Marshmallow Bunnies for Easter

1. I think it’s kind of funny- Uschi challenged me 🙂 and I accepted the challenge. She wants something WHITE – she gets something white. But no mousse – she has to take what I offer her. Here we go = Vegan recipe à la Biggi 2.0

preparation

1. Put the water (120 ml.) And agar-agar in a saucepan, stir and set aside. Put the sugar and the caramel syrup in a second saucepan. Add 60 ml. Water. If available, then attach a sugar thermometer (or other) to the pot. Now you have to cook the mixture over high heat for about 5 minutes. The mass should now be heated to 120 degrees. The right temperature is very important for success.
2. In the next step, the agar mixture is brought to the boil while stirring. Then let it boil for a minute and remove it from the stove. It is advisable to do the following steps with a food processor because it will be exhausting.
3. Now to the chickpea liquid. Put this together with the xanthan gum and lemon juice in a heat-resistant mixing bowl. Beat vigorously for two to three minutes. Then add vanilla sugar and whip this mixture until it has a silky sheen. It is very stiff. Then they did everything right.
4. Now carefully add the sugar syrup by slowly pouring it in. You need to stir the mass all the time. Your mixture must keep its stiff consistency and not collapse. After another two minutes, add the agar mixture and beat again for another five minutes. At best, the bowl has now cooled down well. As a result, the consistency should be similar to that of firm whipped cream. Ergo be very stiff. A good test = if you take out the whisk, nothing works

Shape the marshmallow mass 🙂

1. First, prepare the powdered sugar and starch for rolling. Mix both components together. I always sift through the mass – maybe twice. Now cover the bottom of a rectangular or square shape well with a third of the mixture. This is important so that nothing sticks to the form. Now the time has come – fill the marshmallow mixture into the mold.
2. Let the mold set for two hours at room temperature. Do not put it in the fridge.
3. Do a pressure test – if the mass is elastic, then sprinkle generously with the remaining starch-sugar mixture. Now you can either cut out stars – hearts etc. as you like or roll long strips a little and then cut them into pieces. Finally, roll again well in the starch-sugar mixture.

epilogue

1. Since this is a challenge from a non-vegan – and I hopefully pass the challenge as this one – I have of course thought about something. It could be that I’m totally wrong and my challenger doesn’t like what I’ve made here at all.
2. Therefore- I’m making an Easter cake tomorrow I could use some decoration. So before it goes into the bin- I try to bribe my challenger with it 🙂 Dear Uschi- is not a white mouse but it is WHITE 🙂 and cute.

Note on storage if there is anything left over

1. The finished marshmallows were rolled in the sugar starch mixture so that they no longer stick together. However, you should let them dry for at least 24 hours. Store in a sealable container or shrink-wrapped.
2. Unfortunately, the pictures weren’t so great today because I had to concentrate very much on the preparation. Sorry !!!

Sweet greetings from “Grandma Spoon” aka Biggi ♥