Gut-Healing Marshmallows with Collagen and Raw Honey
Learn to make gut-healing marshmallows with collagen and raw honey. A shareable treat that sneaks nutrition into every bite. Easy recipe with video tips.
- 15 min prep
- 10 min cooking
- 4 hr 30 min total
- Dessert
Niall Kiddle · Founder, OrganisedReviewed by Pedro Rodrigues4 min read · Updated 
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4.9 on Trustpilot · 200,000+ thriving familiesMarshmallows are often dismissed as empty sugar. But what if the ones sitting on your kitchen counter tonight were delivering collagen, gelatine, and raw enzymes instead of just air and corn starch? That shift in thinking is everything.
Most commercial marshmallows are built on a foundation of corn syrup, cornstarch, and vegetable gum. They're light, fluffy, and engineered to dissolve on your tongue in exactly the way food scientists calculated would keep you wanting more. They're also barely food.
The good news is that marshmallows are absurdly simple to make at home. And when you make them yourself, you get to swap out every single ingredient for something that actually nourishes your gut.
Why marshmallows deserve a second look
Gelatine, the primary structure in these marshmallows, is essentially cooked collagen.1 Your gut lining is built from collagen and needs consistent replenishment, particularly if you're managing inflammation, leaky gut, or just the general wear of modern digestion. Raw honey brings enzymes and antimicrobial compounds that support the microbiome.2
The pairing matters. Collagen and honey together create a treat that's genuinely restorative, not just a moment of sweetness before the crash.
These marshmallows are foolproof, forgiving, and shareable in a way that makes sneaking nutrition into a treat feel easy.
They're also the kind of thing people actually want to eat. You can hand these to children, to guests, to anyone, and they'll taste like an indulgence without the guilt or the afternoon energy collapse.
What makes these different
Commercial marshmallows use cornstarch and powdered sugar as the final dust. These use a blend of coconut flour and arrowroot powder, which gives them a gentler texture on the digestive system and a whisper of coconut depth that no one expects. It's a small shift that changes everything about how these feel in the mouth.
The base is unflavoured grass-fed gelatine and raw honey. No corn syrup, no vegetable gum, no emulsifiers. Just the bare minimum of what makes a marshmallow fluffy and stable.
Equipment and ingredients
You'll need an electric mixer (or very strong arms and patience), a baking tin, parchment paper, and a wire whisk. That's the core.
- 250g raw honey (warm, not hot)
- 300ml water
- 25g grass-fed gelatine powder (unflavoured)
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional, or use rose water)
- Pinch of sea salt
- For dusting: 50g coconut flour + 50g arrowroot powder (mixed together)
The quality of your gelatine matters. Grass-fed, unflavoured gelatine has a clean taste and dissolves smoothly. The raw honey should be visible on the jar label (not heat-processed), because those enzymes are half the point.
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The method, step by step
Line a baking tin with parchment and lightly dust the bottom with your coconut flour and arrowroot mixture. You're creating a non-stick surface that won't strip the goodness from your marshmallows.
Bloom your gelatine. Pour 100ml of cold water into a bowl, sprinkle the gelatine over the surface, and let it sit for 5 minutes. It'll become a thick sponge. Don't skip this step. Blooming allows the gelatine to hydrate evenly and dissolve smoothly later.
Warm your remaining 200ml of water until it's steaming but not boiling. Add the bloomed gelatine and stir until completely dissolved. The mixture should be clear and warm. Pour in your raw honey and stir gently. Add the salt and vanilla. Set this aside.
Pour the honey mixture into your egg whites slowly while the mixer is running. This is the step that matters most. The whipping action incorporates air; the warm honey mixture cooks the egg whites gently; the gelatine sets the structure.
Whip your egg whites until they form soft peaks. This takes about 3 minutes on high speed. They should be light, fluffy, and hold their shape when you lift the whisk, but not so stiff that they're grainy or beginning to break.
Turn the mixer to medium speed. With the mixer running, pour the warm honey and gelatine mixture in a slow, steady stream into the egg whites. This is crucial. You're tempering the eggs gently, not scrambling them. Continue beating until the mixture has tripled in volume and looks like thick, glossy mousse. This takes about 8 to 10 minutes.
Pour the mixture into your lined tin, smooth the top gently with a spatula, and let it sit at room temperature for at least 4 hours, or overnight. It'll set as the gelatine cools and firms up.
Once set, turn the marshmallow slab out onto a board dusted generously with your coconut flour and arrowroot mixture. Using a sharp knife (dipped in water between cuts), slice the slab into squares. Toss each piece in the dusting mixture until all sides are coated. You can use kitchen shears if you prefer, though a wet knife gives cleaner edges.
Serving and storage
These are best eaten within 5 to 7 days, stored in an airtight container at room temperature. They soften slightly over time, which is part of their charm. The honey keeps them moist; the gelatine keeps them stable.
In warmer months, you can store them in the fridge, but let them come to room temperature before eating. Cold marshmallows feel dense. Room temperature is where they're meant to shine.
Make them your own
Once you've made them once, variations are obvious. Rose water instead of vanilla. A few drops of peppermint extract. Desiccated coconut mixed into the dusting powder. A pinch of ground cardamom whisked into the egg whites at the start.
The foundation stays the same. Gelatine, raw honey, egg whites, time. Everything else is flavour and personality.
The beauty of these marshmallows is that they're as fun to make as they are to eat. Hand them to someone you love and watch them realise that a treat can also nourish.
References
Every source below was checked on 27 August 2026. Each PubMed, PMC and DOI identifier was resolved against NCBI or Crossref, and what it opens is printed under the citation, so you can see the link goes where the citation says without leaving the page. Where a citation and its identifier disagreed, the citation was corrected to the record or the reference was deleted along with the sentence marker that pointed at it, and where the resolved paper turned out not to support the sentence, the sentence was cut back to what it does support. Borrowed authority is worse than none, because it looks like rigour.
- Ricard-Blum S. The Collagen Family. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 2011. PMC3003457.Checked 27 August 2026: PMC3003457 opens Ricard-Blum S, The collagen family. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2011;3(1):a004978. PubMed indexes it as: Review.
- Mandal MD, Mandal S. Honey: its medicinal property and antibacterial activity. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2011. PMID 23569748.Checked 27 August 2026: PMID 23569748 opens Mandal MD, Mandal S, Honey: its medicinal property and antibacterial activity. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2011;1(2):154-60. PubMed indexes it as: Review.The authors' own declaration, from the record: Conflict of interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.
Who wrote and reviewed this guide
Niall Kiddle
Author · Founder, Organised
Niall is the founder of Organised. He started the company in 2024 after fixing his own health the slow way: in 2022 he swapped a cupboard of synthetic supplements for real food, raw milk, organ meats, bone broth and honey, and felt the difference within months.
Areas of expertise: Ancestral nutrition, Organ meats, Whole-food supplementation, Gut health, Regenerative sourcing
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Pedro Rodrigues
Reviewer · Agronomist (farming and sourcing only)
Pedro is the agronomist Organised works with on farming and sourcing. His job on the guides is to keep the science honest: he reviews what we publish about soil health, regenerative agriculture, grazing and the way food is actually produced.
Areas of expertise: Regenerative agriculture, Agronomy, Soil health, Grass-fed farming, Food sourcing
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