Safe homemade marshmallows: recipe for a natural snack

Marshmallows are one of the most delicious and beloved desserts from childhood. It is very tasty, airy, flavorful, and often made with chocolate. But no matter how tasty the store-bought product is, it's worth remembering that it is often prepared with thickeners and dyes that are not always safe. That's why it's best to make this dessert at home. It's very easy to do, just choose delicious apples and follow clear proportions.

Cook Kateryna (kate.nora.blog) shared a recipe for delicious, safe, homemade marshmallows made from applesauce and syrup on Instagram.

Ingredients:

• apples - 5-6 pcs.
• sugar - 100 g

• whites - 1 pc.

For the syrup:

• agar-agar - 5 g
• water - 75 g

• sugar - 200 g

Method of preparation:

1. For the puree, peel and chop the apples, put them in a saucepan, add a little water and cook over low heat under a lid.

2. When the apples have melted, take them out, put them in a blender and beat. Then rub them through a sieve to remove the pits and peel.

3. Add sugar to the mixture and heat until it is completely dissolved.

4. Cool and add 1 egg white. Beat with a mixer at maximum speed.

5. For the syrup, pour water into a saucepan with agar-agar, stir, add sugar and cook, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, for another 5 minutes, until the liquid on the spatula is no longer thick.

6. Pour the syrup into the puree and beat the mixture until it doubles in size.

7. Fill a pastry bag with a nozzle and squeeze the marshmallows on baking paper.

9. Leave to dry for about 7 hours (overnight). Glue the finished halves together and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

If you want to make berry marshmallows, take 100 g of applesauce and 25 g of berry puree, which is prepared in the same way.