Monday 5 August 2013

Tips on How to Roast a Marshmallow

Choose a hardwood stick. You don’t want to use a stick that will end up seeping sap into your marshmallow

Poke a marshmallow onto the stick.

Put your marshmallow into the flames. It will set on fire and burn. You can pick off the burned parts and eat the soft, gooey inside.

Always supervise children closely when toasting marshmallows. If a marshmallow catches on fire, children have a tendency to wave the marshmallow in the air to try to put it out. 

Blow it out if it caught on fire. Do not shake it.

If you just want to caramelize it to a nice golden brown color, wait till the fire has burned long enough to produce hot coal areas and then toast it over the coals.

Let your marshmallow cool down for at least 30 seconds before attempting to eat it.

S’mores

Something else I love doing with Toasted Marshmallows is making S’mores.

I know there are many different recipes for this out there, but the way I like to make mine is:

Take two Marie Biscuits, Spread them with Nutella, Toast my Marshmallow and then put the toasted Marshmallow between the two Marie Biscuits, squeeze it and eat it – yummy!