Anyone try the new vegan marshmallows yet?

[Flower]

Vegan Essentials has a homemade kind for about $7 and Pangea has some "just like the store bought kind" for $4. Has anyone had either of these? Were they good/like the real thing?

[missleigh]

I ordered mine from veganessentials, but they ran out quickly and had to get more in. They also lowered the price to 5.95! Hopefully my mouth will be full of marshmallow by next weekend :)

[Flower]

Cool! Let us know how they are!! :lick:

[epski]

Mmmm, 5.95? That's got me thinking...

[mushroom]

*heads over to Pangea* :up:

[mushroom]

:no:
sold out

[missleigh]

I just called Vegan Essentials, and they said that my mallows shipped out on Friday :lick:!! The guy also told me that the same company that makes them are also making chocolate covered mallow goodies, and premade rice krispy treats in various flavors that they will soon be carrying. How very exciting!

[oneness]

Yum!

[Eva-bo-beva]

Can't marshmellows be homemade? I know I saw Martha Stewart do it once a long time ago...I remember because it made me ill...i hate marshmellows with a passion. It seems like you could just find a recipe and use a veggie gelatin.

[Quizeen]

Yeah, Martha did do it a while ago. An omni friend of mine made them. All you really need is a candy thermometer, saucepan and a piping bag. She made Peep style marshmallow chickies. They looked authentic enough and she said they tasted just like regular marshmallows. Just sugar, water and gelatin. It was a lot of work though. You've got to really love marshmallows or just be super anal-retentive.

[magates]

Well, some people just like to cook things, like me. Of course marshmellows isn't one of things I am wanting to cook right now, cause I don't need all that sugar anyways.

[Quizeen]

I like to cook too, but marshmallows just don't seem worth it. It seems kinda like making your own saltines or ketchup. I guess there are some foods that just seem like they can only be purchased in a store, never homemade.

[saborm]

The guy also told me that the same company that makes them are also making chocolate covered mallow goodies...How very exciting!

Mmm, chocolate covered mallow goodies... :drool:

[Christy]

...You've got to really love marshmallows or just be super anal-retentive.

Good, I'm both! Actually, chocolate covered marshmallow stuff is my favorite, but they all contain gelatin (dammit)! I'll have to look into cooking something, (but I hate cooking).

[Quizeen]

If you don't have a problem with Kraft they make a marshmallow fluff that might be turned to your advantage. It doesn't contain any gelatin, or any animal products at all for that matter.

[monkeyandbunny]

I found this recipe on vegsource, Has anyone made it?

Andi's Vegan Marshmallows

(from Andrea on VegList Digest)

2 1/2 T. vegetable gelatin (Eme's Kosher Gel)
1 1/2 C. sugar
1 C. light corn syrup
1/2 C. cold water
1/2 C. water at room temperature
1/4 t. salt
2 T. vanilla extract (or flavoring of your choice)
Cornstarch for dusting

1.Combine Gel and 1/2 C. COLD water in the bowl of a mixer with a whisk attachment. Let stand for 1/2 hour.

2.Mix the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 C. water in a saucepan. Stir it over low heat until the sugar is dissolved and a syrup has formed.

3.Cook it until firmball stage (244 degrees Fahrenheit on a candy thermometer.) Remove pan from heat, and slowly and carefully pour the syrup into the gelatin/water mixture in your mixer. Beat the mixture at high speed until thick, white, and tripled in size, approximately 15 minutes. (If you stop before this time, you will have marshmallow creme which you can store in a jar and use like the commercial stuff.) Add the vanilla and beat just long enough to incorporate it.

4.Dust an 8 x 12 glass baking pan with cornstarch. Pour mixture into pan, and dust the top with more cornstarch. Wet your hands and pat the mixture to smooth out the top. Dust again.

5.Let stand overnight to dry out, uncovered. Next morning turn the "marshmallow cake" out onto a board, and cut in into small pieces with a dry, HOT knife. Dust again. Makes about 45 marshmallows.

[Blue Plastic Straw]

I found this recipe on vegsource, Has anyone made it?

I made this recipe once several years ago. It turns out pretty well, but can be VERY messy to make. If you try making it, I recommend doing it on a cool, low humidity day. Also , clean up any drips or spills right away, once it dries, it's harder than heck to get off.

[SystmDwnGrl]

my grandma makes a cookie with homemade (it is tons of work) marshmallow topping and then its coated with candy coating... although I dont know if candy coating is vegan or not....hmmmmm

[missleigh]

In case you were wondering, the vegan marshmallows kicked a$s. We had a hard time deciding whether to make rice krispy treats, or just eat them. We made rice krispy treats.....after we ate some.

[CaptainSwab]

:drool: yum. ~I foresee smores in my future~ :drool:

[icicle]

has anyone tried the ones from pangea, that happen to be cheaper....? they also have white chocolate now.. mm..

[Joyful-Eyes]

I think if you could use a mixture of cornstarch and powdered sugar to coat them they would be much better...
But is powdered sugar vegan? I'm guessing no, because of the bone char, right?

[scareyvegan]

the sugars that are used in the products pangea sells are not bone char refined...

...although many vegans Do consider bone char refined sugar to be vegan as the final product does not contain any animal products

[Loki]

OK, so does anyone know where one would purchase corn syrup in the UK?

[Flower]

Can you not find it in a regular market? They're a staple item in the ones here.