Chocolate-Pistachio Meringues |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Easy to make and attractive. If you are making these for Christmas decorate with colored peel, cherries or small marzipan holly leaves Ingredients:
1/3 cup pistachios, natural not dyed |
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate piece (or chips) |
2 egg whites |
1 pinch cream of tartar |
2/3 cup berry sugar (very fine sugar) |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven 250f, grease and flour 2 cookie sheets.
2. In your blender or food processor combine pistachios and the chocolate,whirl until very finely chopped, reserve.
3. Beat egg whites& cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
4. Gradually add the sugar, 1 tbsp at a time and beat until very stiff peaks are formed.
5. Fold in the chocolate-nut mixture& vanilla.
6. Using a tsp drop small mounds of meringue on the prepared cookie sheets leaving about 1 between.
7. Bake 30 minutes or until the meringues are firm but not brown.
8. Let stand several minutes on the cookie sheets, loosen carefully, transfer to wire rack.
9. Store in a tightly covered container.
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