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This treat is really about the experience of winter in one bite. Yummy Winter Snowballs bring the warmth with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, their fluffy, homemade marshmallow texture, and the perfect snow-white color! These sugary marvels are what we always wanted snowballs to taste like when we caught them on our tongues! Yummy Winter Snowballs are a snowy marvel to behold!
This treat is really about the experience of winter in one bite. Yummy Winter Snowballs bring the warmth with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, their fluffy, homemade marshmallow texture, and the perfect snow-white color! These sugary marvels are what we always wanted snowballs to taste like when we caught them on our tongues! Yummy Winter Snowballs are a snowy marvel to behold!
Ingredients
- powdered sugar to taste
- 3 (0.25-ounce) packages unflavored powdered gelatin
- 1 cup cold water divided
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or extract
Directions
- Line the bottom and the sides of a 9-inch square baking pan with plastic wrap.
- Lightly coat the plastic wrap with nonstick spray.
- Using a fine mesh sieve, generously dust the prepared pan with the powdered sugar.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the gelatin and 1/2 cup of the cold water and whisk to combine.
- Allow the gelatin mixture to stand until it "blooms" or thickens, about 10 minutes.
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add the granulated sugar, the corn syrup, the kosher salt, and the remaining cold water and cook, while stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes.
- Cook the sugar mixture, while stirring occasionally, until it thickens into a syrup and registers 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer the sugar mixture from the heat.
- Immediately turn the stand mixer to medium-low speed and carefully drizzle the hot sugar mixture into the gelatin mixture while the mixer is running.
- Once all of the sugar mixture is combined, gradually increase the mixing speed to high and beat until the mixture is very thick and fluffy, about 10-12 minutes.
- Add the vanilla to the marshmallow mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour the marshmallow mixture into the prepared pan and quickly smooth out the top.
- Heavily dust the top of the marshmallow mixture with the powdered sugar.
- Let the marshmallow mixture stand, uncovered, at room temperature for at least 8 hours and up to overnight.
- In a medium bowl, add the powdered sugar.
- Using the plastic wrap, lift the marshmallow block from the pan and transfer it to a cutting board.
- Unwrap and discard the plastic wrap.
- Using a large knife dusted with the powdered sugar to prevent sticking, cut the marshmallow block into 20 even squares.
- In batches, toss the cut marshmallows in the powdered sugar in the bowl until they are no longer sticky.
- Dust off the excess powdered sugar from the marshmallows and repeat until all the marshmallows are cut and coated.
- Serve.
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