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Homemade Raspberry and Passionfruit Marshmallows

October 23, 2014 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

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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  1. on October 23, 2014 at 11:28 am Manuela

    Your marshmallows looks amazing. They would give rocky road a delicous flavor.


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:40 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Manuela, they really do! The texture is lovely as well – it makes a much less chewy rocky road than regular bought marshmallows do.


  2. on October 23, 2014 at 11:37 am hotlyspiced

    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


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:41 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


  3. on October 23, 2014 at 11:42 am Le Petit Potager

    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


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:42 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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!


  4. on October 23, 2014 at 12:09 pm Francesca

    Can you hear me going ‘mmmmmmmm’ as I eat a passionfruit marshmallow, an imagined sensation, dreamy pilowy passionfruit clouds.


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:42 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Oh I know that sound, I was making it yesterday.. :)


  5. on October 23, 2014 at 12:17 pm cheri

    I have been eyeing your homemade marshmallows recipe for a few years now, it high time I make them. These look amazing!~


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:43 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Cheri, they’re fun to make, but it helps to have an extra set of hands on board!


  6. on October 23, 2014 at 1:04 pm Joanne T Ferguson (@mickeydownunder)

    G’day! Love making marshmallows Celia and love the combination of raspberry and passion fruit!
    Cheers! Joanne


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:43 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Joanne, they’re quite delish, although the passionfruit ones were definitely the favourites!


  7. on October 23, 2014 at 1:10 pm cecilia

    I LOVE passionfruit.. But have never made marshmallows… I really must try that.. when i get home from the wandering.. much love.. c


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:43 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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


      • on October 24, 2014 at 6:58 am cecilia

        evidently we have some good production from the chickens at home so maybe soon!.. c


  8. on October 23, 2014 at 1:21 pm keraoregan

    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!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I’m not sure how these would hold up to baking, if that’s part of the recipe?


  9. on October 23, 2014 at 1:23 pm heidiannie

    Mmm- coming here is such a food adventure in the nicest and most homely way.
    Making these soon!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Yay! They’re great fun Heidi! x


  10. on October 23, 2014 at 2:16 pm 09jody12

    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:)


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:44 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jody, chickens! That’s very exciting, when are you getting them?


      • on October 24, 2014 at 7:23 am 09jody12

        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:)


  11. on October 23, 2014 at 2:31 pm Glenda

    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)


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:45 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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.


      • on October 24, 2014 at 12:55 pm Glenda

        That wouldn’t matter in our house :) How long do you think?


        • on October 24, 2014 at 2:16 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          G, I *think* they’d be fine for a couple of weeks at least. They’re lucky to last two days here! :)


  12. on October 23, 2014 at 2:49 pm lambsearsandhoney

    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!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:46 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…seriously hard work with a handheld rotary beater, Amanda! :)


  13. on October 23, 2014 at 3:23 pm Frugal Hausfrau

    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!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:46 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


      • on October 24, 2014 at 5:51 am Frugal Hausfrau

        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!


        • on October 24, 2014 at 5:57 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          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).


  14. on October 23, 2014 at 3:40 pm lizzygoodthings

    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!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:47 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lizzy, I think Peter would love these! :)


      • on November 11, 2014 at 1:43 pm lizzygoodthings

        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


  15. on October 23, 2014 at 4:04 pm ChgoJohn

    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. :)


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:48 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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! :)


  16. on October 23, 2014 at 5:33 pm ladyredspecs

    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


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:48 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sandra, the egg white versions are much nicer in our opinion! Hope your young girls love them! :)


  17. on October 23, 2014 at 6:20 pm TheAussieChef

    What a a great recipe,I might even make them this weekend,,yum..


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:48 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hope you enjoy it!


  18. on October 23, 2014 at 7:36 pm Jennifer from Milk and Honey

    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.


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:49 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Jennifer! :)


  19. on October 23, 2014 at 9:53 pm kitchenkonfidential

    i was just saying to my husband last night how much i’ve been wanting to make homemade marshmallows – talk about perfect timing!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:49 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Great! Have fun with these, and tell your hubby to give you a hand, it’s easier with a helper! :)


  20. on October 23, 2014 at 10:37 pm Shanna

    Celia, this looks perfect! When do you add the passionfruit?


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:50 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Shanna, at the same time as we added vanilla in the original recipe, so after the gelatine.


      • on October 24, 2014 at 6:05 am Shanna

        Thx can’t wait to try then :) a few tablespoons a suppose will do the trick?


        • on October 24, 2014 at 6:10 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          That’s all we ended up with, once it had been reduced down to a thick jammy consistency.


  21. on October 23, 2014 at 11:03 pm Platanos, Mangoes and Me!

    This is something that I want to make an now I have all I need. Thanks Celia!


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:50 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Norma, I’m quite chuffed at the thought that there might be friends all around the world making marshmallows this weekend! :)


  22. on October 24, 2014 at 1:29 am GourmetGetaways (@GourmetGetaway)

    Very nice mallows! Love the flavours you chose, too!

    Gourmet Getaways


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:51 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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!


  23. on October 24, 2014 at 2:14 am Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    I love home made marshmallows! They are so different and so much better than the stuff you get at the shops.


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:52 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      They really are so much nicer, aren’t they!


  24. on October 24, 2014 at 3:09 am Anne Wheaton

    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.


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:52 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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!


  25. on October 24, 2014 at 3:41 am narf77

    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.


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:53 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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?


      • on October 24, 2014 at 10:48 am narf77

        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!” ;)


  26. on October 24, 2014 at 4:19 am Lury Budde

    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


    • on October 24, 2014 at 5:54 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lury, I’ve never thought of making chocolate ones! Thanks for the idea!


  27. on October 24, 2014 at 9:28 am dianeskitchentable

    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.


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Diane! These are delish – I think you’d love them! :)


  28. on October 24, 2014 at 10:26 am Tania @ The Cook's Pyjamas

    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.


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      The egg white ones are completely different – reminiscent of the topping on a lemon meringue pie. We’ve since made sour cherry ones!


  29. on October 25, 2014 at 12:20 am theclevercarrot

    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


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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!


  30. on October 25, 2014 at 6:13 am deliciouscityliving

    I’ve been wanting to try making homemade marshmallows and this recipe is my inspiration to just go for it!


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      They’re quite easy to make, but better if you have a helper! :)


      • on October 29, 2014 at 10:29 am deliciouscityliving

        I will have to put my fiance to work then! :)


  31. on October 25, 2014 at 1:39 pm Mrs Mulberry

    OMG Celia – I want these now!!! Two of my favourite flavours!!!!


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…we’ve just made sour cherry ones as well, Ella! :)


  32. on October 25, 2014 at 4:23 pm Urvashi Roe

    Oh these look absolutely gorgeous! I would want to eat the whole batch!


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:16 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      We have to take a break from making them, because we can’t seem to stop either! :)


  33. on October 25, 2014 at 5:37 pm Chica Andaluza

    Never thought of making marshmallow – you have inspired me and the passion fruit flavoured ones really appeal!


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:17 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Tanya, they’re great fun to make! And you don’t need an oven..hahaha!


  34. on October 26, 2014 at 5:56 pm Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    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. :)


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:17 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      M, I don’t know how these would go in the microwave – isn’t that how you make peeps?


  35. on October 27, 2014 at 12:08 am Elizabeth

    So excited… I’m getting three eggs a day! So I will be trying this very soon! Thanks for sharing :-) Liz x


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:17 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      You’ll soon have more eggs than you know what to do with! :)


  36. on October 27, 2014 at 2:16 am Susan

    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.


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Homemade wagon wheels sound like a brilliant idea!


  37. on October 27, 2014 at 9:40 am theintolerantchef

    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


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Becca, all the flavours are subtle, but the raspberry especially so. We’ve just tried sour cherry and it was divine!


  38. on October 27, 2014 at 12:14 pm KayleneP @ The Links Site

    I’ve got one of those tins of passionfruit pulp in the pantry, I think I see some of your marshmallows in my future! ;)


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:18 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      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!


  39. on October 28, 2014 at 9:38 pm MamaD1xx4xy

    The boys have been asking for homemade marshmallows lately. This gives me the extra push I needed!


    • on October 29, 2014 at 7:19 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I’m sure the boys would love them, Gretchen! :)


  40. on October 31, 2014 at 4:19 am Sophie33

    I made them yesterday afternoon & it was fun to make them! Yum yum too! xxx


    • on November 6, 2014 at 6:46 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I’m so glad you enjoyed them Sophie! :)


      • on November 6, 2014 at 6:47 am Sophie33

        They are the best ones, I have eve eaten! x


  41. on November 13, 2014 at 8:33 pm FarmToFace

    These sound amazing! X


  42. on November 24, 2014 at 1:44 am laughingpretty

    looks very yummy



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