There’s nothing more irresistible than homemade, real food marshmallows. These Vitamin C Hibiscus Rose Hip Marshmallows are naturally sweetened and Paleo friendly. Super fluffy and sweet with a delicate herbal flavor, these easy to make, light pink marshmallows are also packed with a vitamin C boost.

Who doesn’t love homemade marshmallows as a special treat?!

Fluffy, squishy, sticky and sweet, naturally sweetened marshmallows are truly a heavenly treat to be savored.

Marshmallows are so fun to enjoy during the holiday season when they can be piled on top of nourishing hot chocolate and maybe the most fun during the summertime when they can be lightly toasted and smashed into homemade s’mores bars or packed into frozen hot chocolate for an extra special cold treat.

They are delicious on their own of course. My kids will happily devour them right out of the pan. Who am I kidding, I do the same thing!

Marshmallows are one of those good ole nostalgic treats.

Almost everyone has a fond memory of them. Summer campfires, beach bonfires, cozy fires and winter holidays all seem to involve marshmallows in one way or another.

Homemade marshmallows are so easy to make!

I’ve been making homemade marshmallows for many, many years. And I love making them!

My two daughters love making them with me too. They are my mixing girls, they use the hand held mixer and take turns whipping that beautiful marshmallow fluff.

Don’t be intimidated to make these homemade marshmallows. So many people think they’re complicated and that a lot of technique is involved.

That’s simply not true. They are super easy to make!

The fun thing about getting to make your own HEALTHIER marshmallows is that you can flavor them any way you want to.

My family makes all kinds of marshmallows, everything from peppermint to lemon to chocolate to raspberry and even chocolate dipped marshmallows! They’re all so delicious and special in their own way.

Hibiscus tea is a favorite in our home, especially during the summer. We love enjoying it as a refreshing iced tea cooler as well as infused into watermelon popsicles to help us beat the summertime heat.

It only made sense to add it into marshmallows!

Vitamin C Hibiscus Rose Hip Marshmallows of course!!!

If you’ve never had hibiscus tea before, once brewed, it produces a gorgeous bright crimson or deep magenta color depending on how long it steeps. Hibiscus tea is known for being high in vitamin C and is very refreshing iced but also lovely served hot. It tends to be very tart and bitter on its own, similar to a cranberry flavor, so most people prefer it sweetened.

Because hibiscus is pretty bitter in flavor, it’s the perfect flavor for homemade marshmallows! The sweetness of the marshmallows cancels out the bitterness and simply lets the flavor shine through.

Rose hips add another layer of flavor to these vitamin C hibiscus rose hip marshmallows.

Just like hibiscus, they are commonly known for being naturally rich in vitamin C, however, much of that is destroyed in the drying and heating process. Regardless, they add a lovely, sweet flavor and also add a little bit of extra red color to the tea.

The full strength hibiscus rose hip tea for these marshmallows produces pretty pink marshmallows. If you use the lighter-flavored version of the tea {see notes in the instructions} the vitamin C hibiscus rose hip marshmallows will be paler in color.

Grass-fed gelatin is so important when making marshmallows!

If you’ve never made your own homemade marshmallows before, here’s one of the benefits of making your own – grass-fed gelatin!

Mainstream marshmallows are made with really low quality gelatin {not something I would feed to my family}. They’re also packed with corn syrup and blue food dye. No thanks!

If you’re new to HEALTHY grass-fed gelatin, it’s basically cooked collagen and made up of collagen protein, just in slightly different form. The biggest difference between collagen and gelatin is that gelatin will gel or thicken when cooled. Perfect Bovine Gelatin allows you to easily get the nutrients of collagen via an all natural, Brazilian pasture raised and grass-fed source (source).

My favorite grass-fed gelatin is Perfect Supplements Perfect Bovine gelatin. I also LOVE their Perfect Collagen so much {my family has been using it daily for 2 years}.

When I support a product or company on my blog, it has to fit my standards for health, quality and sourcing. I only recommend using quality grass-fed gelatin. Knowing the source and where the gelatin comes from is very important to me.

I can’t say enough good things about Perfect Supplements. They truly care about the quality of their natural supplements and products. Perfect Supplements Bovine Gelatin is 100% pesticide and hormone free, non-GMO, lab tested with proof of purity, and high protein {98%}. It’s perfect for making homemade marshmallows, homemade gummies, freezer fudge, custard, pies, “jello” and more.

Perfect Supplements Bovine Gelatin believes in the highest quality and they are completely open about their sourcing and all info about their gelatin. Their gelatin is sourced exclusively from Brazilian pasture raised {grass-fed} cows. It’s always 100% hormone and pesticide free, non-GMO and lab tested with proof of purity.

Quality is always my first priority, but Perfect Supplements also just happens to have an awesome price point. Compared to other brands, their cost per gram of gelatin is very reasonable and the best I have found.

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Treat yourself to the magic of homemade marshmallows!

Make up a batch of these delicious vitamin C hibiscus rose hip marshmallows and enjoy them with someone you love.

Vitamin C Hibiscus Rose Hip Marshmallows

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