The Windy City Blogger Collective has great perks! I’m a member and I get the inside line on great events, new brands and, of course, goodies! Last year, WCBC member and The Trendy Sparrow owner, Lindzi Shanks met “marshmallowist” Kat. They decided to collaborate to create XO Marshmallow.
Kat creates handcrafted marshmallows in small batches of delicious flavors. Lindzi creates the packaging and does the marketing and awesome photography. XO Marshmallows are “made with love” and the best natural and artisan ingredients they can find. They use homemade fruit purees, hand ground spices and espresso and top shelp alcohol. Oh yeah, some of the flavors are boozy! XO Marshmallows are also egg free, gluten free, preservative free and high-fructose free. Most flavors are dairy free too!
Kat and Lindzi sell XO Marshmallows at Etsy. They offer a variety of ongoing and seasonal flavors. You can currently pick from:
- “Classy” – Kahlua Coffee, Raspberry, Vanilla or Salted Caramel
- “Boozy” – Beer, Honey Bourbon or Champagne
- “Whimsy” – Mango Habanero, Rootbeer Float, Green Tea Matcha or Honey Lavender
- Seasonal – Pumpkin Spice
The also offer custom flavors for parties, party favors, etc.
The newest XO Marshmallow product is the “Monut.” What’s a “monut?” It’s a” fluffy donut-shaped marshmallow.” They’re perfect mug toppers for your next cup of coffee or hot cocoa. They come in Vanilla and Cocoa Dusted. I had the chance to try some and added a Vanilla Monut to my cinnamon coffee with almond milk. It was delicious! Next up, hot chocolate with a Cocoa Dusted Monut.
Now to grow their business, Lindzi and Kat are launching a Kickstarter campaign. The perks are sweet – pun intended. They’ll use the funds from the Kickstarter to develop monuts and expand the XO Marshmallow business. In addition to your choice of marshmallows or monuts, they are also offering awesome mugs and T-shirts. If funded, they’ll deliver perks for the holidays. Perfect stocking stuffers! Mugs and marshmallows for me, please! I love both.
You can support XO Marshmallow’s Kickstarter HERE. Keep up with Kat + Lindzi on the web at XO Marshmallow and on Facebook and Instagram.
Please note: I received product in exchange for this review. I was not otherwise compensated for this post. I supported XO Marshmallow’s Kickstarter because they are cool and their marshmallows are delicious.