Guest guest Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 I was wondering if any of you had some input into this. Every Christmas my mom made Rocky Road Candy which was eagerly looked forward to. Since being a vegetarian, I cannot have this b/c it contains marshmallows (gelatin). I know there is the stuff that comes in a jar to substitute for marshmallow creme/goo, but have any of you ever come across just marshmallows? Have any of you ever tried freezing the vegetarian marshmallow creme into lil balls and then using them in a recipe? karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Karen, I don't have a recipe for marshmallows, but if you follow this link: http://www.vegsource.com/talk/recipes/index.html you will get to the vegsource recipe board. The board is moderated by the Chef Deb the Unstumpable. If you post a request for vegetarian marshmallows she will post you a recipe for one within a couple of hours (I've seen her post such a recipe before). In fact, she's great for all recipe and vegetarian food related questions. Maija bluetulipz <bluetulipz [bluetulipz] Monday, December 09, 2002 10:04 PM marshmallow substitute question I was wondering if any of you had some input into this. Every Christmas my mom made Rocky Road Candy which was eagerly looked forward to. Since being a vegetarian, I cannot have this b/c it contains marshmallows (gelatin). I know there is the stuff that comes in a jar to substitute for marshmallow creme/goo, but have any of you ever come across just marshmallows? Have any of you ever tried freezing the vegetarian marshmallow creme into lil balls and then using them in a recipe? karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 I've never tried this recipe, just did a search. It seems there are many looking for veggie mallows. I even saw marshmallows made with fish gelatin if you are pesco. Apparently they sell veggie marshmallows in England from the little that I read. I checked the bottle of marshmallow creme from Thanksgiving and looked at the ingredients. It has egg whites and xantham gum (whatever that is, perhaps gelatin) and of course the classic " artificial flavors " . Good luck, Shawn Andi's Vegan Marshmallows (from Andrea on VegList Digest) 2 1/2 T. vegetable gelatin (Emes Kosher Gel) 1 1/2 C. (355 ml) sugar 1 C. (237 ml) light corn syrup 1/2 C. (118 ml) cold water 1/2 C. (118 ml) water at room temperature 1/4 t. salt 2 T. vanilla extract (or flavoring of your choice) Cornstarch for dusting Combine Gel and 1/2 C. (118 ml) COLD water in the bowl of a mixer with a whisk attachment. Let stand for 1/2 hour. Mix the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 C. (118 ml) water in a saucepan. Stir it over low heat until the sugar is dissolved and a syrup has formed. Cook it until firmball stage (244 degrees Fahrenheit about 120 C. 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. Dust an 8 " x 12 " (20 cm x 30 cm) 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. 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. " If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. " " If, at first, you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. " " The last four letters in " American " spell out " I Can " . " " Everything's ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end. " ----Original Message Follows---- " bluetulipz <bluetulipz " <bluetulipz marshmallow substitute question Tue, 10 Dec 2002 04:04:24 -0000 I was wondering if any of you had some input into this. Every Christmas my mom made Rocky Road Candy which was eagerly looked forward to. Since being a vegetarian, I cannot have this b/c it contains marshmallows (gelatin). I know there is the stuff that comes in a jar to substitute for marshmallow creme/goo, but have any of you ever come across just marshmallows? Have any of you ever tried freezing the vegetarian marshmallow creme into lil balls and then using them in a recipe? karen _______________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 xanthan gun is derived from corn sugar. no need to worry. i guess. it's late. kate : : _- MatrixenO -_ [matrixeno] : Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:32 PM : : Re: marshmallow substitute question : : : I've never tried this recipe, just did a search. It seems : there are many : looking for veggie mallows. I even saw marshmallows made : with fish gelatin : if you are pesco. Apparently they sell veggie marshmallows : in England from : the little that I read. I checked the bottle of marshmallow : creme from : Thanksgiving and looked at the ingredients. It has egg : whites and xantham : gum (whatever that is, perhaps gelatin) and of course the classic : " artificial flavors " . : : Good luck, : Shawn : : Andi's Vegan Marshmallows (from Andrea on VegList Digest) : : : 2 1/2 T. vegetable gelatin (Emes Kosher Gel) : 1 1/2 C. (355 ml) sugar : 1 C. (237 ml) light corn syrup : 1/2 C. (118 ml) cold water : 1/2 C. (118 ml) water at room temperature : 1/4 t. salt : 2 T. vanilla extract (or flavoring of your choice) : Cornstarch for dusting : : Combine Gel and 1/2 C. (118 ml) COLD water in the bowl of a : mixer with a : whisk attachment. Let stand for 1/2 hour. : : Mix the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 C. (118 ml) water in : a saucepan. : Stir it over low heat until the sugar is dissolved and a : syrup has formed. : : Cook it until firmball stage (244 degrees Fahrenheit about : 120 C. 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. : : Dust an 8 " x 12 " (20 cm x 30 cm) 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. : : 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. : : " If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your : astonishment. " " If, at first, you don't succeed, destroy all : evidence that you tried. " : : " The last four letters in " American " spell out " I Can " . " : : " Everything's ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end. " : : : : : : ----Original Message Follows---- : " bluetulipz <bluetulipz " <bluetulipz : : : marshmallow substitute question : Tue, 10 Dec 2002 04:04:24 -0000 : : I was wondering if any of you had some input into this. Every : Christmas my mom made Rocky Road Candy which was eagerly : looked forward to. Since being a vegetarian, I cannot have : this b/c it contains marshmallows (gelatin). I know there is : the stuff that comes in a jar to substitute for marshmallow : creme/goo, but have any of you ever come across just : marshmallows? Have any of you ever tried freezing the : vegetarian marshmallow creme into lil balls and then using : them in a recipe? karen : : : : _______________ : STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* : http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail : : : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Thank you Maija & Shawn for your marshmallow suggestions. I will probably attempt to make some this weekend and get back to the group about what I think. karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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