Mini Lemon Meringues

Mini Lemon Meringues is a side dish that serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 120 calories. For 30 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 6335 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by Alaska from Scratch. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly diet. If you have sugar, salt, egg yolks, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns an improvable spoonacular score of 7%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Mini Coffee Meringues, Chewy Meringues with Tangerine-Lemon Curd, and Mini Mint Meringues with Toll House Mint Chocolate Delightfulls.

Servings: 12

 

Ingredients:

6T butter

2 large egg whites

2 large egg yolks

2 large eggs

1/2c fresh lemon juice

1t lemon zest

pinch of salt

2/3c sugar

1t vanilla

Equipment:

oven

baking paper

baking sheet

stand mixer

whisk

bowl

sieve

sauce pan

spatula

plastic wrap

Cooking instruction summary:

Place oven racks in the upper and middle level of your oven. Preheat to 200. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Reserving the yolks for the lemon curd, place egg whites into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium speed until foamy. Add the pinch of salt and increase speed to medium-high. Slowly add sugar. Beat until the egg whites become thick and glossy, holding stiff peaks, similar to melted marshmallow. Fold in the lemon zest and vanilla. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. To make the nest shape onto the parchment, pipe a silver-dollar sized circle, from the center outward, making sure it's solid so it will hold the curd. Then, pipe another layer around the outside edge, leaving a nest in the middle. Repeat until all the meringue has been used. Bake for 60-75 minutes (you'll need to try one to test doneness- meringue should be crunchy on the outside and no longer sticky, but chewy and airy on the inside. If it's still wet and frothy on the interior, they're not done yet. If it's dry and crispy throughout they are overdone). Cool completely on racks. Place a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl and set aside. In a medium saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and salt. Turn heat to medium-low and add butter, whisking constantly. Cook the curd until the butter is completely melted and the mixture has thickened significantly, like pudding. It does not need to come to a boil, it will be fully cooked before it comes to a boil. Pour hot curd directly into strainer, pressing the curd through using a rubber spatula, separating out any egg bits. Pour curd into a jar and place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the top of the curd to prevent a thick film from forming. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Place curd into a piping bag with a small tip or a plastic zip bag with a corner cut off. Squeeze curd slowly into the meringue nests until just full. Serve immediately.

 

Step by step:


1. Place oven racks in the upper and middle level of your oven. Preheat to 20

2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Reserving the yolks for the lemon curd, place egg whites into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium speed until foamy.

3. Add the pinch of salt and increase speed to medium-high. Slowly add sugar. Beat until the egg whites become thick and glossy, holding stiff peaks, similar to melted marshmallow. Fold in the lemon zest and vanilla. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. To make the nest shape onto the parchment, pipe a silver-dollar sized circle, from the center outward, making sure it's solid so it will hold the curd. Then, pipe another layer around the outside edge, leaving a nest in the middle. Repeat until all the meringue has been used.

4. Bake for 60-75 minutes (you'll need to try one to test doneness- meringue should be crunchy on the outside and no longer sticky, but chewy and airy on the inside. If it's still wet and frothy on the interior, they're not done yet. If it's dry and crispy throughout they are overdone). Cool completely on racks.

5. Place a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl and set aside. In a medium saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, and salt. Turn heat to medium-low and add butter, whisking constantly. Cook the curd until the butter is completely melted and the mixture has thickened significantly, like pudding. It does not need to come to a boil, it will be fully cooked before it comes to a boil.

6. Pour hot curd directly into strainer, pressing the curd through using a rubber spatula, separating out any egg bits.

7. Pour curd into a jar and place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the top of the curd to prevent a thick film from forming. Cover and refrigerate until cold.

8. Place curd into a piping bag with a small tip or a plastic zip bag with a corner cut off. Squeeze curd slowly into the meringue nests until just full.

9. Serve immediately.


Nutrition Information:

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121k Calories
2g Protein
7g Total Fat
12g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
121k
6%

Fat
7g
11%

  Saturated Fat
4g
26%

Carbohydrates
12g
4%

  Sugar
11g
13%

Cholesterol
77mg
26%

Sodium
76mg
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
2g
4%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Vitamin A
263IU
5%

Vitamin C
4mg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.08mg
5%

Phosphorus
30mg
3%

Vitamin D
0.43µg
3%

Folate
10µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.24mg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.15µg
2%

Vitamin E
0.34mg
2%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
1%

Iron
0.24mg
1%

Zinc
0.19mg
1%

Calcium
11mg
1%

Potassium
36mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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