Homemade Eggnog Marshmallows

• 1 Cup CoffeeMate Eggnog Flavored Creamer
• 3 1/2 Packs Unflavored Gelatine
• 1 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Light Corn Syrup
• 1/4 Salt
• 2 Egg Whites (some people leave this off, don’t! It’s what makes them go fluffy!!)
• 1 -2 Cups Powdered Sugar

Homemade Marshmallows – Directions:

• Butter the sides and bottom of a 13×9 baking pan. Cover evenly and completely with powdered sugar.
• In a large metal bowl, add 1/2 cup of flavored creamer. Sprinkle with gelatine packs. Set aside and  let it soften.
• In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the other 1/2 cup creamer, sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Heat mixture on medium (stir constantly) until all of the sugar is dissolved. Once dissolved, give your arm a rest and stop stirring. Attach candy thermometer inside the pan. Let the mixture to come to a boil (NO stirring). As it starts to boil, this is going to bubble up and rise. Like, double in size kind of bubble! This is supposed to happen! Just watch it so you don’t make another huge mess if it bubbles over. But, let it happen!
• Heat mixture to 240* this goes pretty quickly. When it reaches temp, remove from heat. Immediately pour into the metal bowl set aside with gelatine. Stir until gelatine is dissolved.
• Beat on high. You’ll know when to stop by the very thick white goop you’ve now made. Do NOT touch it! I’m warning you, don’t do it!
• In a separate small bowl using a hand-held mixer, beat the 2 egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add to marshmallow mixture. Beat stiff peaked egg whites into the marshmallow mixture just until combined. (Don’t over-do it or the whole ‘stiff peak’ beating was kind of for nothing)
• Pour the mixture into your powdered sugar coated pan and spread even. Again, don’t touch and taste-test! You’ll be sorry. And sticky. And messy. Sift powdered sugar over the top. Now, let it sit and firm up. (overnight)
• To remove from pan, coat a sharp knife in powdered sugar. Run it along the edges of the pan to separate marshmallow from the pan (you’ll probably need to re-dip the knife in powdered sugar a couple times) Place the pan on it’s side and using the knife, gently wiggle one of the corners and let the marshmallow to fall out onto a cutting board that’s also been coated with powdered sugar. Now, grab a pizza cutter, dip that in powdered sugar and cut the marshmallow into strips. Now cut into squares. Roll each square in a bowl full of more powdered sugar to coat the entire outside. (somewhere between removing from pan and rolling in bowl the powdered sugar traveled to my couch. Keep an eye out!)