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Monday, March 16, 2009
Pete’s Gourmet Confections: Marshmallows
Pete’s Gourmet Confections does something that I haven’t seen very often: they offer gourmet marshmallows (mallows, as he refers to them) and other handmade confections that are certified Kosher. If you want to see Pete Coyle making mallows, check out this piece from the Food Network (it looks like sticky, sticky work). I was definitely intrigued when they contacted me, so they sent me some samples of their most popular products.
This set of four was a good introduction, it’s their year round product, the Gourmet Assorted Dipped Marshmallows. Each piece is about a one inch cube.
Pete’s Gourmet makes two different versions for Easter. The ones shown here are the Ukrainian Easter Eggs. Ukrainian Easter Eggs (Pysanka) are a folk art tradition characterized by geometric & stylized patterns made in the process of wax-resist. As a kid I loved making ornate Easter eggs and learned to blow them (make a small hole in either end of a raw egg, take a long pin or needle to pierce the yolk and then blow into one end to force the “scrambled” egg out into a bowl). The empty egg was then ready to be decorated. The traditional Ukrainian style is quite involved. Designs are laid onto the shell using melted wax, then the egg is dyed, more patterns are put on with wax, so that the lines and shapes are different colors. The final background colors after many layerings of dye are nearly black.
These marshmallow eggs bear some of those designs on dark and white chocolate transfers. The Ukrainian mix of eggs come in Vanilla, Lemon and Strawberry. There was no key with them, and I think I gave away my lemon one, so I didn’t really get to try anything new here from the regular square version.
The Modern Chocolate Marshmallow Easter Eggs version is a spring pastel mix of flowers, waves and patterns. These are also white or dark chocolate - all over the classic vanilla marshmallow. What I enjoyed, about this format was that they’re not nearly as thick as the squares. These varied but were generally about one half to three quarters of an inch thick. There was more chocolate per bite than the squares, so the marshmallow to chocolate ratio varied (depending one whether I was at an edge). They’re also just stunning, everyone whom I’ve showed them to has admired them and also found them just as tasty as they look. The other amazing thing is the price. For a handcrafted confection, I was surprised to see on their website that they were only $12.99 for a box of 12. Each marshmallow is about one ounce and over two inches long.
The marshmallow has a wonderful dark floral flavor of lavender (which reminds me a lot of rosemary). It balances the roasted notes of the chocolate and the sweet marshmallow so wonderfully, it’s like it’s holding hands with both of them. I’m now driven to distraction thinking about all the other floral/herbal flavors that could be infused into marshmallows: rosewater, orange blossom, lemongrass, bergamot, pistachio and even violet. Again, at $10.99 for 12 pops (less than a dollar each), they sound like an incredible deal and would make wonderful favors or party decorations.
If you’re eager to order, there’s a random coupon deal right now if you click on the little logo at the bottom of the home page. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:06 pm
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Since starting Candy Blog I’ve found there is a wonderful world of marshmallows out there beyond the 
But chocolate covered handmade marshmallows, that’s been done, right? What bowled me over was the look of the Easter version, these beautiful chocolate dipped eggs. 
Then the egg is carefully heated with a flame to melt the wax, and wiped off to reveal the colors beneath (and gives the egg a bit of seal and shine). 
One other item I have to mention is the lavender marshmallow. (I have a chocolate piece here much like the squares.) 
The packaging isn’t as modern and chic as some other gourmet artisan folks, they’re simple foil-type boxes with either a similar lid or a clear plastic lid (like the one show at the top) with the company sticker on it. But hey, I don’t need fancy boxes if the candy is good and it does its job of keeping the candy fresh & whole. This was fresh, extremely well priced, attractive and for those seeking Kosher marshmallows, it’s just the ticket. 
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UNAPPEALING 
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SUPERB
YUMMY 
WORTH IT 
TEMPTING 
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Commenting is not available in this channel entry.those are gorgeous
They look pretty tasty, I love chocolate on my marshmallow, yum.
I loathe marshmallow (unless they’re the crunchy dried kind found in my hot chocolate). I want these, however, just for display. They are gorgeous!
Wow, those look amazing. I think I’ll order some. The drug store marshmallow eggs are starting to wear thin on me.
Pete’s is having an Easter egg hunt on their site where you can get discount codes up to 20% off. http://www.petesgourmet.com/eec1-ssavers.asp
These remind me of Schwarz’s Out Of This World Chocolate Marshmallows: http://www.schwartzcandies.com/schwartz-marshmallows.asp
but at $2 per marshmallow, a bit pricey for me
I love these…they are so pretty. Great gift idea for my clients! I looked online and found a company that sells the most unique ribbon candy boxes. http://www.boxandwrap.com/candy-boxes-ribbon.html
I love marshmallow. I have a site about Brigadeiros Gourmet of Brazil, see: http://avidadoce.com/
They look pretty and delicious. I love chocolate!
Everything with marshmallow looks wonderful, I love it. See my blog: http://docesgourmetizados.com.br
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