These easy sugar-free marshmallows are sweet, beautifully soft, and versatile! They can easily be made very festive by using differently colored sprinkles. Red and blue for the 4th of July, pink heart-shaped for Valentine’s day, red and green for Christmas… etc. You get it. Sprinkles are completely optional. Note: sprinkles will add a negligible about of sugar. I made these 4th of July themed.
To personalize these even more you can replace all or part of the vanilla extract with any flavoring you want! I also like these flavored with almond extract. But, the variations are almost endless! Chocolate orange marshmallows? Sure! Peppermint, why not?
In addition to being sugar-free, these marshmallows are also naturally gluten-free and dairy-free! Most marshmallows are. Marshmallows are mostly just gelatin and sweetener whipped into a fluff and then left to set. These are particularly easy because you don’t need a candy thermometer to make them. You just boil the syrup, which consists of allulose and erythritol, for a couple of minutes.
I find marshmallows kind of fascinating. They feel like a very old-timey candy. They were originally made from marshmallow root, not gelatin, and they’ve been around for a very long time. To read more about the history of marshmallows check out this short article from mental-floss: https://bit.ly/2Pz6XIG
I’ll be honest, these are unfortunately too soft to toast over a campfire. They just melt and fall off the stick. This recipe can be used as a filling for candy bars. These are awesome in hot chocolate, or just on their own.
This recipe calls for tapioca starch instead of cornstarch. I prefer tapioca starch to cornstarch because I think it has less of a ‘starchy’ taste, but you can use cornstarch in a pinch. You’ll also need a stand mixer for this recipe. This recipe would theoretically work with a hand mixer… But, then these go from being easy sugar-free marshmallows to annoying, semi-dangerous marshmallows.
Want to make s’mores? Try pairing these marshmallows with some sugar-free gluten-free dairy-free graham crackers! Find the recipe here: https://bit.ly/3fD4jvT
Easy Sugar-Free Marshmallows
Ingredients
Instructions
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Grease a rectangular casserole dish or a sheet pan and dust thoroughly with tapioca starch, making sure to dust the edges as well. If using sprinkles, add some to the bottom of the pan.
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Measure 1/2 a cup of water, vanilla extract, and gelatin into a large stand mixer bowl. Make sure the gelatin is mixed into the water well (no chunks)!
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Into a small saucepan add the other 1/2 cup of water, erythritol, allulose, and salt.
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Turn the stovetop on medium-high and stir occasionally until it comes to a boil.
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Once it comes to a boil, boil stirring often for about 2 1/2 minutes.
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Turn the stand mixer on low speed.
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Slowly (and carefully) drizzle in the boiling syrup.
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Slowly turn up the speed to high.
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Whip the mixture for about 10 minutes or until at least doubled in size, fluffy, and white. While it's whipping, grease a rubber spatula.
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When it's done whipping, immediately pour/spoon the marshmallow fluff into the casserole dish and smooth the top.
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Dust the top with tapioca starch, and add more sprinkles if desired.
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Let sit uncovered at room temperature for about 2 hours so the marshmallows can set.
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Cut the marshmallows into pieces, I like to do it in the pan. Remove from the pan and add more tapioca starch, toss to coat the edges.
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Store covered at room temperature. They'll last a couple of weeks. Enjoy!