Hot Cocoa and Homemade Marshmallows

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food Network SpecialsEpisode: All-Star Holiday Gifts

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (148)

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Cook Time:
7 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 serving

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 7 min
Total:: 17 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup powdered milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
Homemade Marshmallows, recipe follows

Directions

Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Take the bittersweet chocolate and roughly chop it up to give a chunky but consistent size. Mix well with a wooden spoon and then store in a dry airtight container. To make the hot chocolate, simply add 1 cup of water per 1/2 cup of hot cocoa mix. Heat in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring with a whisk. Heat until hot, but do not boil, about 6 to 7 minutes. Serve with marshmallows.

Homemade Marshmallows:

3 tablespoons (3 packets) powdered gelatin*

2 cups cold water

2 cups sugar

2 egg whites**

2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted, plus more for dusting pan and marshmallows

Butter, for greasing pan

In a medium sized saucepan soak the gelatin in the cold water. After the gelatin has softened, approximately 10 minutes, add the regular sugar and then gently dissolve over low heat, approximately 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.

In a mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks and then fold in the sifted confectioners' sugar. While the mixer is on low, slowly pour in the cooled gelatin mixture. Increase the speed and beat until white and thick. The volume should double in size and should form between soft and firm peaks.

Line an 8 by 8-inch baking dish with high sides with foil, grease slightly with butter, and coat with confectioners' sugar. Alternatively, you can use a baking sheet, but the marshmallows will not be as tall. Pour marshmallow mixture in and top with more sifted confectioners' sugar. Leave out overnight or for at least 3 hours to set. The marshmallow should be light and spongy when set.

Loosen marshmallow from edges of tray and invert onto a large cutting board. Peel off foil and use a large knife to cut the marshmallows into cubes. Dredge each piece in confectioners' sugar.

* We retested this recipe. It works best with 3 tablespoons gelatin.

FN Kitchens

**RAW EGG WARNING

Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.

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recipe Hot Cocoa and Homemade Marshmallows
Cheryl McDonough, GA 11-22-2009
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Awesome for gifts
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last year for co-workers and teachers as Christmas gifts. Needless to say, I was making the mix all winter long... for co-workers. It is so quick and easy. I did modify the grated chocolate. I just use chocolate morsels and toss them in the food processor...it works perfectly and I didn't end up with melted chocolate all over my hands. The gift sets that I did included a coffee mug, a chocolate dipped spoon with white chocolate drizzle, the hot chocolate mix, and a festive card with the instructions on how to make the mix both stove top and in the microwave. Read more
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Sherry 29 Palms, CA 03-04-2009
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Good Cocoa Bad Marshmellows
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The Cocoa recipe is great the Marshmellow recipe sucks and uses wayyyy to much sugar Ina Gartens Marshmellow recipe is easy... and the marsmellows come out great !!!Read more
recipe Hot Cocoa and Homemade Marshmallows
Jessica Gilbertsville, PA 12-29-2008
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FAN FREAKIN' TASTIC
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last year for the first time - just the mix, not the marshmallows (honestly, can't you just BUY marshmallows?).... It is DELICIOUS. I will NEVER buy cocoa mix again. I usually quadruple the recipe and this year I gave little tubs of it away for Christmas gifts. I use real high quality semisweet chocolate and it melts perfectly into the warm drink. Truly one of the best recipes I have in my arsenal. Fantastic.Read more
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Amesia Santa Barbara, CA 12-29-2008
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Easy and Really Really Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

ok Yum! and easy and such a crowd pleaser...I think I will use just a little less water in my marshmallows next time as they... were just the tiniest bit wet, but they tasted great and were a fantastic complement to the hot cocoa. I used fair trade baking cocoa from Equal Exchange and nonfat dry milk and it was beyond any other hot cocoa I have ever had. Especially with warm gooey marshamallows on top. I skipped the chunks of chocolate in the cocoa because it felt like overkill and we certainly didn't miss it. I'm off to make another batch right now! Hello sweatpants!Read more
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Trina Abilene, TX 12-22-2008
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WOW!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe using dark cocoa and very fine sugar what a decadent treat!!! I even made it using a sugar free version it... wasn't as rich but was far better than the store boughr brand versions.....I abolutely loved it....marshmallows are not my thing but were easy to make since I live in Dry west Texas.Read more
recipe Hot Cocoa and Homemade Marshmallows
Denise Northridge, CA 12-22-2008
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Marshmallows - Way easier than Martha S's.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe tonight. Not sure why so many others had trouble. I used 3 tblsp. of gelatin (4 1/2 Knox envelopes) like... it says in the recipe at the bottom. The marshmallows came out great. You should let the mixer run for about 10 minutes. My only surprise was that my gelatin completely set up and I thought it might not work. However, it did. I have made the other Martha recipe 2 years running. This one is much easier. MUCH easier. Try it. Read more