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How to Make Delicious Marshmallow Creme at Home

Dessert, Famous Recipes, Fun Stuff December 9, 2025 Leave a comment

Marshmallow creme is an American food item. It is a very sweet, spreadable, marshmallow-like confection. Marshmallow creme and peanut butter are used to create a Fluffernutter sandwich. In addition, marshmallow creme and Nutella can be spread on graham crackers to emulate s’ mores – a tasty fireside treat.  I have also used Marshmallow fluff to fill whoopee pies and icing chocolate cake.  You can take a pastry tip and fill cupcakes with marshmallow fluff for a yummy, sweet treat.  Or take a spoon and just dig in.  Enjoy

Ingredients

  • 3 large egg whites 
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter 
  • 2 tablespoons sugar 
  • 3/4 cup golden corn syrup 
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar 
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a heavy duty mixer, with whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. 
  2. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and beat until soft peaks form, set aside. 
  3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, add 1/3 cup water, corn syrup, and 2/3 cup sugar. 
  4. Cook over medium heat while stirring until the mixture reaches firm ball stage (instructions below) or 248 degrees on a candy thermometer. This step will take about 15 minutes. 

(To test for firm ball stage:  Fill a glass with cold water and drop a small spoonful of the mixture into the cold water. Remove the mixture from the cold water and it should hold its shape, but quickly flatten)

  1. Once the corn syrup mixture has reached firm ball stage, turn the mixer onto medium and in a slow steady stream; pour the corn syrup mixture into the beaten egg whites. 
  2. Once all of the corn syrup mixture has been added, beat on high for 5 minutes. 
  3. Add vanilla extract and beat on high 1 minute 
  4. Store in a tightly sealed container

Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

Dessert, Famous Recipes, Fun Stuff December 6, 2013 Leave a comment

Marshmallow Fluff

Marshmallow Fluff

Marshmallow creme is an American food item. It is a very sweet, spreadable, marshmallow-like confection. Marshmallow creme and peanut butter are used to create a Fluffernutter sandwich. In addition, marshmallow creme and Nutella can be spread on graham crackers to emulate s’ mores – a tasty fireside treat.  I have also used Marshmallow fluff to fill whoopee pies and icing chocolate cake.  You can take a pastry tip and fill cupcakes with marshmallow fluff for a yummy, sweet treat.  Or take a spoon and just dig in.  Enjoy.

 

Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

Ingredients

  • 3 large egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 cup golden corn syrup
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a heavy duty mixer, with whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
  2. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and beat until soft peaks form, set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, add 1/3 cup water, corn syrup, and 2/3 cup sugar.
  4. Cook over medium heat while stirring until the mixture reaches firm ball stage (instructions below) or 248 degrees on a candy thermometer. This step will take about 15 minutes.

(To test for firm ball stage:  Fill a glass with cold water and drop a small spoonful of the mixture into the cold water. Remove the mixture from the cold water and it should hold its shape, but quickly flatten)

  1. Once the corn syrup mixture has reached firm ball stage, turn the mixer onto medium and in a slow steady stream; pour the corn syrup mixture into the beaten egg whites.
  2. Once all of the corn syrup mixture has been added, beat on high for 5 minutes.
  3. Add vanilla extract and beat on high 1 minute
  4. Store in a tightly sealed container

Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls – Famous Recipes

Dessert, Famous Recipes January 23, 2013 Leave a comment

Every mall and every airport I walk into I can immediately smell the unmistakable smell of Cinnaboncinnamon cooking.  In 1985 Rich Komen decided he would create an efficient outlet that could serve freshly made cinnamon rolls in shopping malls. It took him 9 months to develop the “freshest, gooiest, and most mouthwatering cinnamon roll ever tasted!

Ingredients – Rolls

  • 1-1/4 ounce package active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm milk (105 to 110 F)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour

Ingredients – Filling

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2-1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup margarine

Ingredients – Icing

  • 1 stick margarine, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup cream cheese
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl
  2. Add the sugar, margarine, salt, eggs, and flour, mix well
  3. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted lightly with flour
  4. Place ball in a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until dough has doubled in size
  5. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface.
  6. Roll the dough approximately 21 inches long and 16 inches wide, and ¼ inch thick
  7. Preheat oven to 400 F.

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  1. For the filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl
  2. Spread the softened margarine evenly over the surface of the dough and then sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture evenly over the surface.
  3. Working carefully from the top (a 21-inch side) roll the dough down to the bottom edge to create a spiral
  4. Cut the roll of dough into 1-3/4 inch slices and place 6 at a time, evenly spaced, in a lightly greased baking pan.
  5. Bake for 10 minutes or until light brown on top.

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  1. For the icing, combine icing ingredients, beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy
  2. Coat the rolls when they come out of the oven generously with icing.

Makes 12 rolls

 

 

Bailey’s Original Irish Cream – Famous Recipes

Famous Recipes January 21, 2013 Leave a comment

Bailey’s Original Irish Cream

Bailey's Irish Cream

Bailey’s Irish Cream

Some really great memories associated with Bailey’s.  Bailey’s launched its Irish Cream Liqueur in 1974, after years of development. Bailey’s cream is produced at home – Ireland – and accounts for one-third of Ireland’s entire milk production. Just a note,  cream tastes different in different parts of the world due to cattle feed and grazing availability, your Irish Cream may be close – but just a little different.  Still worth a try.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup light cream
  • One 14-ounce can Eagle sweetened condensed milk
  • 1-2/3 cups Irish Whiskey
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 2 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate syrup
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender set on high speed for 30 seconds.
  2. Bottle in a tightly sealed container and refrigerate.
  3. The liqueur will keep for at least 2 months if kept cool. Be sure to shake the bottle well before serving.

Makes 4 cups

Arby’s Sauce – Famous Recipes

Famous Recipes January 21, 2013 Leave a comment

arby sauceArby’s sauce – a delicious sauce that enhances the taste of beef, or whatever your imagination can think of!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup catsup
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (Tabasco is best)

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce begins to boil, boil for 5 to 10 minutes.
  2. Remove the sauce from the heat. Cover and allow to cool
  3. Pour into a covered container for storage in your refrigerator.
  4. Will keep for up to two months

Makes 1 cup

Famous Recipes

Famous Recipes January 19, 2013 Leave a comment

burgerI was able to dig up some pretty amazing recipes from famous restaurants, by Todd Wilbur. If you like Philly pretzels or Nestle Crunch Bars, or White Castle Burgers, stay tuned.  I will be adding recipes every so often in a new category called Famous Recipes. You should know the sauces these restaurants use is what makes their sandwiches so yummy.  If you are on a diet, take a look at the recipes anyway, you can always substitute beef with a veggie burger, mayo with a low fat mayo, etc. Reinvent these famous recipes to suit your own lifestyle.  Inventing them will be fun.

Just a few side notes for hamburgers:

The patty should be very thin 1/4 inch.   Be sure the patty is the same thickness throughout and slightly larger then the bun.  Use a rolling pin put the meat between two pieces of wax paper to roll into a uniform thickness. Make the patty(s) ahead of time and place on a cookie sheet to freeze.  The frozen patty can be taken from the freezer and cooked frozen.  Enjoy