Happy New Year! If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, these miniature meringue cakes are the perfect dessert to cut back on carbs. Use gluten-free dairy-free whipped cream as suggested below or heavy whipping cream is wonderful for making in advance, making more time to spend with guests.
Miniature Meringue Cakes
Miniature meringue cakes, a light gluten-free dessert with less carbs than most. Fill with rich custard or dairy-free vanilla pudding, and top with dairy or dairy-free whipped cream.
Ingredients:
- For the Meringue Cakes:
- 2 1/2 teaspoon potato starch (or cornstarch*)
- 3/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional for yeast-free diets)
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla, lemon, or almond extract
- 1/16 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 recipe Gluten Free Bavarian Cream (or Dairy-Free Vanilla Pudding
- For the Whipped Cream Topping:
- 1/2 recipe Sweetened Whipped Cream (or Rich Whip for dairy-free) (optional)
- 1 cup heavy cream (or coconut cream)
- 1/2 cup flavored gluten-free yogurt (Dannon - see exceptions here
- Raspberries, blueberries, or sliced strawberries
For the Bavarian Cream Topping:
For a Flavored Whipped Topping:
For the Fruit:
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 225°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add the potato starch, vinegar, extract, and salt to the bowl of your mixer.
- Add egg egg whites and beat on high speed until the egg whites reach soft peaks.
- Gradually add sugar beat until they reach stiff peaks.
- Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip pipe 9 equal amounts onto the prepared baking sheet; or using a spring-action scooper, scoop 9 equal portions onto the baking sheet.
- Using the back of the scooper, create a well in the center of each scoop, keeping each cake to about 3 - 3 1/2-inches in diameter.
- Bake meringue cakes for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until lightly yellow or tan in color. Check starting at about 2 hours.
- Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an air-tight container at room temperature until ready to serve, up to 4 days.
- Right before serving, fill with cream and top with whipped cream, if desired.
To Make the Meringue Cakes:
Tips
*Bob's Red Mill cornstarch is non-GMO.
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