Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows {as promised}

So, I whipped up another batch of Alton Brown's marshmallows and dipped them in chocolate. If you want to dip your marshmallows, let them set according to Alton's recipe and then cut them. Once you have done this, prepare the chocolate for dipping according to this recipe:

Ingredients:

5 oz. semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
2 oz. 2% milk

Directions:

Line dish with wax paper. Grab some pop sticks for dipping. Heat water in the bottom of a double boiler. Pour milk into top pan and warm slightly. Then, add chocolate and mix while chocolate is melting. While melting chocolate, do not let the temperature get above 115 F. I usually end up finishing the melting process by removing the top pot from the heat and stirring. You can always move it back to the heat if you need to.

Once the chocolate is melted and smooth, dip your marshmallows and place them in lined dish. Cover dish. Then, place in refrigerator until chocolate has solidified.

Yum!

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Fluffy Marshmallows Thanks to Alton Brown {Homemade}

 

After having some fresh marshmallows in France and New Orleans this year, I just knew that I had to make them. I am not normally a marshmallow person, but the fresh ones are just so light and airy. My daughter and I used a recipe by Alton Brown for our first {and successful} attempt. I thought maybe I was a little ambitious by including my daughter on this project. However, she was eager to help and did quite a good job. She even was pretty good at not sneaking a lick until we were cleaning up. I found Alton's recipe to be pretty easy to follow. If you follow the steps, you will not end up with a sticky mess. Rather, you will end up with delightful, sugary puffs! If you are looking for a marshmallow recipe, Alton Brown's recipe is great. We plan on making some chocolate covered marshmallows for the holidays, so I will let you know how that goes!

**Updated: To see how we dipped them, head to our chocolate dipped marshmallows post.

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