Meringues bring back so many childhood memories for me. My dad used to eat them crushed over vanilla ice cream, and my aunt would use them to make the most delicious dessert with ice cream, bananas, chocolate sauce and whipped cream, called Marängswiss. Meringues are one of those special treats that makes me feel like a kid, just the way cotton candy does!
These meringue nests are easy to whip up and makes a perfectly light dessert for these last days of summer. Delightfully crisp on the outside and wonderfully chewy on the inside, just the way I like them! Fill them with fresh strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries, and garnish with mint leaves.
Meringue Nests with Fresh Berries
(from "bake" magazine, spring 2016)
Makes 8 servings
4 egg whites, room temperature
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 cup sugar
4 cups fresh berries
fresh mint leaves for garnish
- Preheat oven to 215 degrees.
- Beat egg whites, vanilla extract and cream of tartar until foamy. Add sugar, a little at a time, and beat until stiff peaks.
- Make 8 mounds on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Using the back of a spoon, shape each mound into a nest.
- Bake for 2 hrs, then turn off the heat and let it sit for another hour in the oven.
- Fill the nests with fresh berries and garnish with mint.
Marängnästen med Fäska Bär
(anpassat från tidningen "bake", vårnumret 2016)
för 8 pers
4 äggvitor, rumstemperatur
1 tsk vaniljpulver
2 dl socker
0,5 tsk vinäger
9 dl färska bär
Färsk mynta till garnering
1. Sätt ugnen på 100 grader.
2. Vispa äggvitor, vaniljpulver och vinäger till ett skum. Tillsätt sockret, lite i taget, tills marängsmeten är fast.
3. Gör åtta stora klickar på en plåt med bakplåtspapper. Gör fördjupningar i varje maräng med en sked.
4. Baka i ugn i 2 h. Stäng sedan av värmen och låt stå en 1h till med ungsluckan stängd.
5. Ta ut marängnästena och fyll med färska bär och garnera med mynta.