Unmelted gelatin in my homemade marshmellow fondant...what am I doing wrong?

yes strain it

 

weird huh

 

you'd think the marshmallow peeps could/would make it right?

 

maybe change brands of marshmallows?

i've never heard of getting gelatine blobs from melted marshmallows and i don't know how that could be your fault if you are melting purchased marshmallows.

 

but i never microwave mine-- i just melt mine slowly on the stovetop in a heavy pan

 

but i'm sure some people use the microwave to do this

 

but the microwave could potentially be the culprit

 

especially if it's doing this from brand to brand although some diffferent brands are made by the same place and just packaged differently

 

i think i'd try the stovetop method and see what shakes outa that pot!!

 

it sounds creepy though

This is the same problem I am having with a cake I am doing right now .... It is driving me crazy!

I have been doing cakes with the marshmallow fondant for the last 4 years almost 5 and just started having this problem the last year or so .... I do use the microwave also. I have been picking out all the clumps and rolling it out again and still seem to have more!

the only thing I can think of is maybe the marshmallows are getting overheated in your microwave and solidifying into little blobs.  How long are they in there for?  I wouldn't microwave longer than 30 seconds at a time.  I know the general instructions are longer, but everyone's microwave has a different level of power.  30 seconds, take out and stir... 30 more seconds, take out and stir.  Keep going in 30 second increments until its melted and you dont have to heat it anymore.  See if that helps.

but wouldn't they be white or cloudly? clear? that's weird yeah?

 

bet they dumbed down the gelatine or something to save some pennies maybe

i've made mmf once i think

 

i make tons of rice krispie treat though

 

i melt enough butter to coat the heavy pot then add the marshmallows & let them melt --takes 10-15 mins--real low heat

 

so for mmf i'd just melt them without the butter--maybe grease the pan with a bit of shortening?

 

a little shortening shouldn't hurt anything

 

then after it's all melted i'd add the water

 

otherwise the water will boil before the other melts

That is so strange, I've made a ton of MM fondant and haven't ever seen that, using any brand of mm... I'm thinking overheated as well, because underheated are white. I use the micro, 30-seconds just 3 times, stirring in between.

I make a lot of MMF too and I've never had this issue. I use mini-marshmallows, any and all brands, I melt them in the microwave, usually in two 30-second bursts, stirring a little in between.