Honey Marshmallows

This marshmallow recipe, inspired by Gillian Swinton's delicious Honey Marshmallow creation, uses Patearoa Honey as a key ingredient. The natural sweetness of Patearoa Honey enhances the flavor of these homemade marshmallows, providing a distinct richness that's perfect for any sweet treat lover.

Ingredients:

3 tbsp natural gelatin

½ cup of boiling water

1 cup of honey

¼ cup of cold water

Method

1. In your cake mixer, bloom your gelatin in ½ cup of boiling water. 
2. On the stove, bring your honey and cold water to a hard boil for 4-5 minutes. 
3. Carefully add the hot honey to your mixer, and start slowly on a low speed, increasing to a high speed gradually. Stand by your mixer and don’t walk away, it will take a couple of minutes for the mixture to whip. It will eventually become thick and white like meringue, and as soon as you have stiff peaks, quickly pour into a lined 9x9 dish. 
4. You can line your tray with baking paper or dust with icing sugar, but you will have to work quickly as soon as it is out of the mixer, it will start to set!
5. Leave for an hour or so to cool, or less time in winter if you just pop it outside in the cool air. 
6. Cut with a hot knife (i dip a knife in boiling water) and enjoy! 

These should last up to a month in a sealed container, but they are normally gone within a few days in our house.