Marshmallow Favors

By kmad

Instead of handing out traditional wedding favors, pass out something your guests have never seen, like these handmade love knots made of marshmallows.

Can be made into knots or towers (used round cut out)

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• Vegetable oil cooking spray
• Gel-paste food coloring (baker's rose, copper, egg yellow)
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from marthastewartweddings.com

Preparation

Step 1

Sprinkle gelatin over 1/3 cup water in a mixer bowl, and let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Coat an 8-inch-square baking dish with spray, line with parchment, then spray parchment.
Bring remaining 1/4 cup water and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Wipe sides of pan with a wet brush to prevent crystals from forming. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir into gelatin. Attach bowl to mixer; whisk on medium-high speed until thick and cool, about 10 minutes. Once syrup begins to look white, after 3 to 4 minutes, add food coloring, a drop at a time, to reach desired color. Whisk until sticky but pulling away from sides. Spread in prepared dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Let stand until firm, at least 7 hours or overnight.
Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Cut out marshmallow rounds using a 1 1/2-inch cutter coated with spray. Toss with sugar, tapping off excess.
Repeat with other food colorings. To assemble towers, thread marshmallow rounds onto a skewer, and serve.