Meringue Mushrooms

Name: Meringue Mushrooms
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 2 teaspoons cocoa; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 3 egg whites; 32 servings Try Build-A-Meal; 0 teaspoons salt; 85 grams 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels, melted; 118 milliliters superfine sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract

Meringue Mushrooms might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 62 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. This dairy free recipe serves 32. Head to the store and pick up salt, egg whites, cocoa, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 5 ingredients; beat at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy.

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Hand Mixer

Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes).Spoon mixture into a decorating bag fitted with a large round tip. Pipe 32 (1 1/4-inch-wide) mounds to resemble mushroom caps and 32 (1-inch-tall) columns to resemble stems onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

Ingredients you will need

Mushrooms

Mounds Bar

Sugar

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Bake at 200 for 1 1/2 hours; turn oven off.

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Oven

Let meringues stand in closed oven 2 hours.

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Oven

Spread a thin layer of melted chocolate on flat side of caps. Trim rounded end of stems to make them flat; press stems against chocolate to attach them to caps.

Ingredients you will need

Chocolate