Peppermint Marshmallows

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 into a small bowl, sift together the confectioners sugar and the cornstarch; line a 13x9 inch baking pan with non stick foil and spray foil with non stick cooking spray; sift 2 tablespoons of the sugar/cornstarch mixture into the pan, tilting to coat the pan; set the rest of the mixture aside for later.
• 2 place 2/3 cup water in a large bowl; sprinkle with gelatin; let soften for five minutes.
• 3 in a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, heat sugar, corn syrup, candy pieces and salt over medium heat until sugar and candy pieces are dissolved, stirring occasionally; slowly mix into bowl with gelatin.
• 4 beat gelatin/sugar mixture on high speed with electric beater until light and fluffy, about 15 minutes; spread into prepared pan and smooth top; dust with 2 tablespoons of the reserved sugar/cornstarch mixture and let set at room temperature for 2 hours.
• 5 lift marshmallow block from pan using foil; with a wet knife, cut into six squares.
• 6 spread remaining sugar/cornstarch mixture onto a baking sheet; invert marshmallow blocks onto baking sheet and cut each square into 9 smaller squares.
• 7 toss marshmallows in sugar/cornstarch mixture ans set on a pan to set for an additional hour; store loosely covered at room temperature.