Monday, December 13, 2010

Peppermint Marshmallows


Usually, during this time of the year, I am busily baking and putting together goodie boxes to give to friends and family. This year, however, I am having trouble finding the motivation to bake. Finding the time between my three jobs and caring for a toddler is also an issue.



I eked out some time to make these peppermint marshmallows, and I'm glad I did. I'm always a bit hesitant to use mint flavoring. If it is too strong, your food ends up tasting like medecine. Luckily, I used just enough. I adapted the previously posted marshmallow recipe by using 2 tsps of vanilla and 1 tsp of peppermint extract. To make the marble design, I swirled gel food coloring with a toothpick across the surface of the still soft marshmallow.

9 comments:

  1. These are just beautiful!

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  2. these look tasty! love the color splashes added!

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  3. These look so amazing!! Love them
    Congrats on the top 9!

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  4. they look just adorable! well done, great post :))

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  5. These marshmallows look absolutely stunning! Well done!

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  6. These are adorable! What a fun idea to add some color to an already festive treat. Happy holidays!

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  7. Snowy, Christmasy and so creative-- those would be a treat!

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  8. Yum! These are soo pretty- so much better looking than the Williams & Sonoma ones (and probably a whole lot cheaper :-p).. thanks for sharing :)

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  9. Ohhh. I love these vivid colored marshmallows!!

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