Festive Berry Meringue Dessert

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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

Ingredients for Sugar Free berry meringue

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…

Berries in ramekins

Separate the eggs…

Egg whites and xylitolBeat the egg whites, gradually adding the xylitol…

Beating egg whitesBeat until stiff peaks form…

Stiff peaksUsing a metal spoon, settle spoonfuls of egg white onto the berries in the ramekins…

Ramekins ready for the oven

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…

Out the oven

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..

4 egg whites in stiff peaks

I tipped the blob onto a round pan lined with baking paper…

Beaten egg whites on panAnd carefully spread it out…

Big meringue ready for the ovenI 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.

Meringue base cooked

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 🙂

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