One of the great joys of having backyard eggs is being able to make marshmallows from scratch.
Homemade marshmallows are completely different in texture to bought ones – they’re soft, pillowy and very moreish. I wrote a detailed tutorial on making marshmallows four years ago, but this was our first (and second) attempt at making flavoured ones.
We made a concentrated coulis by cooking a cup of frozen raspberries in a little water, then pushing the pulp through a sieve to remove the seeds. We then reduced it down even further until we were left with just a few spoonfuls of thick fruity redness…
We used the raspberry concentrate in place of vanilla, but otherwise followed our original recipe exactly. Surprisingly, the fruit added only the lightest tint of pink and a subtle raspberry flavour…
Two egg whites produced a mountain of marshmallows! I was planning to make rocky road with them, but we (and the neighbours) have just been eating them straight…
Emboldened by our success, we decided to try passionfruit marshmallows next. We bought a small tin of passionfruit pulp (our backyard vine isn’t producing fruit yet, but it is flowering)…
As with the raspberries, the syrup and pulp were strained, then cooked down in a small saucepan to form a thick, jammy concentrate…
The passionfruit marshmallows were absolutely divine, with a strong tangy flavour…
If you’ve never made marshmallows at home, I’d definitely recommend giving them a go. Remember to start with the freshest eggs you can find!
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Your marshmallows looks amazing. They would give rocky road a delicous flavor.
Manuela, they really do! The texture is lovely as well – it makes a much less chewy rocky road than regular bought marshmallows do.
Lovely! I love to make marshmallows too and often make them at Easter in egg shapes and then cover them in chocolate and give them to the kids as Easter eggs – the best kind! I’ve never flavoured them though. This is a great idea and I’d love to give it a try xx
Charlie, that’s interesting! Do you use eggwhites in your egg shaped version? Was that an old WW recipe? I seem to remember seeing it, thanks for the inspiration, I’m going to have a look now! :)
I just pulled up my passionfruit vine; what variety do you have? Your marshmallow do look so luscious!
Did I see some time ago you had a post about making tea bags………I can’t buy the variety of tea I adore in tea bags and thought I should make some
Elaine, I don’t know! It’s growing over the fence from the neighbour’s side – we just get the benefit without the work! :) And no sorry, I haven’t made tea bags, but it’s an interesting idea!
Can you hear me going ‘mmmmmmmm’ as I eat a passionfruit marshmallow, an imagined sensation, dreamy pilowy passionfruit clouds.
Oh I know that sound, I was making it yesterday.. :)
I have been eyeing your homemade marshmallows recipe for a few years now, it high time I make them. These look amazing!~
Cheri, they’re fun to make, but it helps to have an extra set of hands on board!
G’day! Love making marshmallows Celia and love the combination of raspberry and passion fruit!
Cheers! Joanne
Joanne, they’re quite delish, although the passionfruit ones were definitely the favourites!
I LOVE passionfruit.. But have never made marshmallows… I really must try that.. when i get home from the wandering.. much love.. c
Celi, it’s a good thing to do with the egg glut! Sounds like you’re having a wonderful time darling, so happy for you! x
evidently we have some good production from the chickens at home so maybe soon!.. c
These look amazing! I have just started getting into marshmallows again and was thinking of making a marshmallow slice. I might use this recipe for the marshmallow part!
I’m not sure how these would hold up to baking, if that’s part of the recipe?
Mmm- coming here is such a food adventure in the nicest and most homely way.
Making these soon!
Yay! They’re great fun Heidi! x
Just last night l was looking at chocolate fillings as l make my own chocolates and mentioned to a house mate what about home made marshmallow. And, yesterday, l put an order in for a chicken coop. What wonderful timing for me to look at fig jam. Thanks so much for all that you share Celia:)
Jody, chickens! That’s very exciting, when are you getting them?
Hopefully in about 3 weeks. The coop is not arriving until next week and l want them to be able to roam outside the coop so we need to fence off some of the back garden to keep them in and the dogs out:)
Hi Celia, I have been carrying recipes for marshmallows around for ages. They are on my ‘to do’ list. I noticed some have egg white in them and some don’t and I couldn’t decide the way to do. As I currently have 36 egg whites in the freezer I think the egg white version may be the goer. (We doooo like crème brulee in this house)
Glenda, we really like the egg white version, it’s much softer and completely different in texture to bought ones. Having said that, I think they have a much shorter shelf life.
That wouldn’t matter in our house :) How long do you think?
G, I *think* they’d be fine for a couple of weeks at least. They’re lucky to last two days here! :)
What a great idea. I haven’t made marshmallow since I was a teen – and back then I had to do it with a rotary beater. Boy, was that hard work! I’ve got loads of eggs and ALL the technology now, so no excuses!
Hahaha…seriously hard work with a handheld rotary beater, Amanda! :)
I never seem to think of marshmallows when I have egg whites left! And I’m so excited to see passionfruit in a can – I didn’t realize it could be bought that way! I may have to look on Amazon. As you can imagine, passion fruit is out of this world expensive the few times I’ve seen it in the store!
Interestingly, we’ve always been able to buy passionfruit pulp in a tin here in Australia, as it’s an essential component of an Aussie pavlova! :)
Well, the price here prohibits me from buying the fruit when it does show up, so I’ve never actually tasted it before unless it was already in something, like a Sorbet from the store! And I love Pavlova, but it generally ends up being strawberry up north, here!
Oh I so hope you find some! Over here the little tins are only $2 – $3 each! The pulp is made in Peru (I doubt locally made pulp would be as cheap).
I love passionfruit, raspberry AND marshmallows… but haven’t made home made marshmallow since I was still married and my kids were living at home! Yum, Celia, just yum!
Lizzy, I think Peter would love these! :)
I know he would…. so many recipes to cook for him, so little time… just shared this on FB for my Good Things followers… I reckon they will love it…. hope you won’t mind xoxox
I’ve never tasted a homemade marshmallow, Celia, and certainly haven’t prepared them. I’m just not a big fan of marshmallows but, by your description and recipe, I’m guessing that my opinion would change once I made my own. I’m not so sure that’s a good thing. :)
John, they’re really quite different to a shop marshmallow – imagine a firmer version of the topping on a lemon meringue pie and you’ll be closer to what these are like. They’re fun to make if you’re ever so inclined! :)
I have a couple of young ladies in my life who would love these. Years ago I made marshmallows without egg whites. Time to use up some more frozen egg white, thanks Celia
Sandra, the egg white versions are much nicer in our opinion! Hope your young girls love them! :)
What a a great recipe,I might even make them this weekend,,yum..
Hope you enjoy it!
Yum. The first time I ever made marshmallows was in Food Tech as high school. I loved homemade marshmallows then, and I love them now. These look delicious Celia.
Thanks Jennifer! :)
i was just saying to my husband last night how much i’ve been wanting to make homemade marshmallows – talk about perfect timing!
Great! Have fun with these, and tell your hubby to give you a hand, it’s easier with a helper! :)
Celia, this looks perfect! When do you add the passionfruit?
Shanna, at the same time as we added vanilla in the original recipe, so after the gelatine.
Thx can’t wait to try then :) a few tablespoons a suppose will do the trick?
That’s all we ended up with, once it had been reduced down to a thick jammy consistency.
This is something that I want to make an now I have all I need. Thanks Celia!
Norma, I’m quite chuffed at the thought that there might be friends all around the world making marshmallows this weekend! :)
Very nice mallows! Love the flavours you chose, too!
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Thanks Julie, we were just experimenting. The passionfruit ones are the bomb, the raspberry were nice and pink, but didn’t nearly have the same flavour kick!
I love home made marshmallows! They are so different and so much better than the stuff you get at the shops.
They really are so much nicer, aren’t they!
They look divine. My recipe doesn’t use egg whites, which is possibly why my marshmallows look a bit lumpy compared to yours, so I shall give the egg white recipe a go as home made taste so good. Plum flavoured is good too.
You’ve certainly got the gelatine you need, Annie.. :D I’ll let Pete know that we need to try plum when it’s next in season!
There aren’t any fresher eggs than straight from the nest at first cluck and warm. Seriously, ANYTHING raspberry and passionfruit is a winner Celia but marshmallows? You are a true gourmet traveler with your cooking exploits :). If Steve liked marshmallow I would use up some of the (currently 10 dozen) eggs in the fridge but alas, he doesn’t so back to the drawing board. I am thinking about pickling most of them in a large jar and pretending that I own a fish and chips shop or a pub where I am sure Stevie-boy will be MOST happy to imbibe said eggs.
Fran, what are you going to do with your eggs? ;-) Pickled eggs do sound nice – I think Maggie Beer has a recipe for pickled quail eggs which you might be able to adapt?
Steve is from the U.K. so he would probably like pickled eggs. Whenever you see a show from the U.K. that ends up in a pub there is usually a jar of them sitting on the counter. I am going to use a few of them tonight in a stir fry (will make an omelette and add) and as I am typing this a chook just let me know that there is another egg outside to find and stick in the egg box…”Cheers chook!” ;)
homemade marshmallow are so fun I’ve made them many times with my sons. Mint and chocolate are favorites now I can’t wait to try your raspberry ones. Thanks for sharing. Lury
Lury, I’ve never thought of making chocolate ones! Thanks for the idea!
i’ve never thought about making marshmallow before but these really have me thinking that i’ve missed out on a great thing. The texture looks so different from what you see in packages and more like a treat that i would eat, especially the flavored variety. nicely done Celia.
Thanks Diane! These are delish – I think you’d love them! :)
I discovered the delights of homemade marshmallows earlier this year. My neighbour’s little girls were delighted when I was recipe testing to get my recipe right. I make mine without egg whites but might have to try your method as I have some spare egg whites in the fridge.
I’ve made strawberry ones but I adore the sound of passionfruit. I will have to try this. You must try chocolate. They are absolutely deluxe with Valrohna Cocoa powder. I rolled mine in spiced cocoa powder to finish. Divine.
The egg white ones are completely different – reminiscent of the topping on a lemon meringue pie. We’ve since made sour cherry ones!
Fabulous darling. Homemade marshmallows are a real treat! Everytime you mention rocky road I’m inspired to give it a go. On the list! PS- I love passion fruit more than you’ll ever know. Sadly, it’s not easy to find over here. I’d eat it over broccoli rabe if I could! Enjoy the weekend :) xx
Emily, the little tins are so cheap here – under $2 each and almost everyone has one in their kitchen pantry. I wish you could find them there!
I’ve been wanting to try making homemade marshmallows and this recipe is my inspiration to just go for it!
They’re quite easy to make, but better if you have a helper! :)
I will have to put my fiance to work then! :)
OMG Celia – I want these now!!! Two of my favourite flavours!!!!
Hahaha…we’ve just made sour cherry ones as well, Ella! :)
Oh these look absolutely gorgeous! I would want to eat the whole batch!
We have to take a break from making them, because we can’t seem to stop either! :)
Never thought of making marshmallow – you have inspired me and the passion fruit flavoured ones really appeal!
Tanya, they’re great fun to make! And you don’t need an oven..hahaha!
I’ve only made marshmallows once and it was at Easter when I tried to make American Peeps. It wasn’t a huge success but I’m eager to try again. :)
M, I don’t know how these would go in the microwave – isn’t that how you make peeps?
So excited… I’m getting three eggs a day! So I will be trying this very soon! Thanks for sharing :-) Liz x
You’ll soon have more eggs than you know what to do with! :)
This looks great! I tried making marshmallows for the first time last Christmas. I made lemon and marshmallow filled biscuits, and homemDe wagon wheels. I think I can improve on my efforts.
Homemade wagon wheels sound like a brilliant idea!
Fantastic idea Celia, they sound great! I wonder why the raspberries weren’t a stronger flavour? I think eating these straight up is definitely the way to go, but BigJ would want the Rockyroad version for sure :) xox
Becca, all the flavours are subtle, but the raspberry especially so. We’ve just tried sour cherry and it was divine!
I’ve got one of those tins of passionfruit pulp in the pantry, I think I see some of your marshmallows in my future! ;)
I didn’t realise until I started reading the comments to this post how lucky we are to be able to get passionfruit so readily!
The boys have been asking for homemade marshmallows lately. This gives me the extra push I needed!
I’m sure the boys would love them, Gretchen! :)
I made them yesterday afternoon & it was fun to make them! Yum yum too! xxx
I’m so glad you enjoyed them Sophie! :)
They are the best ones, I have eve eaten! x
These sound amazing! X
looks very yummy