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Food Network gets weird with these marshmallow hacks

By Sarah Perchikoff

BETHLEHEM, PA - MARCH 12: Freshly pressed Marshmallow Peeps are seen before they are coated with yellow sugar as they move along the production line at Just Born March 12, 2004 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Just Born, the manufacturer of Marshmallow Peeps now produces more than 1.2 billion individual Peeps per year. This year it's expected that more than 700 million Marshmallow Peeps and Bunnies will be consumed by men, women, and children throughout the United States. Strange things people like to do with Marshmallow Peeps include eating them stale, microwaving them, freezing them, roasting them and using them as a pizza topping. Marshmallow Peeps and Bunnies come in five colors. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
BETHLEHEM, PA - MARCH 12: Freshly pressed Marshmallow Peeps are seen before they are coated with yellow sugar as they move along the production line at Just Born March 12, 2004 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Just Born, the manufacturer of Marshmallow Peeps now produces more than 1.2 billion individual Peeps per year. This year it's expected that more than 700 million Marshmallow Peeps and Bunnies will be consumed by men, women, and children throughout the United States. Strange things people like to do with Marshmallow Peeps include eating them stale, microwaving them, freezing them, roasting them and using them as a pizza topping. Marshmallow Peeps and Bunnies come in five colors. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) /
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It was only a matter of time before we had to gather again and discuss another weird Food Network video on Instagram. Why do they do this to us? Well, this time they’ve made a video about marshmallow hacks and while some of it is useful, the rest is just…weird.

Let’s start with hack number one! First, start with a bunch of marshmallows and melt them down. Let them cool slightly and then grab a chunk of it. You might want to wear gloves for this. Stretch the marshmallow until it’s thin and looks like a web.

Then, lay it on rice crispy treats, cupcakes, or a layer cake. Whatever you want to have a webby decoration on it.

While this is interesting, I don’t know what you’d use it for besides Halloween-themed desserts. It doesn’t even really look particularly spider-webby, but whatever.

Food Network shows 3 marshmallow hacks in Instagram video

Onto the next hack! This one is actually pretty good. Start with a saucepan on the stove and throw in mini marshmallows, heavy cream, and a little bit of salt. Turn on the heat and stir until it’s all melted together.

Pout into a bowl of melted chocolate and then mix until combined. Let it set and then slowly fold in some whipped cream. Be slow and gentle here. You don’t want the whipped cream to break. Once it’s mixed together, BOOM, you’ve got chocolate mousse!

The final hack might be the weirdest/worst. Start by putting a spoonful of chocolate cake batter into the bottom of each cup on a cupcake pan. Put a vegan marshmallow on the spoonful of batter and then cover the marshmallow with more chocolate cake batter.

Bake the cupcakes and let them cool. The vegan marshmallows will create a cavity in the middle of the cupcakes. Next, spoon cookie butter into the cavity and then pipe chocolate frosting onto the top of each cupcake.

Why you need the marshmallow when you could just dig out some of the cake once the cupcakes are baked and cooled, and then spoon in the cookie butter, I have no idea. That’s Food Network’s social media. You’ll never know what you’ll find!

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What do you think of these marshmallow hacks/recipes? Do you use marshmallows for something unusual in a recipe? Let us know in the comments below!

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