Passionfruit Meringue Kisses

Meringue kisses have always been on my list of recipes to try and so finally I decided to make them.  I keep seeing gorgeous pictures of meringues on Pinterest and Instagram.

I decided to start with just a basic meringue and added a delicious passionfruit cream in the centre.  I would love to experiment and make some in the future with bright colours.  But today, I thought lets start simple first.

These meringue kisses are so light and taste just like air with a burst of passionfruit cream. 

Hope you give this recipe a go.

Happy Baking xo

Passionfruit Meringue Kisses

Ingredients

· 1 egg white
· ½ teaspoon white vinegar
· ⅓ cup caster sugar
· 1 teaspoon icing sugar

Passionfruit cream

· ¼ cup thickened cream

· 1 tablespoon passionfruit pulp

· 2 teaspoon icing sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 150°c. Line trays with baking paper.

2. Place egg white and vinegar in a bowl and using an electric beater beat on slow to medium speed until egg white forms small bubbles and then increase speed and beat until stiff peaks form.

3. Add sugar gradually and beat for about 10 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Fold in icing

sugar.

4. Place meringue mixture into a piping bag fitted with a small plain nozzle. Pipe 1.5cm rounds 3cm apart evenly on the baking trays.

5. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes or until crisp and dry. Cool meringues on tray completely.

Passionfruit cream

6. Beat cream, icing sugar and passionfruit pulp in a small bowl until stiff peaks form.

7. Sandwich the meringues together with passionfruit cream, dust with icing sugar.

Tips

· Make sure all equipment and bowl are dry and grease free, otherwise the egg whites will not form stiff peaks.

· It’s important that the sugar is completely dissolved otherwise it may result in cracked meringues.

· To check that the sugar has completely dissolved, place a small amount of meringue mixture on in between your fingers and rub. If you can’t feel that sugar granules it has dissolved.

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