I whipped up a half batch of peppermint marshmallows to add to a marshmallow tasting kit I am devising. Adding three drops of peppermint essential oil to the basic marshmallow recipe proved to be on the intense side of the flavor spectrum. Almost a bit tingly, but still delightful. To visually distinguish these mallows, I added a drops of red food coloring immediately to the freshly poured surface and swirled them about with a toothpick. The color is intense, even through the powdery coating that finishes the peppermint pillows. The stark swirls fit the flavor profile- not a soft vanilla mint pink version, but almost sharp.
Scraping the extra bits of sweet fluff out of the mixing bowl with spoons, succinctly cradles the marshmallow cream into perfectly preserved cushions. I swirled a bit of red in, and let the spoons set up overnight with their peppermint kin.
These marshmallowed spoons serve as a wonderful stir-in to add a touch of sweet and flavor to tea, coffee or hot chocolate.
Made with elaborately handled spoons, these serve as a special year round gift from your kitchen.
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That’s a really cute idea, with the spoons. And the swirls work so well!
Oh, these are incredibly cute! I still haven’t tried marshmallows, but I’m definitely using your recipes when I finally take the step. 
That’s funny, I made mint marshmallows last night as well.
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Wow, those are beautiful! Maybe I’ll get inspired to try something cool like that. The spirit is willing, but the flesh runs out of time and energy…!
Yummy—I love peppermint!
I’m making peppermint marshmallows, too, for a post-Christmas party I’m having later this week. Yours look gorgeous!
I had a hard time with the peppermint version of the marshmallow recipe. I opted to add starlight mints, and substituted just under a 1/4 cup sugar for the ground candy. It worked well and beat together beautifully, but the peppermint flavor was lost.. i didn’t have extract!! I also tried to do the swirls, but I think the candy threw the consistency off a bit, as the mix was too tacky to swirl the color in. I made vanilla marshmallows as well, and those have turned out beautifully! I can’t wait to eat them. In the future, I know now that candy’s flavors are significantly weakened during the process. When I try lemonheads, I’ll keep some lemon extract on hand just in case.. Thanks, and keep up the great work!
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