Sugar Free Meringue Cookies
These incredibly delicious homemade Meringue cookies will remind of you pavlovas, but the texture on the inside is not quite as chewy. Instead, the inside of these cookies is super light and airy. They're like biting into little almond flavored clouds.
Ingredients
- 4 lg egg whites room temperature
- ½ t cream of tartar
- ⅛ t salt
- ¾ c swerve confectioners sugar replacement
- 1 t almond extract
Instructions
- Place the bottom oven rack on the lowest position in the oven with the other to rack in the next two lowest positions. Preheat the oven to 200°F. Add sheets of parchment paper or silpat mats to two large, rimmed sheet pans.
- Separate the eggs white from the egg yolks. Eggs are easier to separate while they are still chilled. Allow the whites to come to room temperature for at least 30 minutes prior to beating.
- Place egg whites to the bowl of stand mixer or a large clean and dry bowl. Beat the eggs whites with the whisk attachment of an electric mixer on medium speed until they start to thicken.
- Next, add in cream of tartar and salt to the egg mixture and continue mixing until stiff soft peaks start to form.
- Continuing to mix, slowly add the Swerve sugar-free sweetener, one tablespoon at a time, until each spoonful is thoroughly mixed into the egg whites.
- Repeat until all the sweetener is added and the stiff egg whites will hold a peak and are glossy.
- Add the almond extract and mix just until well incorporated with the egg white mixture.
- Spoon the meringue mixture into an icing bag fitted with a decorative tip. Gently pipe the mixture onto the baking sheets to create small equal-sized cookies. You can place the cookies relatively close together because they won’t spread out while baking.
- Place the meringues into the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes, then turn the oven off. Do not open the oven door. Leave these low carb cookies in the warm oven for two to two-and-a-half hours without opening the door. This low temperature gives the cookies time to dry completely.
- Remove your perfect meringue cookies from the baking sheets and serve immediately or transfer the cookies to an airtight container and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 0.3kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.01gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 4mgSugar: 0.01gCalcium: 0.02mgIron: 0.001mg
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