Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows Blog

So get the mom in your life the Mothers Day gift she wants!

P.S. Grandmas, aunts, sisters, step-moms, god-mothers, etc. all like them too

Good morning!

In honor of the Specialty Coffee Association of America event happening in Portland Friday 4/20 – Sunday 4/22, and because we at Plush Puffs LOVE coffee, this week’s s’more of the week is all about coffee. Turn your morning cuppa into a s’more treat!

Ingredients (for one cup of joe, s’more style):

• One Vanilla Bean MugToppers marshallow from Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows
• A cup of your favorite artisanal coffee
• Some graham crackers

Brew your coffee and add whatever you like to add. Top it off with a MugTopper and let it melt into the coffee a bit. Sip away! MugToppers melt slowly and evenly so there is marshmallow the whole way through. Dip the graham into the coffee and scoop some marshmallow up for a tasty wake-me-up!

Shamrock S’more. Sh’more. S’mrock. SHA’MORE!

Seems that around St. Patrick’s Day, if you’re not eating corned beef or drinking green beer, you’re eating something minty and green. So, here’s a minty-green s’more that takes advantage of the fact that it’s also Girl Scout cookie season.

Ingredients (for one s’more)

• One Vanilla Bean marshmallow from Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows
• 2 Girl Scout Thin Mints
• 1/2 Tbs. scoop of mint chip ice cream

Make sure the ice cream is really, really frozen so it stays cold long enough to eat. Place a scoop of ice cream on one of the cookies. Quickly toast the marshmallow, put it on the ice cream and top with the other cookie. Eat it up before it totally melts. It’s messy, but soooo good. Minty, creamy and the hot of the marshmallow works really well with the cold ice cream.

Ice cream and toasted marshmallows are a perfect match. Look for more ice cream based s’mores soon! And HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY FROM PLUSH PUFFS!

Introducing…….

Shaped to fit on top of hot chocolate, coffee or anything in a mug, these marshmallows melt perfectly in your favorite hot drink.

With each sip you taste the perfect combination of your yummy drink and sweet, creamy all-natural marshmallow, through the last drop.

MugToppers are great for gifts or just for yourself!

We are so excited to announce that gourmet marshmallows from Plush Puffs will soon be available in ALL Whole Foods locations in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island! The marshmallows have shipped and will appear on shelves in the next few weeks. Check in with your local store and ask for Plush Puffs by name

Click for all retail locations where Plush Puffs are available.

Our Valentines Day Gift Box for 2012 is one of the best boxes we’ve ever put together. Each includes:

• 1 box of Chocolate Chipetta Plush Puffs
• 1 box of Simply S’mores Plush Puffs
• 1 box of Cherry Chocolate Chip Plush Puffs
• Our new Mug Toppers in Vanilla Bean
• 2 red & white heart-shaped Plush Puffs
• 1 Eclipse Chocolat Chili Hazelnut chocoalte bar
• 1 Eclipse Chocolat Sea Salt Nibs chocolate bar
• 1 Eclipse Chocolat Peanut Butter Truffle bar
• Eclipse Chili Burnt Caramel Sipping Chocolate
• Eclipse Chocolat Double Dark Chocolate Sipping Chocolate
• One oversized “I ? U mug”

Order it here! http://www.plushpuffs.com/ordering?type=gifts

Sometimes simple is the best. This s’more is simple in its ingredients (just 2!) but not simple in its flavors and texture.

And those flavors are perfect for Valentine’s Day! Chocolate dipped fruit is a classic V-Day dessert and one of our favorites has always been real cherries combined with chocolate. So our Cherry Chocolate Chip marshmallow was born! This is no fakey maraschino candied cherry flavoring, but rather real, all-natural Bing cherry goodness in a fluffy bite topped with our signature Belgium chocolate chips.

We combined the Cherry Chocolate Chip Plush Puffs with these super crispy, light as air graham Sweet Crips from 34 Degrees that we found at the Fancy Food Show in January. 34 Degrees is well known for its savory, thin crackers so these are a fun new product. They are great for s’mores because they are only slightly sweet, so the marshmallow brings most of the sweet to the party.

This s’mores recipe makes a tasty and indulgent but VERY light dessert for a romantic Valentine’s Day.

Ingredients (for one s’more):

• One Cherry Chocolate Chip marshmallow from Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows
• 2 crispy, thin cookies, such as Sweet Crisps in graham from 34 Degrees

Place one cookie on a plate. Toast the marshmallow and place on top of the cookie. Top with the second cookie. You don’t need any chocolate because of the chocolate chips in the marshmallow! Romantically easy

Wow! What a show! We had an great show this year. We met lots of new and long-time chefs, artisanal food creators, retailers, distributors, and in general, people who like creative food made with the best stuff. We were very happy with the response to our new flavors Cherry Chocolate Chip and Mango Tango (which you can buy on our website) and our new Mug Toppers ^(TM), marshmallow rounds to go on top of a mug of hot cocoa.

Today we had booth help from Rachael Narins from the amazing cooking, teaching, chefing, catering, pickling, culinary touring duo Chicks with Knives. Her energy and love of food was a huge help. Thanks again Rachael!

Here’s what we were up to today:

Started Day 3 tasting off with an incredible spread of yumminess from all over the world imported by FoodMatch Inc. The golden peppadews were particularly good.

Chocolate truffle heaven from Hagensborg

Some of the best smoked meats around from a favorite, Nueske's

Back at our booth, we make people cook their own food. The smell of toasty marshmallows wafts around nicely

Bringing these home to the 4-year-old "marshlet" who is also a huge Dora the Explorer fan

Various salted chocolate covered caramels from Eclipse Chocolat. Seriously good.

Plush Puffs' fearless leaders Chef Ann and "V.P. du Jour" Justin near the end of the show. They worked hard, ate a lot and require (deserve) much pampering from their spouses when they return home.

Today we took a break from trying every delicious looking sweet treat we could get our hands on and went all in for the gourmet savories.

Mother In Laws Kimchi for salt and spice - Love this kimchi! (and the packaging too)

Sartori Cheese is yummy

We never pass up the chance to sample Serrano ham and this delicacy imported by the Atlanta Corporation did not disappoint

Krave Jerky. Awesome. Loved the Pineapple Orange Beef.

Washing it all down with some microbrews presented by the Brewers Association

We couldn't resist some sweets when we saw one of our favorite artisan chocolatiers, Poco Dolce

Wow! What a great first day of the Winter Fancy Food Show 2012 put on by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. We met tons of great people, gave out lots of toasted marshmallows and put a lot of smiles on faces – what could be better?

We also have been getting a GREAT response to our new flavors Cherry Chocolate and Mango Tango (real mango with a kick of chili spice). But the real winner so far are our new Mug Toppers ^(TM). They will be available online in a few weeks and hopefully, given the response we’ve been getting from show-goers, in a store near you soon!

But there is more than just marshmallows at the Fancy Food Show! We’ve also been able to taste some amazing food. Below are some pictures of just a few of the vendors and sights we got to experience today:

Sasapops Handmade Ice Pops

Unique and yummy caramels from Helliemaes

Flavored whipped cream from Blosm. Imagine a hot chocolate party with Plush Puffs and Blossom for topping fun!

Our long-time friend Susan Feniger was there cooking food from her new cookbook. We tasted some DELISH street food and talked marshmallows for a bit.

Our booth partner Eclipse Chocolat Rococo candy bars made with Plush Puffs and amazing and surprising ingredients (like burnt chili caramel!)

Eclipse Chocolate Bars

Caffeine Water from Avitae - the reason why we remained on our feet through the end of the day, and our hope for making it through all 3 days!