Description
This Easy Marshmallow Fondant Recipe offers a smooth, pliable, and stretchable fondant that’s simple to make using pantry staples. Perfect for decorating cakes with a soft texture and mild sweetness, it adapts easily to colors and flavors, making cake decorating accessible for beginners and pros alike.
Ingredients
Essential Ingredients
- Mini marshmallows (base ingredient for smooth, stretchy fondant)
- Powdered sugar (adds sweetness and firmness, prevents stickiness)
- Water (helps melt marshmallows evenly and adjust consistency)
- Vegetable shortening (for smooth surface and to prevent drying/sticking)
Optional Ingredients
- Gel food coloring (to color fondant without altering texture or taste)
- Flavor extracts (e.g., vanilla, almond, peppermint for personalized flavor)
Instructions
- Step 1: Melt the Marshmallows
Place mini marshmallows and water into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each until marshmallows are fully melted and smooth. - Step 2: Gradually Add Powdered Sugar
Slowly mix in powdered sugar, stirring continuously. When mixture thickens, turn it out onto a powdered sugar-dusted surface to prepare for kneading. - Step 3: Knead the Fondant
Knead the fondant like dough, adding more powdered sugar as needed until it’s smooth, pliable, and no longer sticky. This process typically takes 8-10 minutes. - Step 4: Add Shortening for Smoothness
Rub a small amount of vegetable shortening on the fondant’s surface and your hands to keep it soft and prevent drying during storage or use. - Step 5: Color and Flavor the Fondant
If desired, knead in gel food coloring and flavor extracts evenly until achieving the preferred shade and taste, taking care not to overwork the fondant.
Notes
- Use mini marshmallows for faster melting and consistent texture.
- Knead with warm hands to keep fondant soft and pliable.
- Work quickly after smoothing to avoid drying out.
- Dust with powdered sugar liberally during kneading to avoid stickiness but avoid over-drying.
- Store fondant wrapped tightly in plastic wrap within an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/20 of recipe
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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