Alternative for marshmallows

EbonyHamster · 22/05/15 - 19:40

Would this

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=286201768

Or this

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=274906045

Be an ok substitute for marshmallows for making these

http://www.fudgebananaswirl.com/smore-cookie-smookie/

?

Thanks in advance

bluefb · 22/05/15 - 20:07

Comparing the ingredients of the spread with those of regular m'mallows, the main difference is that the latter contain starch and gelatine, which will give them their firmness and help keep them separate. So there's a definite textural difference; you couldn't spread the m'mallow pieces on your toast, for instance. The extra ingredients in the pieces will be part of the 'glue' holding the cookie together. The danger is that after cooling, the cookie might fall apart.

maggie thecat · 22/05/15 - 21:56

The problem you have is toasted marshmallows are an integral in s'mores, a fireside treat composed of smashing said marshmallow between two graham crackers along with a slab of Hershey's chocolate. (Yes, I know. All British people think Hershey bars are vile, etc. etc.)

So the recipe loses some of its je ne sais quois if you ditch the marshmallows. What you could do, if you couldn't find any is chop up something like a Tunnock's tea cake - which is already chocolate covered and on a digestive biscuit and use that. The chocolate coating would hold its shape better than fluff which will likely disappear.

Or you could buy the real deal off amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0005XN7SE/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1432328113&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=mini+marshmallows&dpPl=1&dpID=51ebaT%2Bdv1L&ref=plSrch

EbonyHamster · 22/05/15 - 22:03

It's not that I can't find marshmallows it's that we can't eat them as they have gelatine in

maggie thecat · 22/05/15 - 22:07

Oh. You need vegan marshmallows. Is there such a thing?http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009P81AD4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1432328810&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=vegan+marshmallow&dpPl=1&dpID=51Y87FFc94L&ref=plSrch

Apparently, yes there is.

EbonyHamster · 22/05/15 - 22:22

maggie thecat wrote: »

Oh. You need vegan marshmallows. Is there such a thing?http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009P81AD4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1432328810&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=vegan+marshmallow&dpPl=1&dpID=51Y87FFc94L&ref=plSrch

Apparently, yes there is.

expensive!

Esot-eric · 22/05/15 - 22:28

maggie thecat wrote: »

(Yes, I know. All British people think Hershey bars are vile, etc. etc.)

Tastes like vomit to me.

EbonyHamster wrote: »

It's not that I can't find marshmallows it's that we can't eat them as they have gelatine in

Holland and Barrett have vegan marshmallows, but they tend to be the small kind that people sometimes put in hot chocolate.

They taste just like the animal version too.

maggie thecat · 22/05/15 - 23:10

EbonyHamster wrote: »

expensive!

So find some that are less so. Ask at your local shop. I'm not in the UK, there's only so much I can do.

maggie thecat · 22/05/15 - 23:13

Esot-eric wrote: »

Tastes like vomit to me.
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Yes. Thank you for adding that pointless bit of information to the discussion. In case you hadn't noticed I was explaining the origin of the snack the recipe was emulating and why substitute ingredients wouldn't be appropriate.

[Deleted User] · 23/05/15 - 23:31

You can get the marshmallow spread..Marshmallow fluff it's called, and its nice http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/

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