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Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

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This Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe uses herbal mint tea bags for plenty of spearmint & peppermint flavor! Especially fun for St. Patrick’s Day or Christmas celebrations.

This Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe uses herbal mint tea bags for plenty of spearmint & peppermint flavor! Especially fun for St. Patrick's Day or Christmas celebrations.

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If you are a marshmallow fan + love spearmint, this is the marshmallow for you. I could not stop eating these! And like I’ve said before about homemade marshmallows, they aren’t that hard (as long as you have a stand mixer and a candy thermometer), so don’t be intimidated by them. Homemade marshmallows are truly worth all the fuss people (like me!) make about them.

Bigelow Mint Medley Herbal Tea for Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

Making this Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallow recipe starts with a highly concentrated herbal tea, which is done with Bigelow Mint Medley tea bags. I do imagine you could use other kinds of mint tea bags, but this is the kind that I use and prefer — I love the great spearmint flavor these have.

To make the concentrate, you’ll need steep 6 tea bags in 1 cup of water. 

Bigelow Mint Medley Herbal Tea for Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

The tea concentrate is divided with part of it being used to soften the gelatin and part of it being used to create a hot, sugary syrup. The softened gelatin and the hot syrup are combined in a stand mixer and mixed until the mixture becomes very thick, increases in size, and lightens in color. Towards the end, a bit of green gel food coloring is added to give it a pretty green color.

Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

When the marshmallow is done mixing, it’s poured into a pan. I decided to go with an 8 x 8″ pan which gives larger (taller) marshmallows, but you could use a larger pan size too. The choice is yours, either will work fine, it just depends on how tall and big you would like your marshmallows to be.

Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

The marshmallow mixture needs several hours, but preferably overnight, to set. When it’s set, the top won’t be very tacky when you touch it (marshmallow shouldn’t come off on your finger) and it will pull away from the edges of the pan when you gently pull back with your finger. The marshmallows are turned out onto a clean cutting board that has been sprinkled with a mixture of cornstarch and powdered sugar. They are then cut into squares — whatever size you like is fine. Finally, they are tossed in more of the cornstarch/powered sugar mixture.

Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

Now, eat as many as you like and then share your amazing candy creation with others.  If they like marshmallows, they will love you for it. If they don’t like marshmallows, there is more for you.

Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

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Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

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This Homemade Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe uses herbal mint tea bags for plenty of spearmint & peppermint flavor! Especially fun for St. Patrick’s Day or Christmas celebrations.

  • Author: Brandie Valenzuela
  • Category: Candy
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 6 Bigelow Mint Medley Herbal Tea Bags
  • 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin (1/4 ounce each)
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 egg whites
  • green food color

Marshmallow Coating

  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Spray an 8 x 8″ or 13 x 9″ baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, heat water to boiling. Remove from heat and add tea bags to the water, making sure each one is submerged and in contact with the water. Steep the tea bags for 7-8 minutes. Remove tea bags from water, allowing as much water as possible to drip off of the bags without squeezing. Allow tea concentrate to cool.
  3. Pour 1/2 cup of tea concentrate into the bowl of your stand mixer. Sprinkle top with each envelope of gelatin. Give a gentle swirl to the bowl, if necessary, to make sure all of the gelatin comes into contact with the tea concentrate.
  4. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, remaining tea concentrate, and the salt. Over medium heat, stir mixture slowly (avoid splashing mixture on insides of saucepan) until dissolved.
  5. When mixture is just beginning to boil, stop stirring. Clip candy thermometer inside the pan and heat until the mixture is 240 degrees F and no higher.
  6. Remove from heat immediately, turn stand mixture on the slowest speed and begin drizzling the hot syrup mixture into the bowl of softened gelatin. When all the syrup has been added and is combined with the gelatin, turn the stand mixture on high and set your time for 10 minutes.
  7. While mixture is beating, in a separate bowl, beat 2 eggs whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
  8. Near the end of the 10 minutes, marshmallow mixture should be very thick, lightened in color, and increased in volume. With stand mixer still mixing, add a small amount of green food color. Allow food color to combine with marshmallow mixture. If necessary, add more food color to achieve desire color.
  9. With stand mixture on the slowest speed, gently mix egg whites into the marshmallow mixture until all incorporated. Don’t over mix!
  10. Pour marshmallow mixture into prepared pan, using a rubber spatula to help scrape it out of the bowl and smooth the top of the marshmallows. Get as much as you can, but don’t worry about getting every last bit. Let your marshmallows set for about 6 hours or overnight. When they are ready, they should not be tacky on the top and should pull away from the side if you gently pull it away with your finger.
  11. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, create your marshmallow coating by mixing the powered sugar and cornstarch. Set aside until needed.
  12. Dust a clean surface with some of your marshmallow coating. Turn your marshmallow out onto the dusted surface. Dust top with more of the coating and cut into pieces, keeping knife clean and coated with the coating as necessary to prevent sticking.
  13. Place cut marshmallows into the coating and lift them out with a mesh strainer. Tap off all excess coating and place on a plate or in a storage container.

Keywords: 9 ingredients, bigelow mint medley herbal tea, peppermint, st patrick's day, christmas,


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Mint Tea Marshmallows Recipe

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Comments

  1. Miz Helen says

    March 14, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Your Mint Tea Marshmallows are just fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    March 12, 2017 at 6:01 am

    I’m running behind!! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe on last week’s What’s for Dinner link up!

    Reply
  3. Michele Morin says

    March 11, 2017 at 3:33 am

    TEA BAGS! I would never have guessed!

    Reply
  4. Jhuls says

    March 5, 2017 at 9:24 pm

    Whoa! Mint-flavored marshmallows? I bet they taste heavenly! They look adorable, too. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Rebecca says

    March 5, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    These look delightful! I adore marshmallows…especially lavender marshmallows…I must try these. Thanks for sharing.

    Rebecca

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Christine | Mid-Life Croissant says

    March 21, 2016 at 10:59 am

    I’ve been wanting to make homemade marshmallows for ages and these would be perfect. Love the tea in there. Thank you for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.

    Reply
  7. Maria says

    March 16, 2016 at 10:33 am

    What a neat idea! I love tea and mint combination, and having it marshmallow form makes it even better. Thanks so much for sharing this with us on #SHINEbloghop last week

    Reply
  8. Frugal Hausfrau says

    March 15, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    What a great idea to use the tea! These are just so fun. Thanks for sharing this with us on Throwback Thursday!

    Mollie

    Reply
  9. Akaleistar says

    March 13, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Those marshmallows sound divine!

    Reply
  10. Tianna says

    March 11, 2016 at 8:56 am

    yummy! what a great idea for spring!

    ★★★★

    Reply
  11. Dija Henry says

    March 24, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    oh my gosh these look delicious!! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely have to try these! I found you through the SITS girls link up!

    Reply
  12. Melissa says

    March 14, 2014 at 9:49 am

    What a great idea. Perfect for St. Patricks Day!

    Reply
  13. Dominique says

    March 13, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    I LOVE homemade marshmallows and having an Irish boyfriend will make this a necessity next week! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  14. Mama to 5 Blessings says

    March 13, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    What. Great idea, you could make this with all kids of other flavours even coffee! What a great yummy treat!

    Reply
  15. Betsy says

    March 13, 2014 at 4:23 pm

    This is such a clever idea! I would have never thought to flavor marshmallows with tea

    Reply
  16. Angela S says

    March 13, 2014 at 12:47 pm

    I drink mint tea all the time but never dreamed of using it to make marshmallows. Love this!

    Reply
  17. Kelsey Apley says

    March 13, 2014 at 11:57 am

    These sound like an interesting flavor!! I love that green, they look gorgeous!! I have made homemade marshmallows before and they were a lot easier than I thought they would be!

    Reply
  18. Wendy | Around My Family Table says

    March 13, 2014 at 11:33 am

    Can you believe that I’ve never made my own marshmallows!!! Your’s always look amazing! Love that you use herbal tea to get the flavor.

    Reply
  19. Carlee C says

    March 13, 2014 at 11:20 am

    I have never tried making Marshmallows at home. After reading this, I might have to give it a try. Looks yummy.

    Reply
  20. Ellen Christian says

    March 13, 2014 at 7:33 am

    I really want to try making my own marshmallows. It’s on my list!

    Reply
  21. Jennifer Soltys says

    March 13, 2014 at 6:49 am

    Okay, this is the coolest thing I have seen in a while! Never made my own marshmallows and super intrigued!!! These look so pretty and sound delicious!

    Reply
  22. Jennifer @TheRebelChick says

    March 13, 2014 at 6:02 am

    I really had no idea that it was this easy to make homemade marshmallows! I love marshmallows, I am definitely going to try this – I even have some mint tea bags in the cabinet!

    Reply
  23. Melodie & Georgia says

    March 12, 2014 at 6:15 am

    Hi Brandi,

    Your blog looks lovely, I just love your st patricks day ideas!! I’ve signed up to follow you, I couldnt resist. 🙂
    Have a look at our blog if you like: https://farmtofaceblog.wordpress.com

    Hugs & Nonsense
    Melodie & Georgia.

    Reply

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