10-49am
I’ve often wondered if you can make meringue with a substitute sugar and the answer is yes you can! I went onto a couple of meringue websites and then substituting xylitol for sugar, I started experimenting. Just a note, while xylitol is sugar free, it is not carb free. Use less of it than regular sugar because it is sweeter than sugar.
I first made berries with a meringue topping in ramekins.
Ingredients – this made 3 ramekins
- Berries of your choice. I used 5 strawberries per ramekin and 10 blueberries.
- 2 egg whites
- 10ml xylitol
- Half a teaspoon of white vinegar
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 140C
Wash the berries, trimming and slicing the strawberries and share them between three ramekins. I started with two and then discovered I had enough meringue for three…
Separate the eggs…
Beat the egg whites, gradually adding the xylitol…
Beat until stiff peaks form…
Using a metal spoon, settle spoonfuls of egg white onto the berries in the ramekins…
These I only cooked for 25 minutes. For me it didn’t matter that they are not completely dried out and crunchy. They are just a great substitute for cream. They were delicious and the berries all soft and juicy…
They have about 7g carbs per serving. (3 from the xylitol, 3 from the strawberries and 1 from the blackberries)
Enthused by my success, I whipped up another 4 egg whites with 1.5 tablespoons of xylitol…then added a teaspoon of white vinegar..
I tipped the blob onto a round pan lined with baking paper…
And carefully spread it out…
I left it in the oven at 140C for almost an hour. Then I turned the oven off and forgot about it…I really want this one dried out. While it looks the part, it will never be as crisp as a meringue made with sugar, so be aware of that. You can heap a generous amount of berries on the meringue with whipped cream on top of that and you’ll have a fabulous dessert.
So that has been my morning’s entertainment!
Psalm 138 vs 8
The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; your love O Lord, endures forever – do not abandon the works of your hands.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you!
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂