homemade marshmallows in many ways surpasses purchased options, and besides, it is such a product that should be given to children.

Homemade White Dessert

Below are 8 recipes that explain how to make marshmallows at home so that the treat is not only tasty, but also safe and healthy. And start with the simplest option. The classic recipe, thanks to which you can cook the well-known white airy delicacy, is not complicated.

The following ingredients should be stocked:

  • a pound of sugar;
  • 30 g of dry gelatin;
  • ½ tsp citric acid;
  • quarter tsp soda.

The sweetness is prepared as follows:

  1. Soak gelatin in water (half a cup is enough).
  2. Mix the sugar with 125 ml of water and put on a slow fire. Stir until the mixture becomes homogeneous, until boiling.
  3. Add soaked gelatin to boiling syrup, gently stir and remove immediately from heat.
  4. After the mixture cools down a bit, they begin to beat it with a mixer for no more than 6 minutes at medium speed. Then you should take a break and repeat this process.
  5. The rest of the ingredients left to add to the fluffy mixture (soda and citric acid) and thoroughly beat the composition for 10 minutes.
  6. After this, the product is allowed to infuse, and then spread with a pastry bag or spoon on a previously wetted board.
  7. If desired, you can sprinkle the finished marshmallows with powdered sugar.

This recipe is the simplest, it does not take much time, and even inexperienced housewives will succeed.

With agar

Agar-agar, obtained from a special type of algae, gives the dish the desired density, splendor and tenderness. It compares favorably with pectin and gelatin, as it does not endow the final product with any foreign taste.

To prepare such a marshmallow you will need:

  • 500 g of applesauce, pre-harvested from acidic varieties of apples;
  • 2 fresh egg whites;
  • 300 ml of pure filtered water;
  • 3 cups sugar;
  • 18 g agar agar.

Prepare a treat as follows:

  1. Place applesauce in a pan, add 2.5 cups of sugar to it and heat over low heat. The mixture should be stirred until all sugar crystals dissolve. After that, it must be cooled to room temperature.
  2. Dissolve agar-agar in water and put on low heat. When the mixture boils, add the remaining sugar. Boil the syrup for no more than 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  3. While the syrup cools down a bit, you need to beat the applesauce with the whites until strong peaks form.
  4. After that, sugar syrup is poured into the apple-protein mixture in a thin stream. The composition must be whipped all this time. The result is a lush and dense mass.
  5. Sweet portions are planted with a pastry bag or spoon on baking paper. The finished product is allowed to finally harden for 12 hours, after which the treat can be served.

Dessert with agar agar is distinguished by a delicate and at the same time dense texture, pure taste and aroma of apples.

How to make gelatin

To prepare marshmallows with gelatin will be the power of any hostess. The delicacy will turn out to be gentle, airy, in the literal sense of the word, melting in your mouth.

To prepare such a treat, you will need:

  • 8 medium-sized green apples;
  • 600 g of sugar;
  • 2 egg whites;
  • 150 ml of water;
  • 50 g of gelatin;
  • food coloring can be used if desired.

The cooking steps are as follows:

  1. The apples are washed, dried, cut into quarters, after removing the middle. The resulting blanks are sent to the oven, heated to 150 degrees and baked until the fruits are soft.
  2. After that, the skins are separated, and the resulting mass is thoroughly whipped to achieve a smooth texture without lumps.
  3. Sugar is introduced into the fruit composition and beat again until the latter is completely dissolved.
  4. Then continue to whip the applesauce, carefully introducing the proteins. The process continues until the mass becomes white and lush.
  5. Gelatin is poured with a small amount of hot water and wait until it swells.
  6. Swollen gelatin is added to the apple-egg mixture, beat thoroughly again.
  7. The finished product is laid out with a pastry bag or spoon on parchment, allowed to cool, harden and sprinkle with icing sugar.

The resulting treat is not only excellent in taste, but also easy to prepare. If it is not necessary to harvest a large amount of marshmallows at a time, the indicated amount of ingredients can be reduced by half.

Delicious Apple Marshmallows

To prepare a dessert, apples of a certain variety are necessarily taken. Need exactly "Antonovka", others do not fit. In the fruit variety is the main secret of the taste and aroma of the final product.

For cooking you will need:

  • 5 medium sized apples;
  • 550 g of sugar;
  • 10 g of agar-agar (in this recipe it is impossible to replace it with gelatin);
  • 160 g of water;
  • 1 large protein.

Cooking is as follows:

  1. Peel the apples, cut the core, cut into small pieces and bake in the oven until soft.
  2. Combine the resulting mass with 250 g of sugar and beat until a homogeneous and smooth mixture is formed. Leave to cool.
  3. Combine water, remaining sugar and agar-agar in a bucket. Allow the composition to boil, and then boil until a clear syrup is formed.
  4. Beat the cooled apple puree with protein until a strong white mass is formed. Then pour sugar syrup without ceasing to whisk.
  5. Mix the mixture portionwise on a damp board with a pastry bag, allow to solidify.

The pectin contained in apples and agar agar make the dessert tender and soft, and thanks to a combination of sugar and sour apples, a balanced taste can be achieved.

Strawberry treat

Classic marshmallows are made from apples, but nothing prevents the use of strawberries for its preparation. The berry has a sour taste, which perfectly balances the sugar included in the dessert.

For cooking you will need:

  • 400 g ripe strawberries;
  • 600 g of sugar;
  • 2 squirrels;
  • 10 g of agar-agar;
  • some vanillin;
  • half a glass of water.

Dessert is prepared as follows:

  1. Puree the strawberries, add 200 g of sugar to the resulting mass and put on low heat. They choke until the mass is homogeneous.
  2. Separate the glass from the resulting composition, add the proteins to it and beat until soft pink.
  3. The remaining strawberry-sugar mixture must be put on fire again, add the remaining sugar and water and boil until a drop of syrup forms a ball when it enters cold water.
  4. Pour the resulting syrup into the strawberry-protein mass, continuously whisking until thickened.
  5. Using a pastry bag, sweet portions are deposited on parchment, allowed to harden and sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Such a recipe will be a godsend for those housewives who are fed up with the classic apple marshmallow recipe.

Cooking with Pectin

Pectin-based marshmallows have a special structure, because this substance is already found in apples. The finished product will be airy and melting in your mouth.

To prepare a healthy and delicious dessert, you will need:

  • 2 green apples;
  • 80 g of water;
  • one and a half Art. Sahara;
  • 4 g pectin;
  • 10 g vanilla sugar.

Prepare marshmallows with pectin as follows:

  1. Pectin with water and leave to swell for at least 50 minutes.
  2. Wash apples, wipe, cut in half. Cut the middle and send to bake in the oven.
  3. Separate the pulp of the fruit from the peel, grind thoroughly until a uniform mass is formed.
  4. While the puree is still hot, add half of the usual and vanilla sugar to it, beat thoroughly. Allow to cool.
  5. Pour soaked pectin into a ladle, put on a fire and wait for the moment when it starts to boil. After this, add the remaining amount of sugar and boil the syrup for no more than seven minutes.
  6. Mix protein with applesauce, beat until fluffy.
  7. Pour pectin syrup into the mixture and beat again.
  8. Put the mass on parchment with a spoon or pastry bag, let it harden.

After the marshmallow is covered with a thin crust, it can be served to the table.

Diet Homemade Marshmallows

The preparation of such a product is very similar to a recipe that uses agar-agar. The only difference is that sugar is not used in the diet treat, since it is he who is responsible for the calorie content of the dish.

Instead, use sweeteners, which are added to taste in small quantities.

So, to prepare a non-nutritious dessert you will need:

  • 4 soft medium-sized apples;
  • half a glass of water;
  • a pinch of vanillin;
  • 9 g of agar-agar;
  • 1 egg white.

It should be prepared as follows:

  1. Wash and dry the apples thoroughly. Cut in half, pull out the bones and inner membranes. Prepared pieces to bake until the pulp is soft.
  2. After this, put the spoon without a peel into a blender and beat thoroughly until the mixture is homogeneous. Add vanillin, mix thoroughly.
  3. Agar-agar combine with water and a sweetener, put on low heat and simmer until the mixture boils. Boil the resulting syrup a little and set aside to cool.
  4. Mix the whites with applesauce and beat in a strong foam. Then, continuing to whisk, pour in a thin stream of syrup with agar-agar.
  5. Put the resulting mass portionwise on parchment and let harden.

This version of marshmallows is obtained with a slight acidity, since in it, due to the low content of the sweetener, the taste and aroma of apples are clearly felt.

Chocolate coated

Chocolate enriches the taste of marshmallows, giving the latter special notes.There is nothing complicated in making such a treat. To do this, you need to take the cooked dessert and a bar of any chocolate.

  1. Chocolate must be dissolved in a water bath until liquid, stirring constantly.
  2. After that, the finished marshmallows are dipped into the resulting mass and allowed to congeal until a hard crust forms.
  3. If desired, the finished product is decorated on top with pieces of pistachios or colored sugar.

Making marshmallows based on apples, pectin or gelatin at home is not so difficult. It is important to choose quality ingredients and strictly follow the process. Then at any time of the year you can enjoy a tasty, fragrant, and most importantly, a safe product.

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