Vanilla Bean Marshmallows

Today, I found out that my foot is "healed" (with just a tiny bit of fracture left), so that I can finally get back into exercising.  Well, slowly, anyway.  I'm supposed to gradually start with lower impact stuff and gauge my pain as I go.  I think I'll start with some yoga and hopefully a bit of skiing next week before I get back into classes!  There's still a bit of pain without doing anything really, but I am SO excited to have the go ahead from the doctors.  We have a pretty nice small heater, and I'm thinking about making my own "hot yoga" room with it so that I don't have to shell out a lot of money for classes.  I'll let you know how that goes if I do!

Now, time for these vanilla bean marshmallows I talked about in the salted caramel hot chocolate post.  I made these to go along with the hot cocoa mix for Christmas gifts, but I plan to make them again and again as the winter goes along.  It's extremely easy (you do need a candy thermometer, though), and the taste is out of this world.  You will definitely NEVER buy store bought marshmallows again after you try this recipe!

My favorite part about these marshmallows is how they melt on top of steaming hot chocolate so that it almost seems like a layer of whipped cream, but it has all the marshmallowy flavor you're looking for.  They're pretty sweet, so you only need two or three for each mug, which I think is the perfect amount!

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