I’ve often wondered if you can make meringue with a substitute sugar and the answer is “sort of!” 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.
Then, 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. (This is never going to be crisp! It’s a little of the chewy side!) 🙂
It looks the part and is sugar free!
Enjoy!
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 🙂