Chocolate Dipped Mini Champagne Marshmallows with Blood Orange Sugar.
Special pink sprinkled cutie cubes!
I’m making these little bite-sized beauties in hopes that I can watch my secret boyfriend named Leo take home an Oscar this Sunday.
Leo wasn’t really my FIRST celeb crush. That title (honor?) most definitely belongs to Patrick Swayze circa the Dirty Dancing era and Zack Morris with his big ass cell phone.
But between Leo and Devon Sawa, I was swimming in a sea of Teen Beat and Bop magazines in my tween years and definitely had a VHS of Remeo and Juliet that was practically worn out and fuzzy from constant play.
I mean, I even saw The Beach in theaters and still sometimes watch it if I randomly find it on a movie channel, and I’m pretty sure it was a terrible horrible movie. But I’m a terrible, horrible critic. TRUTH.
Are you an Academy Awards party type of person?! I wish I was super fun and could say that I am, but I am most definitely the at-home-and-done-by-2pm-on-Sunday type of person. No matter what, on Sunday afternoons, I’m just done. I like to get my ducks in a row and prepare for the week like the old lady that I am.
I still get the Sunday blues EVERY week, going strong since I was about seven years old.
Not this Sunday! We’re changing it.
Apparently this is the year of champagne desserts over here. Champagne caramels covered in potato chips for the Golden Globes and now champagne marshmallows covered in blood orange sugar for the Academy Awards. HOW is awards season coming to a close? How is it almost March? What is happening in this life?!
Let’s solve it with champagne and dessert.
I don’t think it’s any secret that I ADORE homemade marshmallows. I’ve made tons of them over the past few years, as evidenced by…
BEER.
pistachio (for, um, savory s’mores)
what’s one more?!
These have become one of the only things that I almost always make at home before purchasing. Even now, when I choose my spend my time in other ways outside of the kitchen. But!
Store bought marshmallows don’t do it for me anymore and my family goes crazy over the homemade ones. Especially when dipped in chocolate. And now flavored with champagne. And covered in citrusy, adorable pink sugar.
And they are so super simple. You can make them ahead of time and have them ready to go for parties, packaged treats, edible gifts and airplane snacks. Dip in chocolate, serve with champagne and more potato chips. Sweet and salty.
Sooo. I haven’t see as many of the nominated movies that I’d like to see, but still plan on making a few bites and pretending like I know what’s going on. Eddie will probably crash by 9:30 and I’ll stay glued to the TV until 11:02.
I’m thinking some cheesy fontina arancini, maybe some butternut squash goat cheese dip and as always… a killer cheese plate.
Now f only I had a Leo cookie cutter.
Chocolate Dipped Mini Champagne Marshmallows with Blood Orange Sugar
Ingredients
- 2 packets of gelatin
- 8 tablespoons champagne
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cold champagne
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- powdered sugar for sprinkling
- 8 ounces high-quality dark chocolate, melted
blood orange sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup coarse raw sugar
- 1 tablespoon blood orange juice
- 1 teaspoon blood orange juice
Instructions
- Place the gelatin in a small bowl and stir in the 8 tablespoons of champagne. Set aside. Spray an 8×8 pan with nonstick spray, then sprinkle some powdered sugar in the pan and shake well, dispersing it all over the pan, covering the entire thing.
- In a small saucepan, combine the remaining champagne and sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved and bubbly, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the gelatin mixture, whisking, and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, immediately remove from heat. Add to the bowl of an electric mixer attached with a whisk. Let sit and slightly cool. Add vanilla and salt. Beat on medium-high speed for 10 to 15 minutes, until white and glossy and shiny and thick. Spread in the 8×8 pan and top with a sprinkle of powdered sugar if desired. Let sit for about 4 hours, or even overnight.
- Remove the marshmallows from the pan in one square and cut into pieces. You can cover the marshmallows with some of the sugar now, but it won’t fully stick until the chocolate is on.
- Dip a corner of each into the melted chocolate and place on a piece of parchment to set. Let the chocolate cool and firm up slightly, but before it fully sets, cover it in a sprinkle of blood orange sugar! These last a few days if kept in a sealed container.
blood orange sugar
- Combine the sugars, juice and zest in a bowl and stir until combined. Spread the sugar out on a piece of parchment paper to dry and let it sit for 30 minutes being using.
Notes
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40 Comments on “Chocolate Dipped Mini Champagne Marshmallows with Blood Orange Sugar.”
Ah these are the cutest marshmallows I’ve ever seen! I’m sure the blood orange and chocolate must be a lovely combination too..
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I think these are perfect for Oscar night, so decadent. It makes me want to wear a gown at dinner time, even Charlotte would want to, too!
The first date my husband and I went to was “Titanic”…twice in one week!
Hey what about …What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Leo was so good in that movie and the “Man in the Iron Mask”.
Gerard and I went to see “Revenant” it was excellent. Leo definitely deserves an Oscar for that.
This looks incredible! I just bought champagne, so I should definitely make these!!
Kiersten
These are the cutest pink marshmallows I have ever seen! These call for a party!!
These are so so cute! And perfect for a fancy little Oscar party! (or eating while watching Oscars in pajamas, heyo!) I love that blood orange sugar, so creative!
Oh my god! I literally forgot it was the Oscars this weekend – thank you for keeping me up to date on life things!!! <3
Ummm, yes! These look incredible. I’ve never made homemade marshmallows but I think it’s time I start. Holy heck! And I didn’t realise the awards were already here! Woot!
PS. I think the last item on the ingredients list should be blood orange *zest.
I love how you ave been on a whole champagne syrup/blood orange craze. These look amazing! I don’t even love marshmallows!
Your marshmallow recipe has been my go-to for years! Skipped the birthday cake this year in favour of the coconut marshmallows! Truth! But you forgot the Bailey’s marshmallows from your list. A coworker of mine weeps with joy every time I bring those in for pot lucks. And I don’t think that it’s just because there is booze in them either….
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A Leo cookie cutter?! Count me in.
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I didn’t know that making your own marshmallows was possible, but this post makes me want to try! Also, Team Patrick Swayze.
Wow…these are amazing! I made marshmallows for the first time around Christmas and I think I need to make a fun variety now. You’re right; they’re so much better than store bought!
Love this idea! And yes girl. I’ll probably be cheering as loudly as you are when our boy Leo wins!!
Devon Sawa!!! I had such a crush on him!! Haven’t thought about him in years!
In all honesty, these look amazing and I really really want some, but own literally nothing atm to make them. And I can not watch awards shows because of the potential third hand embarrassment from the speeches. I’m the worst. But but, thank you for reliving the INFATUATION years (plural) with Devon Sawa. And Leo circa Growing Pains? Cutest!
Omgggg! I SO remember Devan Sawa! Hilarious! Except I was a BSB fan so it was Devan and Nick Carter ;-) I had a million of those teen magazines and posters all over my walls Ha! And these marshmallows are so freakin CUTE the colors are pretty as can be!
After watching “The Revenant” I am almost certain he is gonna snag that oscar, his performance was incredible. And these marshmallows ?!!!
LOVE these marshmallows! So fun! And OMG Devon Sawa – most underrated hot guy from the 90s. I still crush on him, hahaha.
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Chocolate mmmm i like everything what is in chocolate. Your Champagne Marshmallows looks really testy,
Hi, these look absolutely delicious and can’t wait to try them. Could you please tell me how much gelatine is
in two packets as I am in France and quantities in the packets are sure to be different, Many Thanks
Jessica, these look A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !!!!
I have a bottle of champagne in the fridge, so I am sorted :-)
I have never made marshmallows before, so this is going to be a first !
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I can’t wait to try these, they sound delicious! I make banana marshmallows for my summer Tiki party, and peppermint ones at Christmas. I even made them one year with Bailey’s. Absolutely the best!!!
Happy Oscars!
hey girl these would be yummy!
i’m the SAME way on sundays…i like to have everything done by early afternoon so i can just BE. sit with magazines and tv, nap if necessary, and wallow in the blues.
LEO FOREVER. and i loved the beach…
These look lovely, but how much is in a ‘packet’ of gelatine for those of us who (oh, the horror!) don’t live in the US? I’m getting differing answers on the internet but it looks like 14-16 grams? The ‘packet’ of gelatine in my pantry would probably set a bathtub of jelly (jello)…if I felt so inclined… :)
I absolutely love homemade marshmallows! I can;t wait to make these and of course I’m also excited about the leftover champagne….I guess we will just have to drink it.
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These look so special and the flavour profile sounds crazily delicious. They’d make a gorgeous and unusual food gift, too
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