Homemade apple marshmallow. Apple marshmallow with agar-agar or gelatin

Pastila is a wonderful delicacy that is liked by almost everyone without exception. It has a wonderful taste, long shelf life and a large supply of vitamins. There are many options for preparing marshmallows, their number depends on the choice of those fruits and berries.

You can also make marshmallow at home. So, pastille at home: a recipe with a photo, cooking options and some tricks - later in the article.

Indeed, you can cook pastille at home, but this process is rather lengthy and painstaking. But the result is worth it. The recipe is not particularly difficult, and the ingredients are taken in a minimal amount. Usually, thoroughly washed berries or fruits are crushed to a uniform mass, then boiled down almost by half and laid out on parchment in the sun. In direct sunlight, the mass should thicken and dry.

In the process of making marshmallows at home (the recipe with the photo is given below), you can add sugar or another sweetener, such as honey, only if the product has a high acid content (currants, some varieties of plums or apples). In other cases, it is enough to sprinkle the finished marshmallow with a little powdered sugar.

It is important! And you also need to know one little secret: for the best quality of the product and the preservation of more vitamins in it, you should dry the mass in the sun, and not in the oven. But even if the delicacy is cooked in the oven, few people can resist the temptation to enjoy this wonderful fragrant product, especially in winter, when the body requires vitamins. Various can be found in a separate material.

Recipe 1. Raspberry treat

To prepare fruit marshmallow at home from raspberries, you need to take:

kilogram of berries;
a liter of natural raspberry juice;
a little sunflower oil;
powdered sugar.

Manufacturing:

Throw the thoroughly washed raspberries into a colander to drain the water, transfer to a saucepan and steam in a preheated oven for half an hour;
After that, wipe through a strainer, freeing from the bones;
Mix in a prepared bowl with juice and boil over low heat until the volume is reduced by half;
Then grease a sheet of parchment with oil and pour the raspberry mass on it;
Place under direct sunlight or in an oven preheated to 80 degrees and dry;
The finished product should be lightly rolled with a wooden roller to make a layer of the same thickness. It remains to sprinkle with powdered sugar - and the delicacy is ready!

Recipe 2. Plum Treat

To prepare treats you will need:

1 kilogram of fruit;
a little oil to grease the parchment.

Manufacturing:

Prepare the fruits by washing under running water and removing the seeds. Then twist in a meat grinder or chop in a blender;
Boil the plum puree over low heat, stirring regularly, until the volume decreases several times;
Pour the hot mixture onto a baking sheet flavored with sunflower oil and put in the oven for 4 hours at a temperature of 50 degrees until completely dry.
Delicious homemade plum marshmallow is ready to serve!

Recipe 3. Apple marshmallow

In principle, only apples are needed to prepare this kind of marshmallow. Like any fruit, wash apples before preparing a dessert, peel them from seeds and cores. If the apples are sweet varieties, then you do not need to add sugar.

Cooking method:

Place finely chopped apples in a saucepan with thick walls or in a cauldron, pour water on the bottom (the water level is about a centimeter so that the apples do not burn);
Cook over low heat for no more than an hour;
Drain excess liquid through a colander and rub the mass through a sieve;
Put the finished brownish puree on a baking sheet with a layer of 6 centimeters;
Place in the oven, heated to 120 degrees, and dry the puree with the door ajar for one hour;
Turn the mass over and continue drying for 2.5 hours, only at 90 degrees;
Cool the finished product, cut and treat yourself!
If you are preparing apple marshmallows at home (the recipe is suggested above) from acidic fruit varieties, then you need to add sugar to taste to the mass.

Similarly, you can prepare marshmallows from pears, quince, red, black or white currants, gooseberries, sea buckthorn for the winter at home! You just need to get creative with the process using different variations of the ingredients. The occupation of making marshmallows is a lengthy business that does not require haste and fuss. Only in this case the result will be excellent.

so that the pastille does not absorb extraneous odors, either olive or boiled sunflower oil should be used to impregnate parchment;
enamelware and a wooden spoon are better for making treats;
during drying, the layers must be periodically turned over so that they cook evenly;
if home-made marshmallow (you can find a recipe with a photo in the article) dries in the sun, then it is better to pour the puree onto cellophane, from which it can then be easily removed;
ready-made is that marshmallow that has the same thickness and does not stick to the fingers;
if the mass is dried in the sun, it must be covered with gauze, and in the oven - slightly open the door;
You can store marshmallows in canvas bags, as well as in glass or plastic dishes. Look delicious.

So, the preparation of an exquisite delicacy, indeed, takes some time. But the result and taste are worth it. We told you how to make marshmallow at home, offered options for various recipes - the choice is yours!

Pastila is quite a popular delicacy in many countries. This sweet is prepared very simply, from any fruit or berry, but the most popular is pastille made from apples. It is very useful for the human body, in particular for children.

Composition and calories

Before preparing sweets, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the composition of marshmallows in more detail, as well as considering several recipes. Apple pastille is prepared on the basis of mashed potatoes. It can be given any shape, for example, rectangular, oblong or simply rolled up.

The classic cooking option includes the following ingredients:

apple puree;
egg, more precisely, only its protein;
bee honey or regular sugar;
a little flour.

If we consider the calorie content of marshmallow prepared according to this recipe, then one hundred grams of it accounts for:

325 kilocalories;
0.5 grams of proteins;
80 grams of carbohydrates;
18 grams of water;
almost 1 gram of dietary fiber;
There are no fats in this product.

In addition, pastille is rich in vitamins. It contains vitamins PP and B2, as well as niacin. It also contains iron, phosphorus and calcium.

If you take marshmallow prepared without sugar at all, then it is less caloric and more useful, especially for overweight people, as well as those suffering from diabetes. In such a marshmallow there are only 85 kilocalories.

Benefit and harm

Most delicious desserts do more harm than good to the human body. However, pastille is an exception to the rule.

Useful properties of apple marshmallow

This product has many advantages that need to be considered in more detail:

It charges the body with energy, due to the fact that it contains a large amount of sugar. This enables a person long time feel in great shape.
A large amount of fiber, as well as honey, help restore digestive processes. This significantly accelerates not only the breakdown, but also the removal of sugar from the human body.
In addition, pectin, which is abundant in this product, removes metal salts, and, importantly, all toxic substances.
Pastila is good for the liver. It saturates the body not only with phosphorus, but also with iodine. Pastila has this property due to the agar-agar contained in it, which includes a large amount of seaweed.
The product contains a large amount of proteins and helps to strengthen muscles.
The glucose found in marshmallow helps to strengthen the immune system.
And the most important useful property is that after eating this delicacy, the body produces seratonin, that is, the hormone of happiness.

Negative points

Pastila practically cannot harm a person. However, there are some negative points:

For people struggling with extra pounds, it is necessary to limit yourself to marshmallows without sugar.
You can not use it with diabetes.
Also, when buying, you need to pay attention to the composition of the product, as many manufacturers add artificial preservatives to the composition.

How to cook?

At home, you can cook such a delicacy in many ways. A multicooker is also suitable for this. You can also do this in the oven, in an electric dryer, and even in the air.

Apple treat in a slow cooker

You can make this simple delicacy at home. Here you will need the following ingredients:

1.5 kilograms of apples, it is better if they are green;
300 grams of granulated sugar;
80 grams of nuts, you can walnuts;
100 grams of lemon juice.

Cooking method.

First you need to thoroughly wash the apples and cut out the middle of them. After that, you need to peel them and beat them in a blender.
We shift the finished mass into a slow cooker and add granulated sugar there. Then mix everything well and cover with a lid.
Pastila is prepared in the "Cooking" mode.
After one hour, add lemon juice, as well as chopped nuts and mix again. If the finished consistency is too liquid, you need to cook it for about half an hour.
After this time, it is necessary to decompose the resulting jelly on parchment paper and spread well.
In this form, spread the marshmallow on the windowsill and leave it there for 5-6 days. After that, you can taste it.

Apple pastille cooked in the oven

This version of pastila is considered the fastest. After a few hours, you will be able to enjoy the delicacy. In order to prepare it, you will need the following components:

2 kilograms of apples;
1.5 cups of granulated sugar;
0.5 cups of lemon juice;
you can add nuts (to taste).

Step by step recipe.

Apples should be washed and peeled and peeled. Whisk them in a blender.
Add the rest of the ingredients there and mix well.
The baking sheet must be covered with parchment paper and pour the prepared mass there. The layer thickness should not exceed 70 millimeters.
The oven must be preheated and a baking sheet placed in it. Apple natural marshmallow is prepared for approximately 6 hours, at a temperature of up to 50 degrees Celsius.
The readiness of the product can be checked by lagging behind the marshmallow from the parchment.
When the marshmallow is ready, cut it into strips and twist it into rolls.

By the same principle, you can cook marshmallows in a fruit dryer. The only thing that distinguishes it from cooking in the oven is time. It will take 12 hours. The delicacy will turn out quite crispy.

Outdoor apple pastille

This option is possible with a sufficiently active sun. Making such a pastille at home will be easy. In addition, it will be dietary, as it is prepared without sugar. To prepare it, you need only 1 kilogram of apples and a little water.

Step by step recipe.

The first thing to do is wash and peel the apples.
Then they must be cut into slices and put in a pan.
Next, you need to fill them with boiled water so that the layer is 3 centimeters.
You need to cook until the apples are completely soft. This will take up to approximately 30 minutes.
After that, the container must be set aside and let the product brew for 15 minutes, while removing the lid.
Then everything must be filtered through a sieve.
From the cake we prepare marshmallow. To do this, the mass must be laid out on parchment paper, in a thin layer, and left to dry in the sun for up to 5 days. At night, it is better to clean it so that it does not become damp.
After this time, the marshmallow must be turned over and left to dry for another eight hours. It will turn out sheet and, if necessary, it can be cut into pieces or rolled up.

Dried apple pastille

Required components:

4 cups dried apples;
1 glass of water;
0.5 cups of powdered sugar;
0.5 cups of granulated sugar;
6 egg whites.

Step by step recipe.

Drying apples must be thoroughly washed and put in a container.
Then you need to fill it with water and bring to a boil.
Cook everything until cooked, over low heat.
After that, you need to wipe the resulting mass through a sieve.
From mashed potatoes, granulated sugar and egg whites, using a mixer, we prepare a lush mixture.
After that, it must be laid out on a prepared baking sheet and put to cook in the oven. When it dries, it must be allowed to cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar. The finished product can be cut into small rectangles.

Pastila "Belevskaya" with egg white

In order to prepare this type of marshmallow, you will need a very small part of granulated sugar. Its base is apples.

Required components.

2 kilograms of juicy apples;
100 grams of sugar;
chicken egg, 1 piece;
15 grams of powdered sugar.

Step by step recipe.

Washed and dried apples must be peeled and the core removed.
Then they need to be laid out on a baking sheet and put in a preheated oven. You need to cook them until they become soft.
Let them cool and beat on a mixer, adding half the sugar there.
Separate the protein from the yolk and beat it thoroughly with the rest of the sugar until a thick foam forms.
After that, it is necessary to combine both mixtures together and beat them until the moment when the mass becomes homogeneous. Transfer a few tablespoons of the mixture to another container and put in the refrigerator.
We heat the oven to 70 degrees. In the meantime, we lay parchment paper on a baking sheet and spread the mass in a layer, 1.5 centimeters thick. If everything does not fit on one baking sheet, then it is worth dividing the workpiece into two parts.
You need to dry it in an open oven, up to 5 hours. You can check the readiness with a toothpick - when the mass is dry, then you can get it.
Lubricate the finished cakes with a mixture from the refrigerator and put on top of each other. "Belevskaya" pastille is multi-layered.
Then the delicacy must be put on a baking sheet and put back in the oven. It will take about half an hour to bake.
When the marshmallow has cooled, cut it into portions and sprinkle with powdered sugar on all sides.

Apple marshmallow honey

Required Components

2 tablespoons of honey;
1 kilogram of apples;
0.5 cups of water;
a little cinnamon.

Step by step recipe.

Washed and peeled apples must be thinly sliced. Then they need to be folded into a prepared container and add water.
We place the container in the oven and cook until the fruit is softened.
Then beat the apples with a blender until a homogeneous mass (mashed potatoes) is formed. Then put the mixture on the stove and cook until it turns golden.
Then beat again, while adding cinnamon and honey.
The finished mixture must be laid out on a baking sheet, spreading a sheet of parchment paper there.
Dry the cakes in the oven without closing it for about 3 hours.
Let them cool slightly and cut the cakes into the desired size pieces. After all, cooled, cakes will be poorly cut.

Pastila with agar-agar from apples

If you cook marshmallow based on this ingredient, then it will turn out to be more airy and a bit like marshmallows loved by many. This requires the following components:

2 cups of sugar;
1 kilogram of juicy apples;
egg;
4 grams of agar-agar;
60 milligrams of water;
a little powdered sugar for sprinkling.

Step by step recipe.

Apples must be washed and peeled, and then mashed from them.
Add half of the sugar to it and beat with a mixer.
When the mass has cooled, you can add protein to it and beat everything until smooth.
Dissolve agar-agar in water, add the remaining sugar to it and boil for a minute over low heat.
When the syrup has cooled down a bit, add it to the finished mass and beat the whole mixture for another couple of minutes. It is worth knowing that the syrup should not be cold, but not so that the protein is brewed.
The finished mixture must be poured into a mold and allowed to cool for a while. Then sprinkle it with powdered sugar and proceed to the tasting.

Pastila prepared at home can be wrapped in paper and then put in a bag. It is recommended to store it in the refrigerator. In this case, it will retain its taste for several months.

Parchment paper can be easily peeled off when soaked in cold water. It will be enough for a few minutes, and it will move away without damaging the surface of the cooked marshmallow.

Apples for marshmallow should be selected only juicy and dense. Otherwise, such a delicacy simply will not work.

You can prepare such a delicious and healthy dessert at home. And the effort expended is definitely worth it, because the delicacy turns out to be insanely delicious!

You will learn more about how to make apple marshmallow in the following video.

It is not known for certain who invented marshmallow. This Russian delicacy has been prepared in Kolomna since the 14th century. Apples, lingonberries, raspberries, currants, mountain ash, and honey served as the starting material. Later, the Russian merchant Prokhorov optimized the product. He thought of adding to marshmallow why the dessert acquired a beautiful color, matte white, as if porcelain. In the 19th century, the Kolomna dessert was so popular that it was even exported on an industrial scale to Europe. But even simple Russian housewives knew how to make marshmallows from apples and other fruits. The recipes were passed down from mother to daughter.

Unfortunately, now in stores in boxes with the inscription "Marshmallow" they often sell synthetic marmalade with a creamy thickener, which has nothing to do with the traditional delicacy. If you do not want to spoil your teeth and consume extra calories, let's remember the old recipe for how to make marshmallow from apples. This exclusive sweet takes a lot of time, but not effort. Since the lion's share in its preparation is drying. Previously, sugar was brought "from overseas", and it was expensive, beyond the reach of ordinary people. In the old way, only apples are used.

How to do without sugar

My fruit, remove the core with seeds. If there are spoiled places, they must also be cut out. Pour water into a saucepan (not enameled!) by one centimeter. Pour apples on top - how many will go into the container. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat under a lid until the apples soften. The time depends on the variety, maturity, size of the fruit. We express the juice and drink it: it is very tasty and healthy. We wipe the pulp through a fine sieve or in a blender. Before preparing apple marshmallow, we cover it with paper or cling film. We apply a layer of puree about 3-4 centimeters thick. Let's get the board out into the sun. If there is no particular heat, then we take it into the room for the night so that the marshmallow does not get damp. In principle, two or three days are enough. Then we cut the sweetness into pieces, put them in a box.

How to make apple marshmallow with sugar

We take sour varieties. Antonovka is ideal for this method of preparing dessert: it contains a lot of pectin. We put two kilograms of apples on a baking sheet, pour half a glass of water and bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 170 degrees. Cool slightly and wipe (or puree in a blender). We shift the apple mass into a saucepan and boil over very low heat, stirring occasionally, up to 2/3 of the volume. The puree will become thick and slightly golden in color. It should be chilled. If juice appears, strain it: we do not need excess liquid. Transfer to a mixer and beat. When the mass brightens, add a glass of sugar. Continue whisking until the crystals are completely dissolved. Dry, as in the previous recipe.

Everyone can enjoy sweet apple marshmallow, because it is one of the most harmless desserts. There are quite a few types of marshmallow depending on the method of preparation. For example, sheet marshmallow, which is dried for a very long time, and then rolled up or cut into strips; pastille, reminiscent of marmalade or Turkish delight; pastille, similar to a soufflé. The unifying factor of all types of marshmallow is that it is necessarily prepared on the basis of fruit puree or juice.

Apple pastille, similar to soufflé, is the most delicate, lightest variety of it. In its texture, it is very much like a marshmallow, but even more delicate. If we compare apple marshmallow prepared at home with homemade marshmallows, then the first one has a number of unconditional advantages. Yes, marshmallow will not be as beautiful as marshmallows. But at the same time, almost half as much sugar is used for its preparation, which reduces the calorie content and creates a more delicate texture. And also, compared to marshmallows, it is much easier to cook apple marshmallow at home, because there is no need to “correctly” whip the mass to the desired temperature so that the dessert keeps its shape. So, even a novice cook can cook it.

Choose apples for the marshmallow recipe rich in pectin. For example, the Antonovka variety is perfect. The taste of apple marshmallow is delicate, sweetish, with a barely noticeable sourness, which is most often emphasized with vanilla.

Cooking time: 30 min. + 12-14 hours. for curing and drying
Finished product yield: 450 grams.

Recipe Ingredients

To make apple marshmallow you will need:

apples 4 pieces
sugar 410 grams
water 60 grams
egg white 10 grams
agar 4 grams
vanillin
food coloring
powdered sugar for sprinkling

How to make apple marshmallow at home

To start, mix the agar with water and leave to soak.

Peel apples from seeds and cut into halves.

Bake the apples until tender, so that the flesh becomes soft. To do this, it is convenient to use the microwave - in it the fruit will be ready in 4-5 minutes.

Use a teaspoon to scoop out the flesh of the apples to separate it from the skin.

Thoroughly beat the apples into a smooth puree with a blender or rub it through a sieve, and then mix with 250 grams of sugar and vanilla.

Stir to dissolve the sugar under the influence of the residual temperature. Leave the mass to cool completely.

While the puree is cooling, you can prepare the syrup. To do this, heat the syrup with agar over low heat. The syrup will thicken and become jelly-like.

Pour the remaining 160 grams of sugar and mix.

Once the syrup boils, boil it for a minute.

Add the protein to the applesauce with sugar and beat at high speed until the mass brightens and becomes fluffy, and then, without interrupting the beating, add the hot syrup in a thin stream.
After you add the syrup, reduce the mixer speed and beat the mass just until it is evenly mixed with the syrup.

Pour half of the liquid into a mold lined with cling film.

Add food coloring to the remaining half and stir.

Pour the mass over the white layer and use the handle of a spoon to make decorative stains.

Leave the marshmallow at room temperature for 4-6 hours to harden.
Then sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.

Take it out of the mold, separate the film and sprinkle with powder on the other side. Cut the marshmallow into long pieces and roll each on all sides in the powder.

Let the apple marshmallow dry for another 6-8 hours, then transfer it to a resealable storage container (keep it at room temperature).
Serve apple marshmallow with unsweetened fruit or herbal tea.

The dessert, the recipe of which I will share with you today, for me personally is associated with something in between thin apple marshmallow and real apple marshmallow. Kolomenskaya or Belevskaya (let the connoisseurs not judge me for the name) marshmallow is very fragrant, rich in apple flavor, tender, airy and moderately sweet. With a cup of tea, this is a true temptation for connoisseurs.

Regarding the cooking technology, I can say that everything is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. First, sour apples are baked (preferably Antonovka, but I just have some winter ones), then tender applesauce is prepared. It is it that is whipped with sugar and egg white until a thick snow-white mass is formed, which resembles the basis for making homemade marshmallows.

Then everything is dried in the oven (we don’t have an oven, do you?) at low temperatures (even better - descending). Ready-made loose apple marshmallow is cut into layers and layered with pre-left cream from the same apples. Dry again and rub with powdered sugar. Agree, there is nothing complicated in this homemade dessert recipe, right? Well, then let's get to work - we are preparing the Kolomna (Belyov) marshmallow!

Ingredients:

Cooking step by step with photos:

To prepare homemade Belevskaya (Kolomenskaya) loose marshmallows, we need apples, granulated sugar and powdered sugar, as well as one egg white. The number of fresh apples may differ from that indicated, but the bottom line is that you need exactly 500 grams of fairly thick applesauce.

So, first of all, let's prepare applesauce. To do this, you will need to bake fresh apples in the oven or microwave. This time I used the oven, so I baked the whole apples. By the way, thanks to this, the pulp will not darken and the puree will be light.

Apples need to bake for about 30 minutes (depending on the size of the fruit) at 180 degrees. But, again, look at the readiness of the apples: when pierced with a fork, the flesh should be completely cooked and become very soft. You see, some even burst - this is normal.

Now, while the apples are still hot enough, we get the pulp. To do this, it is convenient to use a fork to hold pieces of fruit, and a spoon to take out the pulp.

Punch it with an immersion blender or rub it through a sieve to get a homogeneous, smooth puree. We measure exactly 500 grams. If there is, just eat it yourself or treat the baby. My son helped me in the process of preparing marshmallows in the kitchen, so he ate the rest of the puree with pleasure, and also licked the bowl - a very tasty and natural homemade delicacy.

Stir and leave the puree with sugar to cool completely. You can stir the mass for a couple of minutes, then the sugar will dissolve very quickly in warm mashed potatoes.

When the applesauce is completely cool (you can put it in the fridge to speed up the process), transfer it to a large bowl and add one egg white. Remember that when whipping, the mass will increase very much in volume, so the dishes should be spacious.

Beat the puree with the protein with a mixer at high speed for about 5-7 minutes, or maybe more (I don’t know what power your mixer has). The main thing is to get a snow-white lush mass, dense enough - like a marshmallow.

Now this airy apple mass will need to be dried. To do this, take a rectangular shape with sides (about 20x30 centimeters), cover it with baking paper. We spread the snow-white cream and level it with a spatula. Approximately 1 cup of the workpiece should be left to lubricate the layers - just leave it in the refrigerator.

You need to dry apple marshmallow in an ajar oven at 100 degrees for about 3-4 hours. You will see how the mass becomes creamy and settles a little. In addition, it will stop sticking to your fingers.

Turn the finished apple marshmallow onto another sheet of parchment paper. In order for the sheet that was in shape to be easily removed, just moisten it a little with water and wait 5 minutes. Then it can be easily removed. Otherwise, you will not delete it without loss.