Merookies

CategoryDifficultyBeginner

Merookies. Unusual pre-dinner treats. Get your oven hot (180ºC) but the oven is switched off when the merookies are put in. They do not need to cook, merely dry out.

Merookies
Yields12 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time3 hrsTotal Time3 hrs 15 mins
 2 Egg Whites
 1 pinch Salt
 100 g Caster Sugar
 0.25 tsp Ground Cardamom
 1 tsp Cornflour
 1 tsp White Wine Vinegar
 75 g Chocolate Chips
 75 g Chopped Pistachios
1

Pre-heat your oven to 180ºC, Gas mark 6.

Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add the caster sugar to form the meringue.

2

Add the ground cardamom, cornflour and white wine vinegar and fold in.

3

Add 50g of the chocolate chips and 50g of the pistachios and gently fold in using a fork.

4

Put 4-5 cm spoonfuls of the mixture onto a non-stick baking sheet, leaving 2cm between each one. Sprinkle the remainder of the chocolate chips and pistachios on top of each one.

5

Place in the oven and immediately switch the oven off. Leave for at least 3 hours before removing them.

merookies

Ingredients

 2 Egg Whites
 1 pinch Salt
 100 g Caster Sugar
 0.25 tsp Ground Cardamom
 1 tsp Cornflour
 1 tsp White Wine Vinegar
 75 g Chocolate Chips
 75 g Chopped Pistachios

Directions

1

Pre-heat your oven to 180ºC, Gas mark 6.

Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add the caster sugar to form the meringue.

2

Add the ground cardamom, cornflour and white wine vinegar and fold in.

3

Add 50g of the chocolate chips and 50g of the pistachios and gently fold in using a fork.

4

Put 4-5 cm spoonfuls of the mixture onto a non-stick baking sheet, leaving 2cm between each one. Sprinkle the remainder of the chocolate chips and pistachios on top of each one.

5

Place in the oven and immediately switch the oven off. Leave for at least 3 hours before removing them.

merookies

Merookies

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