Ginger Marshmallows

Remember those lavender marshmallows we made? Well, they were pretty good but these ginger marshmallows really take the cake. They’re subtle and delicate and all kinds of fabulous.

This recipe is a little different from that one, Alton Brown told me about it.

Okay, not really, but I found it here.

And this is how it works:

3 packs of unflavored gelatin

1 cup ice cold water, divided

8 ounces of granulated sugar

4 ounces of ginger sugar (or lavender or vanilla)

1 cup light corn syrup

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

1/4 cup cornstarch

nonstick spray

Combine gelatin & half the water in the bowl of a stand mixer.

Combine the rest of the water, both sugars, corn syrup, and salt in a 2 quart saucepan. Place over medium high heat, cover and allow to cook for 3 to 4 minutes. At this point Mr. Brown says to uncover and clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan and continue to cook until mixture reaches 240 F, approx. 7 to 8 minutes, and pull it from the heat. (If you don’t have a candy thermometer, you can use a meat thermometer. Sure it probably won’t go as high as 240 F but you can guesstimate. Yeah, that’s right, listen to your heart, you’ll know when it’s the right time to pull it from the heat.)

Turn the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on low speed and slowly pour the sugar syrup down the side of bowl into the gelatin mixture. Once it’s all combined, turn the speed up to high. Continue to whip until mixture is thick and lukewarm, about 12 to 15 minutes.

While this magic is happening, prepare the pan! Combine the confectioners’ sugar and cornstarch. Spray a 13×9 inch baking pan with nonstick spray and throw in that sugary white powder mixture and shake it around to fully coat the sides and bottom of pan. Return the remainder to a bowl for later use.

Once the gelatin mixture is ready, pour it into your pan and dust with a light coat of the confectioners’ sugar mixture. Let sit uncovered for at least 4 hours or overnight. Then flip your sheet of marshmallows out onto a cutting board and have at it. Cut big squares, cut small squares, cut letters, or shapes. Get crazy. Go wild. And then coat your freshly cut marshmallows with the remaining sugar mixture and store in an airtight container for three weeks.

Stay sweet,

XO

Charleston Spice Co.

Springtime S’mores

Remember those Lemon Icebox Cookies? And those Lavender Marshmallows?

They were both pretty great, right?

Well let’s take a minute and put two and two together with a little dark chocolate.

That’s right, let’s make s’mores.

But why stop there? Let’s take these s’mores to the next level. Let’s add some fresh-cut strawberries:

The delicate flavors of each of the components of this dessert sandwich are rather chic & sophisticated yet the ooey gooey nature of this treat allows you to be a messy happy kid again.

So enjoy the subtle melding of flavors while you lick your fingers and giggle at the chocolate and marshmallow stuck to your friend’s face.

XO,

Charleston Spice Co.