Thumbprint Meringues
Thumbprint Meringues might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian recipe has 34 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 24. Head to the store and pick up cream of tartar, raspberry liqueur, raspberry jam, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.
Instructions
Cover 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper, and secure paper with masking tape.
Place egg whites and cream of tartar in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Increase speed to high, and gradually add granulated sugar and then powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
Add vanilla; beat just until combined.
Spoon batter into a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag. Pipe 24 mounds onto prepared baking sheets. Moisten thumb or a spoon with water, and press thumb or spoon into center of each mound to form an indentation.
Bake at 225 for 1 1/2 hours. Turn oven off; cool meringues in closed oven 2 hours or until dry. Carefully remove the meringues from paper.
Combine jam and liqueur, stirring with a whisk.
Place mixture in a small zip-top plastic bag. Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag. Pipe about 1/2 teaspoon jam into indention in each cookie.