Reddit mentions of Zaran Saffron, Superior Saffron Threads (Premium) All-Red Saffron Spice for your Paella, Risotto, Persian Tea, Persian Rice, and Golden Milk) (Persian (Super Negin), 2 Grams)

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If you just want to get some amazing hot chocolate mix off the shelf & skip straight to the marshmallow part, I always recommend Stephen's Hot Cocoa:

https://www.amazon.com/Stephens-Gourmet-Cocoa-Milk-Chocolate/dp/B003A8E140/

So regarding marshmallows:

1. Can you make marshmallows? Without corn syrup? Can you make vegan, without gelatin?
   
2. Can you make them flavored? Strawberry? Oreo swirl? Kool-aid? Peppermint?
   
3. Can you get creative with them? Swirled berry chocolate? Neapolitan? Smore pops? Smores dip? (I make s'mores dip in tiny 5" cast-iron skillets at least once a month for movie night!)
   
4. Can you go in a brand-new direction with the campire smore concept? Nutella s'mores bars? Smore cookies? Easy smores bites? Marshmallow roll cookies?
   
5. Can you do something different, like rocky-road fudge cookies? Fluffernutter cookies? Get fancy with marshmallow maple chocolate bars? Or salted peanut marshmallow bars? Or caramel chocolate marshmallow cookie bars? What about doing something different for Thanksgiving and making sweet potato marshmallow bars?
   
6. Can you make a rice krispie treat that never hardens? Can you take it to the next level & make these amazing peanut-butter rice krispie treats? How about going into left field & making Ruffles Krispy Treats? Or going extra-fancy and making salted caramel rice krispies treats? Or taking your palette south by making Mississippi mud bars? Or try making caramel marshmallow popcorn?
   
   One central procedure ("make homemade marshmallows") plus a handful of extra ingredients suddenly turns into 30 different recipes! That's enough to keep you busy with a new recipe every day for a month straight, and then you will get the honorary title of Marshmallow Master! lol. If you've never made homemade marshmallows before & like marshmallows in general, then you should definitely give it a shot! And if you don't have a small chef's torch, then definitely pick one up & try roasting some marshmallows, skewering them, and eating them with a piping hot cup of hot chocolate! (the torch is also good for creme brulee, melting cheese on, well, everything, and many other uses!)
   
   As you can see, just reading about a bunch of great ideas about a particular topic (ex. marshmallows) is one thing, but actually getting into your kitchen, experimenting with one recipe at a time, trying out the process, learning the flavors, seeing how things come out, modifying them, tweaking them, etc. is another. Then you can start getting creative & start stealing ideas like using freeze-dried fruit as a flavoring agent for your marshmallows. Flavored marshmallows are so good that there are whole businesses built around selling them as snacks! Be careful, because then you might start going off the deep end & making things like churro marshmallow bites or fancy dipped rice krispie treat pops!
   
   >I want to delve a little deeper to learn more and maybe even be able to "freestyle" in the future. Right now, without a recipe, I can barely boil water. I was looking for the best resources to learn the basics in you guys' opinions.
   
   So there you go - if you really want to dive into it, don't follow the default way of thinking & try to make a big push, just do a little bit every day, or a few times a week. And when I say "do", I mean, make a plan (nothing more than a list of bullet points), make a shopping list, put what you're going to make on what day on your calendar, set an alarm on your smartphone for when you're going to cook it, and then just spend a few minutes every day trying a new recipe or technique or ingredient out. Pretty soon you'll be using unique stuff like red saffron & fennel pollen & will have a slew of great recipes under your belt & a huge personal knowledge of ingredients, techniques, flavor combinations, and favorite recipes to work with!