Vegan marshmallows?

Question

Hi..my brother and me and his wife are all mostly vegan and stay FAR away from gelatin.

My sis-in law really wants to do some camping and/or have a bonfire where we can all roast marshmallows, veggie hot dogs, etc etc..

She has an EXCELLENT homemade marshmallow recipie. Tastes wonderful, but she says they don't roast well..she asked if I could find something online for roasting...

Is there a brand of vegan marshmallows I could order online? I found this one, which looks like it might be fine, but I can't tell how big the marshmallows are. We dont want minis, we want nice sized roasters..

here's the ones I found.. anyone tried them? How big are they? http://www.veganstore.com/850.html?gclid=CNGhr7SHkY8CFRcbWAodWE2BeQ

I'd appreciate any help.. thanks..

BTW.. we're not super picky vegans.. We eat honey and occasionally products with a slight milk ingredient, although she prefers no milk products..

I said "mostly" vegan, not "we're vegan"

Actually I never claim to be a vegan, but my brother and his wife try to stay away from dairy and eggs like 85% of the time, but they're not super picky.

a "slight milk ingredient" would be something like cassien or whey. A milk protien that is snuck in there somewhere.

Answer 1

I haven't tried the ones from Pangea yet, but I've heard that they are much sweeter than regular marshmallows. I've also heard that they are suitable for toasting.

Answer 2

The only brands I know of are U.S.-based. Pangea makes Vegan Sweets marshmallows, which are okay. Sweet and Sara makes marshmallows and really excellent S'mores. And the Chicago Soydairy (home of Temptation Ice Cream and Teese soy cheese) has just introduced Dandies Air-Puffed marshmallows, which I have not been able to get yet. Hopefully you can find an online retailer in the U.K. that sells them. I'm not sure what jelly babies are; are they like jelly beans? I know vegan online retailers here in the States carry them, but I don't know what you can get over there. Vegan Supreme went out of business several years ago when it was discovered the gelatin they were using and believed to be vegan wasn't.

Answer 3

The VeganSweets ones are weirdly gritty, almost like they're made with sand. The Sweet & Sara ones are doughy, like raw, sweetened bread dough.
Right now there aren't any good vegetarian marshmallows out there.

However if you just need spread for smores, you can get the Smuckers marshmallow topping for ice cream. That's vegan. Or if you don't care about egg, get some marshmallow fluff or order some gourmallows (gourmallows.com.) I haven't tried them since I didn't find the site until after I went vegan, so if they suck: not my fault! :)

Vegan Supreme marshmallows were awesome (although expensive) but then Emes was exposed for using nonveg gelatin.

Also: The VeganSweets ones are just a slight bit smaller than traditional marshmallows.

Answer 4

I've never tried them for roasting, although they go pretty well in Rocky Road Fudge. Still, there's no harm in trying. Let us know how it turns out.

Vegan Essentials carries a brand called Sweet & Sara, but I don't know how well they roast.

Answer 5

What is a "slight" milk ingredient??

If you eat milk
YOU'RE NOT VEGAN!!

Answer 6

Any vegan or vegetarian is picky in what they eat..... otherwise u would eat meat!