My lovely mother sent me a package of Christmas gifts the other day. Most of them were wrapped so I put them under the tree. But there were a few unwrapped goodies available for immediate consumption including the best marshmallows in the world. I would say that they are the best vegetarian/vegan marshmallows in the world too (which is true), but it wouldn’t be doing them justice.
There is a video on their website that talks about the intriguing history of vegetarian marshmallows. The marshmallows available at supermarkets contain gelatin, which is derived bones and connective tissues of animals. If that isn’t gross, I don’t know what it. A Kosher products company used to sell a “vegetarian” gelatin that was used to make vegetarian marshmallows, but it turns out the Kosher company was lying — it wasn’t vegetarian! But Sweet and Sara, the company that made my yummy marshmallows has found a way to make marshmallows without meat gelatin.
And they are sooo much better than the styrofoam-esqe marshmallows you can get at the store. They are everything a marshmallow should be: a little dry on the outside, soft and squishy on the inside, sweet and creamy, without a trace of styrofoam or chemical additive aftertaste. My mom sent them to me because she knows I love rice crispy treats, but it sees a shame to mar them by adding uber-processed cereal. My boyfriend things marshmallows are meant only for hot cocoa, so I will try to restrain myself from gobbling the whole pack of marshmallows so that we can try that.
