
Marshmallow Sprinkle Sandwiches







Sprinkle Sandwiches
Gooey, double-decker marshmallow filled sandwiches coated with premium dark or milk chocolate and embellished with heaps of colourful sprinkles.
For the Vanilla Bean Marshmallow Frosting:
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup 200 g superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- Pinch of cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
For the Chocolate Coating:
- 8 ounces 240 g best-quality dark or milk chocolate, chopped or callets
- 3 tablespoons 45 ml vegetable oil
You will also need:
- 12 Store-bought ice cream sandwich cookies plus a few extra in case of breakage OR homemade cookies of your choice
- Sprinkles of your choice
- Large 18" pastry bag
- Large plain round pastry tip
Make the Vanilla Bean Marshmallow Frosting:
- Wipe the stainless steel bowl and whisk of an electric mixer with a paper towel dampened with lemon juice to eliminate any trace of grease. Put the egg whites, sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar in the bowl and put it over a saucepan of barely simmering water (be sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water). Whisk constantly but gently until the mixture reaches 130°F (54°C), about 7 minutes depending on the temperature your egg whites were to begin with.
- Transfer the bowl to the mixer. Beat the mixture on low speed for 2 minutes, then increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes. Increase the speed to hight and beat until very thick and glossy, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla bean (or extract) and beat well.
- This frosting is best used right away, but it will keep covered at room temperature for up to an hour (once it's piped into the cookies it's fine, but just for ideal spreading/piping consistency).
Assemble the Marshmallow Sprinkle Sandwiches:
- Line a baking sheet with wax paper and lay 6 of the cookies inside-up on the wax paper.
- Fill a large pastry bag fitted with a large plain round tip (I use Ateco ) with the prepared Marshmallow Frosting and pipe a big dollop on top. Place another cookie, right side up, on top and repeat with another dollop and cookie.
Make the Chocolate Coating:
- In a double boiler, or in a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate and oil until smooth, stirring occasionally.
- Carefully dip one end of each sandwich in the chocolate coating and lay back down on the wax paper. Sprinkle the chocolate areas with your favourite sprinkles, tossing the sprinkles to cover the sides. Let sit to firm up.
- Once the sandwiches are firmed up, you can transfer them to a plate and collect the remaining sprinkles to put back in their bottles.
- Best enjoyed right away.
- You can (and totally should) also make these with ice cream--yum! Vanilla, Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, Cookies & Creme . . . imagine?
- If you felt like using a more home-baked "cookie-ish" cookie, you could make these chocolate fudge cookies (or your favourite recipe) and create the ultimate homemade sprinkle sandwich.
- For the chocolate cookies, I used store-bought ice cream sandwich cookies, which I found at Bulk Barn (Canada) in the cookie aisle in a single sleeve. I tried to find something similar online to show you, but I couldn't find the exact shape/style--you can check out your local bulk food shop, or you can use always use Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafer Cookies found at grocery stores, which are round.
- For the Marshmallow Filling, I used Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste to flavour.
- For the chocolate dipping, I used Callebaut Milk Chocolate Callets and I also did some with Semisweet Chocolate Callets. White chocolate would also be divine! And truth be told, you can use any chocolate you love--fancy or not. I just tend to use the Callebaut for everything I do because it's my favourite for frosting, brownies, cake, etc. so I keep a lot of it on hand. And I find that once you get used to the good stuff in baking, it's hard to go back!
- The sprinkles used in this post are all from my online shop: Sugar Fairy, Fairy Tale, Frosted and Pastel Dreams but, needless to say, ANY sprinkle in the universe would look awesome on these.
- The gorgeous, jumbo shimmery white balls (Crispy Dragee Pearlescent White - 700 g) and pink balls (Crispy Dragee Pearlescent Pink - 700 g) are crunchy krispie and milk chocolate inside (not bubblegum). So gorgeous!
- For those who love nifty little kitchenwares, I found the ivory ceramic "cupcake liner" ramekins last week at HomeSense (Canada), and the turquoise "Fresh Day, Fresh Start" mug at Indigo online. Spring is the best time for kitchenware shopping!