Hello, I have made marshmallow fondant twice now and have had the same problem both times. The fondant always has little pieces of what looks like gelatin in it. I assumed that I didn't melt the marshmallows all the way through the first time, so this time I made sure they were all melted before adding the sugar. I had the same problem again! Has anyone else had this happen and know what I am doing wrong? I use a little bit of crisco to coat a bowl, add marshmallows and a little water, heat until puffed, add flavor and color and then kneed in my sugar.

Can anyone help?

Thank You!

we need to know which recipe of MMF you are using, so we can troublshoot it.

I use the recipe I found on cake journal.

1 bag of white marshmallows (8 oz)
Water (2 tbsp)
Icing sugar sifted (1 to 2 pounds)
Crisco to coat bowl
Heatproof bowl
Food colors
Flavouring optional

This is the recipe, and the technique I used is how I described in my orignal post.

okay.. try using this one.. its the one i use and it is fabulous..
http://cakecentral.com/recipes/15170/marshmallow-fondant-3 it gets a little tricky when adding LOTs of food coloring to get dark colors.

From your recipe it doesnt look like you have enough marshmalllows. so maybe you are just getting spots of marshmallws instead of a complete texture throughout the mix.

Thank You tesso! I will give this one a try next time. It never would have occured to me that I needed more marshmallow. It tastes and works great, but I can't use it with those flecks of gelatin all through it!

Thanks Again!!!

The problem you may be having is not your recipe - are you using KRAFT brand marshmallows?

I get the problem you indicated when I use generics. I'm afraid generic marshmallows are not the same.

I agree with CookieMeister. Generic brand marshmallows do tend to leave pieces of gelatin in the fondant.

Well, I thought that too! The first time I used generic and the second time I used Kraft and had the same problem both times. Glad to hear someone else had the problem though, thought it might be just me!

I have never had a problem with generic marshamllows.

Cookie miester which brand of generic didnt work for you? To make sure I don't accidently buy it. Or if i have already used them and just didnt have a problem.

I am all about experimenting.

Ok so I am really confused, I have been using the genreic because I thought I read on here that the "Kraft" do not work. I haven't had any problems but I do let it rest and knead a couple of times before I add color. I also warm in microwave for a few secs if it gets too stiff. I just make sure it is cool when I apply to cake.