I don’t have a lot of a candy tooth, but when I’m going to have dessert I need one which options nourishing components. These meringue nests are an lovely springtime dessert that youngsters will love. They’re freed from refined sugar, high in potassium, and make for a cute addition to youngsters’ Easter baskets.

What Are Meringue Nests?

These are a play off of the sunshine and ethereal Pavlova dessert. Pavlovas are a crispy, delicate meringue cake topped with recent berries or recent fruit, lemon curd, and/or whipped cream. They’re named after the well-known Nineteen Twenties ballerina Anna Pavlova, however the dessert’s roots probably lengthen additional again than that.

Meringue nests are a miniature, bite-sized model with chook “eggs” nestled inside. They often have sweet chocolate eggs like what’s within the photograph, however there are many different filling choices. They’re additionally naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free. And due to the 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar they’ve an honest quantity of potassium.

Meringue Nest Filling Choices

I discovered some more healthy darkish chocolate sweet eggs at a neighborhood chocolate store for the pictures. You might be able to discover one thing related close to you. Listed below are some extra filling choices to recreate the chook’s nest look.

You too can make your personal chocolate eggs utilizing unsweetened or darkish chocolate with these Easter egg silicone molds. I couldn’t discover miniature Easter egg variations, however you can also make the meringue nests massive sufficient to suit one chocolate egg inside. Merely soften your favourite chocolate chips or baking chocolate and pour the combination into the mildew. Pop them into the fridge to harden, then place them within the cooled nests earlier than consuming.

You too can make a miniature Pavlova as an alternative if most well-liked. Combine recent strawberries, combined berries, or different recent fruit collectively. Add a small splash of lemon juice and honey if desired. Spoon the berry combination into your cooled meringues proper earlier than serving. You too can prime them with a dollop of home made whipped cream.

Learn how to Make Meringue

Meringue might look tough, however when you get the cling of it it’s a bit of cake… or meringue on this case. Most recipes name for refined granulated sugar or caster sugar. More healthy granulated sugar choices like coconut sugar could make the meringue tough if not not possible to whip up. My sweetener of selection right here is honey.

You do want a sweetener of some sort to ensure that the meringue to not deflate within the oven. Plus baked egg white with cream of tarter and salt simply doesn’t have the identical style to it. The strategy is much like my homemade marshmallows recipe. And in contrast to common meringue the place we’re whipping the eggs to tender peaks first after which including the sugar, the entire components go in the identical bowl.

These are a cute Easter dessert thought, or you might even fastidiously wrap a couple of up for Easter baskets. Even when it’s not a vacation, they’re a chic, gentle, and ethereal dessert that’s certain to be a crowd-pleaser.

What to Do With Leftover Egg Yolks

In the event you’re utilizing recent eggs, as an alternative of the stuff from a carton, you’ll have some egg yolks left over. Listed below are a couple of recipes concepts to make use of them up:

Have you ever ever made meringue earlier than? What are a few of your favourite springtime treats? Go away a remark and let me know!