Syrupy plums with pistachio meringues

Name: Syrupy plums with pistachio meringues
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kg plums; 200 grams caster sugar, plus 2 tbsp; 2 Tbsps cornflour; 3 Tbsps plum jam or quince conserve; 4 egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 25 grams pistachios, chopped; 1 serving crème anglaise or custard, to serve

The recipe Syrupy plums with pistachio meringues can be made in around 1 hour and 40 minutes. For $1.41 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 285 calories. If you have plums, custard, cornflour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Users who liked this recipe also liked Brown sugar meringues with red wine plums, Coconut-Pistachio Meringues, and Pistachio meringues with summer berries.

Instructions

Halve larger plums and stone them, and leave smaller ones whole. Put into a saucepan with 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp cornflour. On the heat, stir for 1-2 mins until the cornflour disappears into the plum juices, then stir in 100ml water and the jam or conserve. Cover and simmer for 10-20 mins until the plums are tender and the sauce syrupy splash in some more water if it looks a little dry. Scrape the pan contents into a large, shallow baking dish.

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Corn Starch

Plum

Sauce

Sugar

Water

Jam

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Baking Pan

Sauce Pan

Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas

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Oven

Whisk the egg whites in a clean mixing bowl until stiff.

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Egg Whites

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Whisk in the 200g sugar in 3 batches, beating the whites back to stiff between each addition.

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Sugar

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Whisk

Whisk in remaining cornflour and vanilla and keep going until you have a lovely shiny, stiff mixture.

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Corn Starch

Vanilla

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Whisk

Scoop 6 large spoonfuls of the meringue on top of the plums, scatter with pistachios, then bake for 30-40 mins until the meringues are crisp on top but still pale, and soft underneath. Eat warm or at room temperature, with cold crme anglaise or cold custard for pouring over.

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Pistachio Nuts