Homemade Sea Salt Caramel Swirl Marshmallows
 
 
Once you taste a homemade sea salt caramel swirl marshmallows you'll never go back to the plain puffs that you get at the grocery store. Consider yourself warned!
Yield: 24 marshmallows
Ingredients
For the sea salt caramel swirl
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp light corn syrup
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • ⅛ tsp sea salt
For the marshmallows
  • 4½ tsp unflavored powdered gelatin
  • ¾ cup cold water, divided
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup light corn syrup, divided
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the classic coating
  • 1½ cups confectioner's sugar
  • 1 cup cornstarch or potato starch
Instructions
  1. Coat an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Wipe away the excess.
  2. To make the sea salt caramel swirl, mix the sugar, water, and corn syrup together in a small saucepan over high heat. Allow the sugar to dissolve and the syrup to start bubbling. Stop stirring. Continue to cook the caramel over the stove until it reaches a light amber color, swirling the pan as needed to mix. Remove from the heat and quickly whisk in the cream. Whisk in the salt. Transfer to a bowl to cool.
  3. Meanwhile, make the marshmallows. Whisk the gelatin and ½ cup cold water together in a small bowl. Let sit to soften for 5 minutes.
  4. In a medium saucepan, stir together the sugar, ¼ cup of the corn syrup, remaining ¼ cup of water, and salt over high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until the mixture heats to 240F. Meanwhile, pour the remaining ¼ cup of corn syrup into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Microwave the gelatin mixture for 30 seconds, or until melted. Pour it into the mixer bowl and mix on low speed. Keep the mixer running.
  5. Once the syrup on the stove is at 240F, slowly pour it into the mixer bowl with the gelatin. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 5 minutes. Increase it again to medium-high and beat for 5 more minutes. Finally, beat it on the highest setting for 1-2 minutes, then beat in the vanilla.
  6. Scoop ¼ of the marshmallow batter into the bowl with the caramel. Whisk until well combined, working as quickly as possible. Scoop the caramel mixture into the bowl with the remaining marshmallow batter and fold and swirl together. Pour into the prepared baking pan. Use an offset spatula to flatten the top and push it so that it fills the corners.
  7. Make a batch of classic coating by sifting together the confectioner's sugar and cornstarch. Sift this mixture over the top of the batter to cover it. Allow to set for 8 hours in a cool, dry place.
  8. To cut the marshmallows, loosen the edges of the marshmallow from the pan with a spatula or knife. Invert onto a work surface coated with the classic coating. Cut it into 1½-inch cubes or rectangles and coat the sticky edges in the classic coating.
Notes
Recipe from Marshmallow Madness!: Dozens of Puffalicious Recipes
Recipe by Joanne Eats Well With Others at https://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2017/04/sea-salt-caramel-swirl-marshmallows.html