The uses of Marshmallow!

I feel like its been forever and well maybe it has since I last blogged my first blog to be exact. well I have been having problems with my computer not letting me log on so I have had to wait till now, and am using my home computer! But in this time I have turned 20 and got some new cook books and tried out some new recipes for you to try. I'm afraid that both of them contain marshmallow making them unsuitable for vegetarians but my aim for the summer is to make vegetarian marshmallow so there is hope yet! The first is an old favourite but i can never find the recipe for it when I want it so here it is:

Marshmallow crunch
75g (3oz) rice crispies
100g (4oz) pink/white marshmallows
25g (1oz) butter

18cm (7in) square tin greased and lined with greaseproof paper

• put rice crispies into bowl
• cut marshmallows in half/use small marshmallows put them with the butter into a pan
• heat gently stirring occasional until just melted
• remove from heat and stir the cereal in
• spoon into tin and put into fridge for 2 hours
• loosen with a blunt knife
• turn out and cut
• enjoy!!

(mixture can easily be doubled as marshmallows tend to be sold in 200g packs)

The second recipe is a bit unusual and well a bit strange. If you have a really sweet tooth this is a good recipe. Here it is:

Marshmallow fudge

450g (1lb) icing sugar

100g (4oz) white marshmallows

2 tbsp milk

100g (4oz) unsalted butter

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

18cm (7in) square cake tin greased and lined with greaseproof paper

• put the icing sugar into a bowl and make a well in the middle
• cut marshmallow into pan add the milk, butter and vanilla essence
• gently heat stirring every now and again until it has all melted
• pour mixture into the icing sugar and beat together (electric whisk good for this but begin slowly otherwise the icing sugar goes everywhere!)
• put the fudge into the tin and flatten with the back of a spoon
• put in fridge for 3 hours
• cut and put back in fridge for 1 hour to harden
• store in airtight container in fridge for up to 5 days (if it lasts that long!)

Hope you enjoy these as much as I did :-) have fun and ill be back soon!