Nothing goes better with a delicious cup of hot cocoa than fluffy, homemade marshmallows. Learn how to whip up your own at home.
Soak 4 envelopes of gelatin in 1 cup of cold water. Set aside.
In a saucepan, combine 4 cups sugar with 1 cup of chilled water. Stir over medium heat until sugar crystals dissolve, and add gelatin from packets. Bring to a boil and stir.
Once it's boiling, remove from heat, pour into a bowl and let cool.
Add ½ tsp salt and 3 tsp vanilla extract. Mix with a mixer until doubled in thickness.
Pour into a greased glass baking pan and let set.
Cut into shapes using cookie cutters and dust with powdered sugar.