Tag: no corn syrup

  • Homemade Caramel (Without Corn Syrup!)

    Homemade Caramel (Without Corn Syrup!)

    Just about everybody loves caramel candies. The chewy, gooey, buttery decadence is unrivaled, especially when the caramel is still slightly warm. And of course, what goes better with apples in the fall than a fresh homemade caramel sauce (a homemade caramel without corn syrup!)?

    And like most anything else, they’re usually better (’cause they’re fresh) when you make them yourself. If you’ve never tried to make homemade caramel without corn syrup, you really should give it a shot. It’s super easy (really, all you do is boil the mixture to a certain temperature), and you get to control (i.e. exclude) any ingredients that you don’t want. You should know by now that I don’t post recipes that require a whole lot of slaving away in the kitchen, and I’m not going to start with this one!

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  • Homemade Marshmallows (no corn syrup!)

    Homemade Marshmallows (no corn syrup!)

    Who doesn’t like roasting marshmallows over an open fire, either for s’mores, or just plain eating? No, seriously, who doesn’t – email me and we’ll have an intervention or something.

    Marshmallows in their simplest form are basically sugar, water, and gelatin. However, if you look at the ingredients of most store marshmallows, you’ll find corn syrup (GMO), corn starch (GMO), and both artificial flavors and colors (because after all, only Blue #1 can give you a really white marshmallow).

    But if you’re like us (this was the brainchild of S, so I’ll give credit where it’s due), you wonder why you can’t make your own, and skip all the garbage… Here’s the answer to that prayer – we’re going to show you how to make homemade marshmallows with no corn syrup.

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