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Other Fun Ideas With Marshmallows

Other Fun Ideas With Marshmallows

Get the kids cooking creatively with marshmallows — mini or jumbo

by Michele Thompson

Here are just a few fun marshmallow ideas to inspire you:

  • Stir marshmallows into peanut butter for peanut butter mallow sandwiches.
  • Mix marshmallows with fresh fruit for topping pancakes, waffles or French toast.
  • Use marshmallows, other candies and toothpicks to create edible marshmallow people.
  • Float marshmallows on hot cocoa (always a classic!).
  • Stir marshmallows and nuts into warm melted chocolate and make marshmallow bark.
  • Make a marshmallow fruit frosting by stirring together marshmallows, whipped topping and chopped fruit. (Great on birthday cakes and bake sale cupcakes.)
  • Toss marshmallows into your kids’ favorite trail mix.
  • Place a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent melted ice cream drips.
  • Toss into any fruit salad.
  • Use marshmallows to decorate oatmeal and frosted desserts.
  • Simply put your imagination to work and you’ll find many fun uses for marshmallows.

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