marshmallows

[cecil39]

I have won a big bag of marshmallows, can I melt them and use them like marshmallow fluff or is that a different thing entirely, will the results be different?

[vodkancoke]

Either melt them with corn syrup or some butter over a low heat and whisk it together. Fluff is made!

[vodkancoke]

You could also take 2 digestive biscuits, some chocolate and marshmallows. Sandwich them together and heat in the oven until the marshmallows become squidgy and you have S'mores :)

[Clanad]

Or you could get a can of yams, and put them (after removing from can) in a baking dish, cover with a few palmfulls of brown sugar an then cover with your marshmallows... makes a great dish (and is a staple for Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner here in the U.S.)(We actually use sweet potatos, but don't know if their available in your part of the world...)

[Sir Alec]

Melt a large bar of chocolate, add nuts and cut up marshmallows. Pour into a tin to set. The Americans call it 'Rocky Road'. I used to make it for my Mum, she loved it!

[pastafreak]

@Clanad...we do have sweet potatoes here-I just bought a few from the green grocers. I-like my mother before me-have never used the marshmallows in baked sweet potatoes-just lots of butter and brown sugar. Anyone who can eat them with marshmallows is a stronger person than me! ;-))

[pastafreak]

Forgot...cecil-if you have an open fire-toast your marhmallows.

[erin-x]

Have them with hot chocolate! Mmmmm..... You can send some up here if you like :) a mug of hot chocolate would warm me up something braw right now!

[follyfancier]

I have a recipe somewhere for Mississippi mud pie that uses marshmallows, I can find it for you later if you are interested

[cecil39]

yes please folly that would be good, thanks for all answers, I like the thought of putting them on hot chocolate, or in my case cocoa, I tried toasting a couple over the fire last night, they fell off the folk and made a lovely blaze, I wonder if I could use some to make a frosting or maybe a cheescake type filling?

[follyfancier]

MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE
base
75g. ginger biscuits,75g. digestive biscuits, 50g unsalted butter,grease a 20cm loose bottom cake tin,crush the biscuits and mix into melted butter,press into bottom of tin.
filling
350g. marshmallows,90ml. milk, half teaspoon ground cinnamon,35g. plain chocolate,450ml. double cream,60ml. rum,20ml coffee essence.put marsmallows milk and cinnamon in saucepan,heat and stir until melted,remove from heat and cool,melt chocolate in a bowl over hot water,then cool,whip the cream,mix the rum and coffee into the marshmallow mixture,then fold in the chocolate and cream,pour into your cake tin and put in fridge until set,decorate with chocolate curls or sifted cocoa.

[cecil39]

thanks folly that sounds so lovely, and easy, and no baking, even can do that, and will do next time the grandkids come round.

[TheOtherHalf]

rocky road squares are great too