(Vegetarians can substitute marshmallow recipes that call for gelatine with agar-agar.) Be sure to pour the hot sugar mixture into the egg whites in a slow, steady stream while whisking ...

Let cool before chopping into bits. Recipe courtesy of Marshmallow Madness!: Dozens of Puffalicious Recipes by Shauna Sever/Quirk Books, 2012.

Over time, the recipe has evolved to include modern ingredients, but the name has stuck. Despite starting out as a medical product made from the marshmallow plant, modern marshmallows are ...

As well as sweeping London as the treat of choice thanks to artisan 'mallow makers The London Marshmallow Company, the sweet and squidgy stuff is also the subject of the a gorgeous new recipe book.