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5* Coconut Meringues

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5* Coconut Meringues

Cooking Light - December 2007 - David Bonom,
Reviews rate this recipe 5 Stars!
31 meringues (serving size: 1 meringue)

Toasting the coconut enhances its flavor.

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Dash of salt
3 large egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut, toasted
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 250°.

Combine cream of tartar, salt, and egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form. Add extracts; beat just until blended (do not overbeat). Gently fold in coconut.

Drop by rounded tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto 2 baking sheets covered with parchment paper. Bake at 250° for 1 hour until very lightly browned and almost crisp, switching baking sheets and rotating front to back halfway through baking time.

Remove from oven. Cool for 25 minutes (meringues will crisp as they cool). Sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon cocoa.


NOTE: You can store the baked meringues in airtight containers at room temperature for up to one week.

One meringue equals: Calories 25 (Calories from fat 14 %); Fat 0.4 g (Satfat 0.4 g, Monofat 0.0 g, Polyfat 0.0 g); Protein 0.4 g; Carbohydrate 4.1 g; Fiber 0.1 g; Cholesterol 0.0 mg; Sodium 13 mg