Spumoni Marshmallows
Adapted from: French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller (Artisan)
My  Notes for add ins are below the post

Prep Time: 30 minutes.

Ingredients:
3 envelopes of unflavored Knox gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups granulated sugar( used baker's sugar)
2/3 cups corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt (used Kosher salt)
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract (used vanilla bean paste)
Confectioners' sugar for dredging

Preparation:

In the bowl of an electric mixer, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Soak for 10 minutes.

Combine sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil hard for 1 minute.(I boiled undisturbed until the thermometer reached 240º).  Pour boiling syrup into gelatin and mix at high speed (while drizzling in the hot sugar mixture).  Add the salt and beat for 12 minutes.  Add vanilla and incorporate into mixture. Scrape into a 9 x 9-inch pan lined with oiled plastic wrap and spread evenly. (Note: Lightly oil hands and spatula or bowl scraper). After pouring marshmallow mixture into the pan, take another piece of plastic wrap and press mixture into the pan.

Let mixture sit for a few hours. Remove from pan, dredge the marshmallow slab with confectioners' sugar and cut into 12 equal pieces with scissors (the best tool for the job) or a chef's knife. Dredge each piece of marshmallow in confectioners' sugar.

Yield: 12 large marshmallows


My Notes:  I divided the Marshmallow into three portions and to the first I added  ¼ cup diced pistachios, a smidgeon of green paste food coloring and mixed well.  For the second layer, I added 1/3 cup Maraschino Cherries, diced and rolled in a paper towel to dry them out (so it would let the layer set) and a smidge of red paste food coloring and a few drops of Cherry Flavoring (LorAnn).   For the chocolate layer, I added ¼ cup of Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate cocoa(sifted).  Just make sure you have everything measured out and ready to go BEFORE you start and it will be a breeze!!  BTW, the flavors come up more pronounced the next day!