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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

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COCOA NIB MERINGUES

cocoa meringue

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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