Cardamom meringue nests

Cardamom meringue nests

Let your guests fill these sweetly spiced meringues at the table with our suggested flavoured creams

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 50 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

plus cooling
Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2 and line 2 baking trays with baking parchment. Put egg whites in a clean bowl and beat with an electric whisk until they resemble stiff peaks. While whisking, add the sugar, 1 tbsp at a time - meringue will thicken and become glossy. Fold in cardamom.
  2. Using a metal spoon, dollop small spoonfuls of meringue, evenly spaced, onto the baking sheets, to make around 48 mini meringues. With the back of the spoon, lightly flatten and hollow out the centres. Sieve a dusting of cocoa over them and bake for 1 hr until crisp. Turn off the oven and leave meringues in the oven to cool. Pile high on a plate and serve with flavoured creams (see tips below).
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WHITE CHOCOLATE & PISTACHIO CREAM FILLING

Bring a pan of water to the boil, add 50g shelled pistachio kernels and set aside for 10 mins. Drain, rub the skins off with a clean tea towel, then finely chop. Melt 125g chopped white chocolate in 20-second blasts in the microwave, then cool. Lightly whip 284ml double cream with 2 tbsp icing sugar. Stir in the melted chocolate and chopped pistachios.

CHESTNUT & CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING

Melt 125g chopped dark chocolate in 20-second blasts in the microwave, then cool. Mix 400ml crème fraîche with 6 tbsp sweetened chestnut purée and stir in the cool melted chocolate.

PASSION FRUIT & MANGO CREAM FILLING

Scoop the pulp from 8 large passion fruit into a pan and add 1 chopped mango. Cook over a high heat for about 5 mins until thick and pulpy, then sieve to remove seeds. Whisk 200g mascarpone cheese with 2 tbsp icing sugar and 100ml double cream. When thickened, stir in the fruit purée.

PER SERVING

145 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 35g, salt 0.1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012.

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  • Binder photo Emco

    13 January 2012

    Emco rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The recipe was easy and made lovely meringues. However, I only put a fraction of the cardomom into the mix and I think that this was still too much. The cardomom really takes over the flavour and really divided opinion.

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  • Binder photo wendy

    22 February 2012

    wendy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have now made these twice and everybody loves them. Very easy and I ground the cardamom with a pestle and mortar giving a lovely fragrant taste

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  • Binder photo mummy likes to cook

    25 February 2012

    mummy likes to cook commented on this recipe

    I used a different recipe but made cardamom and orange meringues and they are amazing, even my children love them. The flavours go so well together! Thanks for giving me the idea of using cardamom, these were a definite winner!

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  • Binder photo Jessica Hill

    15 May 2012

    Jessica Hill commented on this recipe

    I got amazing results with the Meringues, but used crushed cardamom seeds instead of powder, which worked well. Also, I added rose water to the chocolate and walnut cream topping, which was absolutely deeelish!

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  • Binder photo maryam masroor

    24 May 2012

    maryam masroor commented on this recipe

    i m nt cleared abt this recipe

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  • Binder photo Attica

    21 July 2012

    Attica commented on this recipe

    Instead of using cardamon I crushed 3/4 amaretti biscuits to a fine powder and added that instead. Sprinkled some on top before cookin I also added some of the powder to lightly whipped cream and it was truly delicious.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 50 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

plus cooling
Freezable

Ingredients

  • 6 egg whites
  • 350g caster sugar
  • 2 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp cocoa
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PER SERVING

145 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 34g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 35g, salt 0.1 g

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