Ingredients
- MAKES 6 Large
- 3 large egg whites (85g)
- 70g brown sugar
- 125g white sugar
- 2 tsp cocoa nibs
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules
- 1 tsp cocoa for dusting
- Fresh nutmeg for dusting
COCOA NIB MERINGUES
Method
- Preheat oven to 110C Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper Place a medium saucepan of water over gentle heat and bring to a simmer
- Place egg whites and both sugars in a heatproof bowl (I use my bowl from my mixer saves mucking about), ensuring it doesn’t come into direct contact with water
- Add the coffee and stir to break up the egg whites and mix in the sugar
- Heat for approximately five minutes or until a thermometer reaches 40C Remove from the heat and place onto your mixer with whisk attachment and whisk until the mixture has cooled (approx 8 minutes)
- Fold through the freshly grated nutmeg and cocoa nibs
- Using a dessert spoon place large dollops of mixture upright on the tray
- I like to have mixture sticking up in places so when it cooks it will have pointy and crisp parts to them
- Dust with cocoa and place into preheated oven
- Cook for approximately 1 hour, then turn oven off and leave door closed until oven has gone cold
- They will last in an airtight container for 2-3 days
Comments
Thanks to Ocho for providing the nibs used in the demonstration at the Otago Farmers Market
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