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Strawberry swirl meringues on wooden board.
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Strawberry Meringues

Little strawberry flavoured meringues with swirls of colour
Course Baking
Cuisine British
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 76kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 110℃ (fan) / 230℉.
  • Line two baking sheets.
  • Beat the egg whites until fluffy and at the stiff peak stage.
    4 medium egg whites
  • Add the caster sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking on a higher speed. Once all incorporated it should be thick and glossy.
    105 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • Fold in a third of the icing sugar with a spatula. Repeat until you have used all the icing sugar.
    115 g strawberry milkshake icing sugar
  • Add a little red food colour gel and swirl through with a skewer or knife so you have swirls of colour.
    ½ tsp red food colour gel
  • Use two dessert spoonfuls of mixture to make each meringue.
  • Bake for 1.5 hours or until the meringues are crisp underneath.
  • Leave to cool then enjoy.

Notes

Adapted from Ultimate meringue from BBC Good Food.

Nutrition

Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 16mg | Sugar: 18g