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Oui,oui...I count my blessings everyday! Thanks for your quick response. Will give it a try!

Thank you for sharing this recipe & Eileen's book. I'd love to try making these, but I have a question about a couple ingredients: do you know if sheet gelatine will work the same as powdered gelatin (at the same weight)? I stock sheet gelatin in my pantry....(cheaper to buy where I'm located). Also, I have glucose but not corn syrup. I'm guessing these would be interchangeable. Have any advice? Thanks! :)

I used 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice instead and they came out great! use a little less if you want more pumpkin-y flavor.

I just spread these in the pan, and they already taste delicious, all gooey! I think I'll cut them with a gingerbread man cookie cutter to bring them to Thanksgiving. I was also thinking that, for those who like white chocolate, a very nice S'more could be a fun recipe!

I just made my first batch, too. Unfortunately I didn't see the post above, but Fiksu is right: there was not much pumpkin flavor, and a lot of clove.

I am thinking about using these on top of Sweet Potatoes for an update on the childhood favorite for Thankgiving.

@vernete - As I understand it, fat will cause marshmallows to deflate, much the same way fat will keep egg whites from whipping properly. I suspect you'd have a tough time getting peanut butter marshmallows to work out, but if you wan to try, I'd plan on swirling the peanut butter in at the end of the mixing process...

Is there a way to make marshmallows using agar rather than gelatin? We don't eat gelatin and wondered about a veg version.
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Hmmmm...I would say no to the balloon whisk and probably not to the cranky egg beater. Marshmallow "batter" is extremely viscous and has to be whipped a great deal for a very long time in order to acheive a properly aerated result. While it seems technically possible that it *could* be done by hand, I just can't imagine anyone having the stamina to do so. Marshmallows, I believe, are a job best left to an electric mixer of some sort. On that note, a robust handheld mixer (I've burned out a number of cheapy handheld mixers trying to whip viscous substances like marshmallow for long periods of time, so beware) could do the job, but it would probably take twice as long to reach the desired result as a stand mixer, which whips more efficiently (and doesn't require you standing there holding it) than a handheld.

kjgibson: Thanks for clearing up the question about the pan size (sorry I was a little slow in catching up on the comments, all). I actually used a half-sheet pan myself, so that'll work, too. You just end up with slightly thinner marshmallows.

etalanian: You're very welcome, and thanks so much for posting your link. The book is lovely - thank YOU!

I made marshmallows for the first time last year - plain and peppermint. About 80% of people (and kids) were super excited and awed - but there were a few people who were like "WTF?" They tasted great and are super easy - I will make them again for Christmas this year, and maybe throw some pumpkin spice ones in to boot!

@izatryt -- When I make marshmallows I use a 9x13 baking pan -- the kind you can get in any grocery store. My recipe is more or less the same as this one.
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I just looked at the book on Amazon. The previews (where it says Click to Look Inside), includes the page where the author describes the required equipment. It says:

Unless otherwise indicated, the marshmallow batters in the this book will fit into a 9 x 13-inch rectangular baking pan, or an 11 x 15-inch jelly roll/cookie sheet (the kind with sides.) If you don't have either of those pans don't despair. You can spread the batter into any pan or mold large enough to hold it; more than one pan or mold; or onto any flat smooth, prepared surface, to whatever thickness you like.

So I guess she means a 9x13 inch pan. I however initially thought she meant a half sheet pan, which is about 13 x 18 x 1-ish.

Marshmallows are a snap to make and Amanda Clark is right -- people are invariably amazed. I've sent them to my husband's office at holiday time. One colleague was *so* impressed that he knew someone who knew *how* to make marshmallows :-)