Ron's Gluten-Free Chocolate Meringue Cookies

Name: Ron's Gluten-Free Chocolate Meringue Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces for melting, plus 2 ounces chopped; 4 larges egg whites; 200 grams granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp white vinegar or lemon juice; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 grams chopped walnuts

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Ron's Gluten-Free Chocolate Meringue Cookies a try. This recipe serves 40. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe has 80 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bittersweet chocolate, salt, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Melt the 12 ounces of bittersweet chocolate pieces in a microwave-safe dish or over a gently simmering double-boiler.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

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Microwave

Let cool but not harden.

Add the vanilla.

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Vanilla

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Place the salt and vinegar (or lemon juice) in a clean mixer bowl for a stand mixer. Use a paper towel to wipe off any possible grease. Use the paper towel to wipe the blades of the whisk attachment as well. Do not rinse. This procedure will ensure that the egg whites will whip to their full potential.

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Lemon Juice

Egg Whites

Vinegar

Salt

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Paper Towels

Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Beat the egg whites on medium speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase the speed to high. Slowly add the sugar in a steady stream and continue beating until stiff peaks form, 4 to 5 minutes. (The bowl can be turned upside down without the meringue falling out.)

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Bowl

Add a third of the meringue to the melted chocolate and mix well to lighten. Gently but thoroughly fold the melted chocolate into the meringue, and then fold in the remaining two ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate and the walnuts.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

Chocolate

Walnuts

Fill a large resealable plastic bag with the meringue and snip off the bottom corner, or use a pastry bag. Pipe the meringue into 1 1/2-inch rounds 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Ziploc Bags