Ingredients
2 boxes of organic puffed rice cereal
4 tbsp salted butter
1 ½ cups boiling/hot water
¼ cup gelatin
¼ cup collagen powder
½ cup maple syrup and/or honey
1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
¼ tsp salt
arrow root powder for coating the pan and oil to make it stick
Directions
Step 1
Begin by adding boiling water the bowl of a stand mixer or a heat proof bowl that you will be whipping by hand.
1 ½ cups boiling/hot water
Step 2
Sprinkle over the gelatin and let it bloom for one minute.
¼ cup gelatin
Step 3
Add in the remaining ingredients (aside from arrow root and oil) and whisk to combine.
¼ cup collagen powder
½ cup maple syrup and/or honey
1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
¼ tsp salt
Step 4
Whisk on low for 10ish minutes to allow the mixture to cool without the gelatin solidifying.
Step 5
While that's whisking prepare your flat bottomed dish by coating it in a little bit of oil or butter and dusting with the arrowroot - this ensures the marshmallows release from the pan. If you want THICK marshmallows go for a 9x9 dish, anything larger will yield thinner marshmallows.
arrow root powder for coating the pan and oil to make it stick
Step 6
After 10 minutes increase to medium high speed and whisk another 5 minutes. At this point the mixture should be cooled, light in color, and starting to fluff up.
Step 7
Here is the tricky part. You need to whisk on high at 30 second intervals to check for thickness. You want to stop mixing once the mixture is incredibly fluffy, light in color, and forms soft peaks when the whisk is flipped over.
Step 8
Quickly pour into your prepared dish and working quickly smooth it out without compressing the mixture too much.
Step 9
Sprinkle more arrow root powder over the top.
arrow root powder for coating the pan and oil to make it stick
Step 10
Allow to chill for at least 30 minutes before cutting into it. I like big ol' marshmallows!
Step 11
After cutting toss in a little more arrow root powder to keep them from sticking together.
arrow root powder for coating the pan and oil to make it stick
Step 12
Next up you can either use your marshmallows or make rice crispy treats!
Step 13
Add butter to a large dutch oven and lightly brown the butter over medium heat.
4 tbsp salted butter
Step 14
Add in the puffed rice cereal and cook for about 3-5 minutes, or until the rice cereal is slightly browned and crispy.
2 boxes of organic puffed rice cereal
Step 15
Add in the marshmallows, melt, toss to coat, and then immediately add to a baking dish (I used 9x9ish) and gently press down.
Step 16
Chill in the fridge until it solidifies, about 1 hour.
Step 17
Cut into squares and enjoy! PS check out the note if you want yours "crispier".
