17/02/2021
No🥚🥚 meringues!..
This summer dessert is simple and delicious and perfect to serve if you, friends or family don’t eat eggs because these meringues are made with the water from a can of chickpeas - aquafaba!!
My tips to make the best aquafaba meringues.
1. Make meringues the week after you use the chickpeas. Yes, leave the chickpea water in an airtight container in the fridge for 5-7 days before making meringues with it.
2. Bring the aquafaba to room temperature before whisking.
3. Get creative and add your favourite flavours to the meringue mix! 🥥 🍍 🍑..
📚 Recipe:
1 can of chickpeas water / aquafaba
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp vanilla essence or extract
1 cup caster sugar
2 tsp cornflour
Preheat oven to 100 C. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
Beat aquafaba and vinegar in an electric mixer for ~7 minutes until fluffy and glossy. Add the vanilla and continue to beat while adding a tablespoon of caster sugar at a time until the mixture is well mixed. Then, while beating, add the cornflour and the flavourings of your choice.
Spoon a slightly heaped tablespoon dollop of meringue onto the prepared trays and leave space between dollops for the meringues to expand.
Bake for 1.5 - 2.0 hours or until firm to touch. After removing form the oven leave them on the tray for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool. These store well in an airtight container for a few days.
Delicious served with cream, yoghurt of your choice and fresh fruit 🍶 🍓