This past weekend, Dan and I made those fabulous s’mores cupcakes for some friends again, and although our cupcakes went quickly, we had half a bag of mini marshmallows left over. I was eating them out of the bag after dinner tonight, wishing that there was some way to get that delicious toasted flavor… and that’s when I stumbled upon this awesome idea:

innovative marshmallow toasting
Toasting mini marshmallows in the comfort of our own home.

using the creme brulée torch!
Stick some mini marshmallows on a toothpick and rotate in front of a creme brulée torch.

roasted mini marshmallows
Marshmallows toasted to perfection!

Ghetto…? How about genius?!

Seriously, Dan and I both sat at our dining table repeatedly roasting and popping these for about ten minutes straight. All the while, I raved on and on about how brilliant I was for coming up with the idea.

And then I went online to see if it’d been done before and I found this: Redneck Marshmallow Roasting. 😮

Hmph… well, my method uses a creme brulée torch instead of a cigarette lighter so it gets points for French sophistication. Bon appetit!