I can imagine ya’all just couldn’t sleep last night waiting to hear which marshmallow won our Marshmallow Toasting Taste Off… no?
Ah well, I will cut the suspense anyhow 😉
This whole thing got started when I went to go pick up some run of the mill marshmallows at Walmart…
My childhood nostalgia kicked in and I went straight for the marshmallows of my youth that Kraft makes…
And low and behold I was shocked at the choices that sat on the shelf before me…
There were Chocomallows… Chocolate flavored of course.
And pillowy pink StrawberryMallows!
Caramel & Vanilla SmirlMallows…
And Toasted Coconut Marshmallows!
I was clearly a kid in a candy shop! I bought a bag of each (including the original)… leaving behind the smaller hot cocoa friendly flavors like chocolate mint … I see a marshmallow taste off sequel in my future… just sayin’
Anyhoo… After we got the campfire a blazing, Puddie, Monkey, Aunt Lou, Michael, Memaw, Papaw, Miss Add and I all got down to business — toasting and taste testing!
And the winners are…
Second Runner Up…
StrawberryMallow: Favorited by Miss Add, Second place by Mommy
First Runner Up…
Original: Favorited by Memaw and Mommy, Second Place by everyone else.
And the Marshmallow Taste Off Winner is…
Caramel & Vanilla SwirlMallow: Favorited by Aunt Lou, Uncle Michael, Puddie and Papaw and given second place by Memaw.
Honorable Mention goes to Toasted Coconut for being a great product for other purposes. Both Mommy and Memaw loved the coconut flavor and texture and thought they could be used creatively in the kitchen for a yummy twist on desserts.
Thanks again to Avant Garden Decor for giving us a lovely fire pit for our very important taste test findings 😉
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Ashley S says
August 30, 2011 at 8:06 pmWalMart also has HUGE marshmallows. They’re called Campfire marshmallows I think. They make the gooiest S’mores & are so big that you can roast them, pull off the outer layer and eat it, then toast the center again. Omigosh… Mmmmm. 🙂
Tina @ grammasinthekitchen says
August 30, 2011 at 11:26 pmI love the Coconut Marshmallows! Last year I found Gingerbread Marshmallows..sure hope they bring them back this year…they were great in hot cocoa!!
BigD says
August 31, 2011 at 12:10 amI don’t buy the flavored ones–I just know that in THIS house, you have to buy JET-PUFFED only. No generics! Those are the only ones that taste good… or so says The Husband!
Anonymous says
August 31, 2011 at 12:12 amI agree with the Husband!
Susan S. says
August 31, 2011 at 4:26 amSusan S.
I love your blogs…felt like I was at the campfire challenge!! I vote for the originals!!
Lana says
August 31, 2011 at 9:55 amWe roasted the monster mallows in two or three stages: Just kept pulling off the roasted part and sticking the rest back into the fire. I need to check out these other flavors. Hopefully we can have a few more fires in our ring before harvest and cold weather settle in.
Valerie Jackson says
September 1, 2011 at 8:59 pmHow fun! We just moved into a new house, and the previous owner left behind a fire pit! Can’t wait to put it to use.
Valerie Jackson says
September 1, 2011 at 8:59 pmHow fun! We just moved into a new house, and the previous owner left behind a fire pit! Can’t wait to put it to use.