Purple Fruit Rippled Meringues
(using an Ella’s Kitchen Fruit Pouch)
I have been meaning to make some large, individual meringues for a while now, but I just don’t seem to have the time. Today, however, I have been quite productive (no idea why, I must be coming down with something) and managed to make some.
I keep seeing delicious rippled meringues in the shops and they look so amazing that I had to have a go. Mine are definitely ‘rustic’ and home-made, but that’s half of their charm, right?! 😉
These aren’t your traditional rippled meringues using fruit you puree you made yourself, however. For these ones, I used an Ella’s Kitchen, ‘The Purple One’ Pouch to ripple through the meringue which makes for a nice change and also gives the meringues a bit of a jammy texture in places which I really like. Who doesn’t love a sticky, chewy meringue?!
Sorry toddlers, but the Ella’s Pouches are mine now, hand them over…
So, without further ado, here is the recipe!
Ingredients
(makes approximately 5 large meringues)
(Prep time – 15 minutes)
(Baking Time – 2 hours 20 minutes)
1 Ella’s Kitchen, ‘The Purple One’ Pouch
15g Icing Sugar, sifted
295g Caster Sugar
5 Large Egg Whites (Please don’t bin the yolks – why not make some homemade Custard or Mayo?!)
Fresh Fruit of your choice and Cream to serve
Method
1 – Turn the oven on and pre-heat to 180’c and place some Grease-proof paper on a couple of large baking sheets.
2 – Place the contents of the Ella’s Kitchen Pouch into a small bowl and add the 15g of sifted icing sugar. Stir well.
3 – Place the egg whites in a bowl and, using a hand or stand mixer, whisk until stiff peaks form.
4 – Gradually add a tablespoon of sugar at a time until all the sugar is incorporated. The mixture should be very thick and glossy, and stand in peaks on it’s own, once ready.
5 – Spoon large mounds of Meringue Mixture onto your baking sheets (I would say about the rough size of a saucer) until all the mixture has been used up. Ensure you leave a little growing room around each meringue mound, about 4cm should do it.
6 – Drizzle a tablespoon of the Ella’s kitchen and icing sugar mixture gently onto the top of each meringue and, using a skewer or cocktail stick, swirl it into each meringue mound. Do not fold it in or your Meringues will collapse.
7 – Place in the oven to bake/dry out for 2 hours 20 minutes – IMMEDIATELY TURN YOUR OVEN DOWN TO 110’c as you place them in there.
8 – Turn the oven off and leave inside to cool down.
9 – Once cool, remove from the oven and serve as you wish, but some fresh berries and some whipped double cream (with a bit of vanilla stirred through) would do the job nicely in my book!
*These should keep well for a couple of days in an airtight container. The perfect make ahead, hassle free pudding for when you’re entertaining!*
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Happy Baking!
Gems.x
