Best Coconut Marshmallows Recipes

TOASTED COCONUT MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Sprinkle half the toasted coconut in an 8 by 12-inch nonmetal pan. Pour in the marshmallow batter and smooth the top of the mixture with damp hands. Sprinkle on the remaining toasted coconut. Allow to dry uncovered at room temperature overnight.
• Remove the marshmallows from the pan and cut into squares. Roll the sides of each piece carefully in confectioners' sugar. Store uncovered at room temperature.
• Combine the gelatin and 1/2 cup of cold water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and allow to sit while you make the syrup.
• Meanwhile, combine the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat to high and cook until the syrup reaches 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the sugar syrup into the dissolved gelatin. Put the mixer on high speed and whip until the mixture is very thick, about 15 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix thoroughly.

MARSHMALLOWS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Mix cold water and gelatin together in a bowl until gelatin is dissolved.
• Bring 3/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan; add sugar and bring back to a boil. Pour sugar mixture over gelatin mixture; add vanilla extract and salt. Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 20 minutes.
• Spread mixture in the prepared baking pan; chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.
• Cut marshmallows into squares with a knife dipped in hot water. Press squares into the toasted coconut.

HOMEMADE COCONUT MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Combine the gelatin and 1/2 cup of cold water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and allow to sit while you make the syrup.
• Combine the sugar, corn syrup, salt and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat to high and cook until the syrup reaches 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the sugar syrup into the dissolved gelatin. Turn the mixer to high and whip the mixture for about 15 minutes, until very thick. Add the vanilla and mix thoroughly.
• With a sieve, generously dust an 8-by-12-inch nonmetal baking dish with confectioners' sugar. Sprinkle half the coconut evenly in the pan, pour the marshmallow mixture into the pan, smooth the top and sprinkle the remaining coconut on top. Allow to stand uncovered at room temperature overnight, until it dries out.
• Turn the marshmallows onto a board and cut them in squares. Roll the sides in confectioners' sugar and store at room temperature.
• To toast coconut, place it in a very large dry saute pan and cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, tossing frequently, until lightly browned.

CARDAMOM WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE WITH PISTACHIO AND COCONUT DIPPED MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Put the pistachios and grated coconut on 2 separate small plates. Lightly spray a large plate with cooking spray.
• Put the semisweet chocolate chips in a ramekin or very small microwave-safe bowl and microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Stir in the coconut oil.
• Dip a marshmallow halfway in the chocolate, then coat in the pistachios; transfer to the sprayed plate. Repeat with 3 more of the marshmallows. Dip the remaining marshmallows halfway in the chocolate, then coat in the coconut. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Put the white chocolate chips, cardamom and 1 cup of the milk in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat, whisking often, until smooth. Add the heavy cream and remaining 2 1/2 cups milk and heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Stir in the vanilla.
• Serve the white hot chocolate with the marshmallows.

COCONUT-PINEAPPLE SKEWERS WITH MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high. As the grill is heating, thread pineapple chunks onto metal or pre-soaked wooden skewers (see Tip), leaving space in between each piece for maximum browning. Brush all sides of the pineapple chunks with coconut oil and dust with cinnamon.
• When the grill is hot, lightly brush the grates with oil, and add the pineapple skewers. Cook, rotating them carefully every few minutes, until they are evenly browned and slightly charred in places, about 4 to 8 minutes.
• While the pineapple is grilling, divide marshmallows across 4 bowls. Remove pineapple from the grill and, using a fork, immediately slide the pineapple off the skewers and onto the marshmallows. Let sit for a few minutes for the hot pineapple to soften the marshmallows.
• Sprinkle each serving with shredded coconut, and top with pecans and small scoops of coconut sorbet or ice cream, if using.

COCONUT-ICE MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Toast half the coconut in a large, wide pan over a very low heat. Keep stirring the whole time so the coconut toasts evenly. When the flakes are tinged golden brown, tip into a bowl to stop them cooking any further.
• Line 2 square tins or dishes (18cm or 16cm) with baking parchment. Spread half the toasted coconut evenly over the base of one, and half of the untoasted coconut over the base of the other.
• Put the gelatine leaves, one by one so that they don't clump together, in a large bowl of cold water and leave to soften while you make the marshmallow mixture. Put the sugar, liquid glucose and 200ml cold water in a small, deep heavy-based saucepan, so that the mixture will be deep enough to get a thermometer reading. Place over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved completely. Turn up the heat and boil until the mixture reaches firm ball stage on a sugar thermometer (about 125C) - this will take a while. If you don't have a sugar thermometer, drop a little of the syrup into a glass of very cold water - if it sets to a firm but malleable ball, it's ready.
• While the sugar is boiling, beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric whisk until stiff.
• When the syrup has reached the right stage, pour it in a steady stream into the egg whites while you continue whisking - making sure it hits the egg whites before the whisk blades. Lift the gelatine leaves out of the water, squeeze out any excess water and add, one at a time and still whisking continuously, to the mixture. Add the vanilla and Malibu, and continue whisking - the mixture will go shiny and start to thicken. Continue whisking for about 10 mins until it's very thick, just pourable.
• Scrape half the marshmallow mixture into the toasted coconut tin and spread the top to flatten as much as possible, then sprinkle over the remaining toasted coconut.
• Add some pink food colouring to the second half of the mix, little by little and whisking all the time, until you get a nice colour. Scrape into the untoasted coconut tin, level as for the first, and sprinkle with the remaining untoasted coconut. Leave to set somewhere cool (but not the fridge) for at least 2 hrs, or until firm.
• One at a time, carefully ease the sheets of marshmallow away from the sides of the tins, then turn out onto a chopping board. Remove the parchment and cut into squares with a sharp knife dusted with a little icing sugar if it is sticking. Keep in an airtight container, layered between sheets of parchment to prevent sticking, for up to a month.

COCONUT SOUR CREAM BUNDT CAKE WITH SUGAR ICING AND MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray Bundt pan with non-stick baking spray.
• In a mixing bowl sift together: flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Cream together ( using the Kitchen-aid) sugar, Crisco, eggs and coconut extract.
• Add to egg mixture flour mix alternating with sour cream- use Kitchen-aid mixer on medium.
• Turn mixer to low and mix in coconut.
• Spoon into bundt pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean/top is brown--don't overbake.
• Take bundt pan with cake out of oven and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Make glaze- mix water, powdered sugar and coconut extract into saucepan over medium high flame- whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved then set aside.
• Poke holes in cake bottom and 1/3 of glaze into holes.
• Invert bundt pan onto plate, pour glaze over top then garnish with coconut (toasted) and mini marshmallows.
• Let cool completely before cutting.

COCONUT MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In a large baking pan spread sweetened flaked coconut evenly and toast in middle of oven, stirring halfway through toasting, until golden, about 12 minutes total. Cool coconut.
• Oil bottom and sides of a 13- by 9- by 2-inch rectangular metal baking pan and sprinkle bottom evenly with 1 1/2 cups toasted coconut. In bowl of a standing electric mixer or in a large bowl sprinkle gelatin over cold water and let stand to soften.
• In a 3-quart heavy saucepan cook sugar, corn syrup, hot water, and salt over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to moderate and boil mixture, without stirring, until a candy or digital thermometer registers 240°F, about 12 minutes. Remove pan from heat and pour sugar mixture over gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. With standing or a hand-held electric mixer beat mixture on high speed until white, thick, and nearly tripled in volume, about 6 minutes if using standing mixer or about 10 minutes if using hand-held mixer. In a large bowl with cleaned beaters beat whites (or reconstituted powdered whites) until they just hold stiff peaks. Beat whites and extract into sugar mixture until just combined.
• Pour mixture into baking pan and sprinkle 1 1/2 cups toasted coconut evenly over top, pressing lightly to adhere. Transfer remaining toasted coconut to a large bowl and reserve, covered, at room temperature. Chill marshmallow, uncovered, until firm, at least 3 hours, and up to 1 day.
• Run a thin knife around edges of pan and invert pan onto a large cutting board Lifting up 1 corner of inverted pan, with fingers loosen marshmallow and let drop onto cutting board. With a large knife trim edges of marshmallow and cut marshmallow into roughly 1-inch cubes.Toss marshmallows in batches in reserved coconut to evenly coat and press lightly to adhere. Coconut marshmallows keep in an airtight container at cool room temperature 1 week.

DARK CHOCOLATE COVERED COCONUT MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• 1. Line a 13 by 9 inch pan with foil and pray with non stick cooking spray; set aside
• 2. In a larg mixing bowl (I use my kitchen aid mixer bowl) sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup water; set aside.
• 3. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, salt, and remaining water. Bring to a boil, stiring occasionally. Cook without strring, until a candy thermometer reads 240* (soft-ball sstage)
• 4. Remove from heat and gradully add to gelatin in a small stream while beating. Beat on high speed until mixture is thick and the volume has doubled, about 15minuts, it should look like marshmallow cream, beat in coconut extract.
• 5. Spread into prepared pan, cover and let stand 6 hours or over night.
• 6. Lift marshmalllow out using foil, with a pizza cutter coated with cooking spray (you can use a knife to) cut into 1 1/2 in squares.
• 7. Melt bag of chocolate chips and coconut oil in microwave safe bowl in microwave. start with one minute and then continue for 30 second interavls till smooth, do not over heat!
• 8. Dip bottoms of marshmallows in chocolat and place on waxed paper. Transfer remaining chocolate to a plastic ziploc bag, cut off small amount of a corner and use to drizzle chocolate over the tops of the marshmallows. Top with toasted coconut if you so wish. Let harden, this can take different amounts of time depending on house temperature. Enjoy!

MARSHMALLOWS ROLLED IN TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Toast coconut in oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit; watch carefully to prevent burning.
• Melt the caramels in a double boiler with the condensed milk and butter.
• Stir to combine into a creamy sauce; stir a lot.
• Dip marshmallows in sauce quickly; do not leave a lot of sauce.
• Be careful; sugar burns.
• Roll in toasted coconut or Rice Krispies.
• Let set on waxed paper.

TOASTED COCONUT MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Sprinkle half the toasted coconut in an 8 by 12-inch nonmetal pan. Pour in the marshmallow batter and smooth the top of the mixture with damp hands. Sprinkle on the remaining toasted coconut. Allow to dry uncovered at room temperature overnight. Remove the marshmallows from the pan and cut into squares. Roll the sides of each piece carefully in confectioners' sugar. Store uncovered at room temperature. Homemade Marshmallows: Combine the gelatin and 1/2 cup of cold water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and allow to sit while you make the syrup. Meanwhile, combine the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat to high and cook until the syrup reaches 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat. With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the sugar syrup into the dissolved gelatin. Put the mixer on high speed and whip until the mixture is very thick, about 15 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix thoroughly.

BLOOD ORANGE AND COCONUT MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9 1/2" rimmed baking sheet (or use a 13x9" baking pan; marshmallows will be a bit taller) with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper and lightly coat with nonstick spray. Place 1/4 cup water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment and sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir granulated sugar, blood orange juice, and 2 tablespoons corn syrup in a small saucepan fitted with thermometer; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until thermometer registers 230°.
• Meanwhile, add remaining 3 tablespoons corn syrup to gelatin mixture. As soon as thermometer registers 230° and with mixer on high speed, add blood orange syrup to gelatin mixture, drizzling down the side of the bowl. Beat until soft, collapsing peaks form and bowl feels cool to the touch, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in red food coloring, adding more to reach desired color.
• Working quickly, scrape blood orange mixture into prepared pan; smooth into an even layer with an offset spatula lightly coated with nonstick spray. Let cool.
• Place 1/4 cup water in the bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment and sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir granulated sugar, coconut milk, and 2 tablespoons corn syrup in a small saucepan fitted with thermometer; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
• Cook until thermometer registers 230°. Meanwhile, add remaining 3 tablespoons corn syrup to gelatin mixture. As soon as thermometer registers 230° and with mixer on high speed, add coconut syrup to gelatin mixture, drizzling down the side of the bowl. Beat until soft, collapsing peaks form and bowl feels cool to the touch, about 5 minutes.
• Working quickly, scrape coconut mixture over blood orange layer; smooth with offset spatula. Let sit, uncovered, at least 12 hours before cutting. (Marshmallow will be firm but springy when pressed.)
• Dust a cutting board with powdered sugar. Gently run a paring knife around the edge of the pan to release marshmallow and invert onto cutting board. Cut marshmallow into 3/4"-wide strips and roll in powdered sugar. Coil into glass jars for gifting, or cut into 2" pieces and roll in any remaining powdered sugar.