Meringue Mushrooms Recipe
These Meringue Mushrooms are heavenly ! These chocolate coated sweet mushrooms are a novel dessert treat ! Try these Meringue Mushrooms and let me know if you like them !
Ingredients
| Egg whites | 2 Large | |
| Cream of tartar | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unsweetened cocoa | ||
| Semi-sweet chocolate square | 1 , melted | |
Directions
Line large cookie sheet with foil.
In small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form; gradually beat in sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition, until sugar completely dissolves and whites stand in stiff, glossy peaks.
Preheat oven to 200°F.
Spoon meringue into large decorating bag with large writing tip.
Pipe meringue onto cookie sheet in 15 mounds, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, to resemble mushroom caps.
If you like, place some cocoa in small fine meshed strainer; use to dust meringue mushroom caps.
Pipe remaining meringue upright onto cookie sheet in fifteen l 1/4 inch lengths to resemble mushroom stems.
Bake meringues 1 1/2 hours.
Turn oven off; let meringues stand in oven 30 minutes longer to dry.
Cool meringues completely on cookie sheet on wire rack.
With tip of paring knife, cut a small hole in center of underside of a mushroom cap.
Dip pointed end of mushroom stem in melted chocolate; attach stem to mushroom cap by inserting chocolate dipped end into hole in underside of mushroom cap.
Repeat with remaining caps and stems.
Let chocolate dry, about 1 hour.
Store mushrooms in tightly covered container up to a week.
In small bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form; gradually beat in sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition, until sugar completely dissolves and whites stand in stiff, glossy peaks.
Preheat oven to 200°F.
Spoon meringue into large decorating bag with large writing tip.
Pipe meringue onto cookie sheet in 15 mounds, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, to resemble mushroom caps.
If you like, place some cocoa in small fine meshed strainer; use to dust meringue mushroom caps.
Pipe remaining meringue upright onto cookie sheet in fifteen l 1/4 inch lengths to resemble mushroom stems.
Bake meringues 1 1/2 hours.
Turn oven off; let meringues stand in oven 30 minutes longer to dry.
Cool meringues completely on cookie sheet on wire rack.
With tip of paring knife, cut a small hole in center of underside of a mushroom cap.
Dip pointed end of mushroom stem in melted chocolate; attach stem to mushroom cap by inserting chocolate dipped end into hole in underside of mushroom cap.
Repeat with remaining caps and stems.
Let chocolate dry, about 1 hour.
Store mushrooms in tightly covered container up to a week.
Chef
