Back when I was a teenager, and revising for my A-levels at my friend Sandra’s house, we would toast marshmallows on her parents’ electric ‘gas’ fire. We overdosed on them, of course, and I think the foundations of my A-level failures were set that day.
Marshmallow promises much but often fails to deliver, but when it succeeds it hits a glorious spot (one day I will tell you about my attempt to make homemade, mallow-containing Wagon Wheels, which went a bit too well, recipe on request). So I approach marshmallow with caution.
Solkiki make something called Mellows (the name may change to Rocks). The flavours vary – ‘they are last minute projects of passion whenever we get time to play with flavours’ – but they are basically chocolate-covered marshmallows (all totally vegan as are all its products). The ones I tasted were organic golden raspberry pâté de fruit and redskin roasted peanuts, covered in 63% Gran Nativo dark ‘milk’ chocolate. Other flavours have included caramel coffee and Italian orange, smoked bourbon with roasted pecan, peanut banana, passion fruit and ginger, spiced candied apple. Their availability is fleeting, announced via the Solkiki newsletter and any left not sold are announced via social media. They cost around £9.50 for four. They sell out.
To say they were glorious is an understatement. I ate three of the four with dedication, concentration and reverence. Looking forward to Christmas in 48 days time, these would make wonderful stocking-fillers.
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