Marshmallow

candy · fluffy · sugar

Air-whipped clouds. Marshmallows get their spongy, bouncy texture by whipping air into a mixture of sugar, water, and gelatin, kind of like making edible clouds!

Named after a plant. The marshmallow candy was actually inspired by a real plant called the marsh-mallow, which was once used to make medicine.

Perfect filling food. Marshmallows are soft enough to squeeze into cakes and pastries as a filling, or they can be shaped into fun forms and dusted with corn starch so they don't stick together.

Squishy yet sturdy. Even though marshmallows feel pillowy and soft in your mouth, the gelatin holds everything together so they don't fall apart in your hand.