#fondant substitute

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Screw fondant; use Starburst!

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DIY fondant

Marshmallow fondant (super easy but I've read that it's very sticky... and you need to have marshmallows in the house):

marshmallows (which are basically just gelatin, sugar and corn starch)

icing sugar (which is just sugar and corn starch)

water

Rolled buttercream fondant (supposedly very greasy and soft or crumbly):

light corn syrup

shortening

salt 

clear vanilla extract (I did not know that such a think existed!)

confectioners' sugar (i.e. sugar + corn starch)

Gelatin fondant:

whole milk or cream

unflavored gelatin

(light) corn syrup (I bought a bottle of this once several years ago and it sat in cupboard for so long that when I moved I just threw it out. I don't know if it's worth buying just in case I might want to make fondant someday. Then again, I'd feel kind of uncomfortable using honey instead, because it's so damn expensive.)

SALTED butter

glycerin (or vegetable oil or more corn syrup or honey?) (Seriously, where the fuck am I going to buy glycerin? And what the hell else would I use it for? According to Wikipedia it serves as a humectant and a sweetener, but honey does both of those things too.)

vanilla extract

butter flavoring (optional)

lemon juice powder (optional)

powdered sugar (i.e. sugar and corn starch)

salt 

What I have in the house right now:

1 marshmallow

Jello (orange, lemon, cherry, and lime) (basically just gelatin, sugar, flavouring and food colouring)

sugar

corn starch

icing sugar

water

creamed honey

molasses

lard

butter

salt

vanilla

whole milk

canola oil

I am quite confident that it is possible to make fondant with what I have. The question is, in what proportions? That first recipe is basically gelatin, sugar, corn starch, more sugar and more corn starch. Jello is gelatin and sugar. Corn starch is corn starch. And I have icing sugar. So I could try mixing Jello, water, corn starch and icing sugar together... with maybe some honey and butter? And vanilla for flavour if it doesn't make it too dark...

OK, here's my plan (adapted from the gelatin fondant recipe at Eat Now, Cry Later): 

In a large glass bowl, mix 1 packet of Jello with 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir until dissolved.

Add 1/2 cup honey. Stir until dissolved. (Might need to be heated?)

Add 86 g butter. Stir until melted. (Might need to be heated?)

Add 1/2 tsp vanilla.

Allow mixture to cool to lukewarm.

Add 1 lb icing sugar and stir.

Gradually add more icing sugar until it reaches a dough-like consistency (about 1 lb?).

Spread lard on counter and sprinkle with corn starch. Rub lard all over hands.

Dump dough onto counter. Work it into a smooth round ball. It will be slightly soft and you may use additional powdered sugar (or corn starch) AS NEEDED to form your ball. Divide ball into two balls.

Coat two large pieces of saran wrap with lard.

Wrap the balls well in the greased saran wrap. Place in an airtight container.

Allow to sit on the counter overnight.

When needed, knead however much you intend to use. Can be stored at room temp for a month!

Hmm, I wonder if I can come up with a recipe that doesn't need to sit overnight.

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Homemade Fondant(without marshmallows)