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Simple meringues with berries & cream

Simple meringues with berries & cream

This is the most basic meringue recipe using egg whites and sugar. Follow it for results that are crisp on the outside and beautifully chewy on the inside.

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Gluten freeVegetarian
  • Makes8
  • CourseDessert
  • Prepare5 mins
  • Cook1 hr
  • Total time1 hr 5 mins
  • Pluscooling

Ingredients

  • 4 Clarence Court Old Cotswold Legbar Large Free Range Eggs, whites
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 400g strawberries
  • 150g raspberries
  • 150g essential blueberries
  • Whipping or double cream, to serve (optional)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 150ºC, gas mark 2. Put the egg whites into a large bowl. Whisk them to stiff peaks using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer with a whisk attachment.

  2. Add the sugar 1 tbsp at a time, whisking well after each addition, until everything is incorporated with a thick, glossy meringue mix.

  3. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment. Using a large spoon, dollop 8 well-spaced spoonfuls onto it. Bake for 1 hour, until crisp and pale golden, then leave to cool.

  4. Hull and slice the strawberries and tumble them with the raspberries and blueberries. Serve with the meringues and some whipped cream, if liked.

Cook’s tip

For successful meringues, the bowl and whisks need to be free of grease. Metal and glass bowls are the best type to make meringues, as plastic ones can be covered in tiny scratches that trap grease.

Use the egg yolks to make custard, hollandaise sauce or pastry. Egg yolks can be beaten and frozen in individual pots for 1 month, then defrosted in the fridge.

Nutritional

Typical values per item when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

812kJ/ 193kcals

Fat

4.2g

Saturated Fat

1.1g

Carbohydrates

31g

Sugars

31g

Fibre

3.5g

Protein

6.4g

Salt

0.2g

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