Ingredients
- 1 cup filtered water
- 1 cup honey
- 4 Tbsp gelatin
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2 cups shredded coconut
- oconut oil or butter for greasing the pan
- candy thermometer
- parchment paper
- jelly roll pan or 9×12 pyrex pan
Directions
- Grease pan of choice and cover with parchment paper. Grease parchment paper.
- Sprinkle half of the coconut flakes over the parchment paper, saving the other half for the top.
- Pour 1/2 cup water into the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle gelatin over the water in the mixing bowl and allow to set.
- Pour remaining 1/2 cup water into pan along with the honey.
- Slowly heat the honey and water mixture up to 240°F or soft ball stage.
- Add in flavoring of choice.
- With hand or stand mixer on lowest speed, slowly drizzle warmed honey over the gelatin mixture.
- Gradually increase mixing speed until marshmallow are thick enough to stick to the beater and hold their shape. (This took about 8 minutes with my stand mixer.)
- Using a greased spatula, lightly spread marshmallows over coconut flakes.
- Using greased hands, smooth marshmallows until evenly distributed.
- Sprinkle coconut flakes over the top of the marshmallows.
- Allow to sit for 2-5 hours to set.
- Cut into squares or other desired shapes.