Marshmallow Squares Recipe

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Marshmallow Squares
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup cold water
  • 1 (1 1/4 oz) package unflavored gelatin
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup icing sugar (sometimes called powdered sugar or confectioners' sugar)
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp red food coloring

Directions:

  1. FIRST LAYER: Combine first 3 ingredients together. Mix to crumble. Press into ungreased 9 x 9 inch pan. Bake in 325 degrees F. oven for 20 minutes until set and golden. COOL.
  2. SECOND LAYER: Put water in saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over and let stand for 5 minutes. Add granulated sugar and salt. Heat over medium heat stirring to dissolve gelatin and sugar. Remove from heat. Stir in icing sugar. COOL.
  3. When cool, beat until foamy. Add baking powder, vanilla and almond. Add food coloring to tint a pretty pink. Beat at high speed until thick enough to stand in peaks.
  4. Pour soft pink mixture over shortbread base. COOL until gloss disappears.
  5. Additions to be tried if you care to-1/2 cup of chopped cherries or 1/2 cup toasted chopped almonds.
  6. Cut into 36 pretty squares.
  7. Company's Coming.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1745.77 Kcal (7309 kJ)
Calories from fat 663.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 73.77g 113%
Cholesterol 183.02mg 61%
Sodium 447.26mg 19%
Potassium 490.13mg 10%
Total Carbs 257.45g 86%
Sugars 133.42g 534%
Dietary Fiber 4.71g 19%
Protein 17.69g 35%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 28%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 196.4mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 359.32 Kcal (1504 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.18g 113%
Cholesterol 37.67mg 61%
Sodium 92.06mg 19%
Potassium 100.88mg 10%
Total Carbs 52.99g 86%
Sugars 27.46g 534%
Dietary Fiber 0.97g 19%
Protein 3.64g 35%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 28%
Iron 1mg 28%
Calcium 40.4mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.3
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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