Homemade marshmallow fluff is such a versatile no-baked dessert. It is lush and creamy and tastes incredible. It can be used in many baked goods, like cookies, cakes, macarons, cheesecakes, frostings. The below recipe will help you to make a big bowl of this incredible sweet treat.
How to make homemade marshmallow fluff
Making this recipe is quite straightforward but it requires precision, a kitchen thermometer and a kitchen scale to achieve the best results.
You need to add sugar, water and golden syrup into a medium pot. Stir it well so ingredients combine. Then turn on the heat and cook the mixture until it reaches 110C (230F). Then you have to start beating egg whites until you get stiff peaks. When sugar reaches 120C (248F), turn off the heat and start pouring the syrup to your meringue. Keep pouring it on the side of your bowl. Keep mixing for about 6-8 minutes until marshmallow fluff thickens and becomes glossy. Let it cool down completely.
Tips:
- I have used golden syrup in this recipe as this is what I had at home, but you can use corn syrup or honey or glucose syrup as well. Please bear in mind that some food extracts can color your marshmallow fluff.
- Another important matter is making sure that the bowl for beating egg whites is moisture and grease free. The tiniest amount of either of these two will prevent egg whites from getting to stiff peaks stage.
- When you add water, sugar and golden syrup stir it well, but when you turn the heating on, do not stir anymore!
- I always use normal egg whites from whole eggs but recently I bought few bottles of pasteurised egg whites. I wanted to test if there will by any difference using different egg whites. The results were quite surprising. Egg whites from the bottles took longer to beat and meringue did not hold its shape as it should. It was very weak and collapsed quickly. I have tried 3 different brands available in the UK. For such reason I will only use egg whites from whole eggs. This is my personal observation.
What does homemade marshmallow fluff taste like?
Simply speaking – it tastes lush! It is obviously very sweet but at the same time it does not taste sickly sweet. If it makes sense? It’s fluffy, light and creamy.
How to use homemade marshmallow fluff
The options are pretty much limitless. You can just eat straight on its own. Also, you can add it on top of ice cream or cookies. The consistency is pipeable so it is great as a cake or a cupcake frosting or as a filling for macarons. The sky is the limit really. Have a look at the bottom of this post to see all the recipes with marshmallow fluff. I have used this marshmallow fluff to make this incredible marshmallow fluff buttercream frosting. I will be sharing my recipe soon so keep checking my blog 🙂
How to store homemade marshmallow fluff
Store it in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to a week. I would recommend using it as soon as possible. In my opinion marshmallow fluff does not freeze well.
I hope you will enjoy this wonderful dessert and make it over and over again.
If you are looking for more recipes with marshmallow fluff, I can recommend you the following:
Biscoff marshmallow fluff macarons
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Recipe source – https://livforcake.com/homemade-marshmallow-fluff/
Enjoy!
Homemade marshmallow fluff
Creamy, gooey, smooth and incredibly delicious homemade marshmallow fluff. This no-bake dessert is easy to make and versatile.
Ingredients
Instructions
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IMPORTANT: to make this recipe you need a sugar thermometer and a scale.
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IMPORTANT: you will be dealing with hot sugar syrup, so please please please BE CAREFUL
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In a medium pot add sugar, water and golden syrup, stir well until sugar dissolves.
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NOW, add sugar thermometer to the pot (if you use one) and turn the heating on medium. If you are using different kind of sugar thermometer (digital, etc) keep checking the temperature.
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It will take some time (about 10- 15 minutes) for the sugar syrup to heat up. You are aiming for 120C° (248F).You will notice that bubbles will start to form. The longer you boil your sugar syrup, the thicker it will become and bubbles will become bigger.
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In a medium bowl add egg whites and salt. If you are using plastic bowl, clean it well with vinegar or lemon juice. Remember, if there is a tiny amount of grease or moisture in the bowl, the meringue will fail to beat up.
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When sugar syrup reaches about 110°C -(230F ) start beating up egg whites until you get soft peaks.
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Then, when the sugar syrup reaches 120C° (248F) , turn the gas off and slowly start pouring hot syrup into the meringue. The safest way doing it is to pour the syrup on the side of the bowl. Keep pouring the syrup while whisking ingredients.
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When all the syrup has been added to the meringue, keep whisking the mixture for about 5-6 minutes until it thickens up and cools down.