Chocolate dipped merengues


I am fully committed to merengues as a household staple. I believe that I have now made them weekly for a month? The minute I eat the last one in the container.... I just start to whip up some egg whites for a fresh batch.

The recipe isn't wholly different from the peppermint merengues that I made over Christmas... the difference is that I discovered the magic of dipping them in chocolate. I didn't stop there either. I started to then dip them in nuts and shredded chocolate. And then just this past weekend, I mixed some peanut butter into the chocolate and that was delightful too.

Here are the iterations I've done:
(1) regular peppermint merengue
(2) coconut merengue dipped in chocolate
(3) coconut merengue double dipped in chocolate and then sea salt pistachio or shredded coconut
(4) almond extract flavored merengue dipped in chocolate peanut butter
(5) vanilla extract flavored merengue dipped in sea salt pistachio

And if I'm being honest, I've got my eye on some orange extract that I feel like would be a great decision too.
Here's how it goes.
  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
  2. In a large bowl beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, peppermint, and salt with a mixer on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time beating on high. Beat well after each addition. Beat until stiff peaks form.
  3. Place a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip inside a large cup and fold excess over top of the cup. This will help hold the pastry bag in place making it easier to paint the stripes and fill with meringue. If desired, using a small paintbrush paint small stripes up the sides of the pastry bag. Carefully spoon the meringue into the bag. Pipe evenly sized merengues onto prepared baking sheet about 1" apart. I went with 2 and 4 inch merengues.
  4. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until meringues appear dry and firm when lightly touched. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
  5. Dip in melted chocolate and then dip again in a mixture of pistachios and sea salt.
Shopping List
3 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon pure extract
3/4 cup granulated sugar
chocolate chips
coconut oil
pistachios, very finely chopped
sea salt

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