Coconut Almond Meringues Recipes

COCONUT ALMOND MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine almond flour, powdered sugar, coconut flakes, and flour.
• In another mixing bowl, whip the egg whites to soft peaks and add the sugar. Whip to medium peaks. Gently fold in the dry ingredients.
• Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag set with plain tip. Pipe into rings on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

COCONUT MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together egg whites, cream of tartar, coconut, almond, and vanilla extracts, and salt.
• Gradually beat in sugar 2 tablespoons at a time.
• Beat until stiff peaks form.
• Sift 1/4 cup of cocoa over mixture and fold together.
• Place in a heavy duty resealable bag and cut a small hole in the corner.
• Pipe 2-inch circles on a baking sheet, and bake for 50-60 minutes at 250°F.
• Let sit in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Then sprinkle with remaining cocoa.

COCONUT FARM MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 deg F.
• Grease and flour cookie sheet.
• In a med bowl, beat egg whites, vanilla extract, almond extract, and cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in sugar, and whip till stiff.
• Toss together flour, salt and coconut in separate bowl; fold into egg whites.
• Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes in preheated oven, or till slightly golden.
• Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for easy removal.

ALMOND MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225°F.
• Beat whites with a pinch of salt in a bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until they hold soft peaks. Add 1/2 cup superfine sugar a little at a time, beating, then continue to beat at high speed until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks, 1 to 3 minutes. Fold in remaining 1/4 cup sugar gently but thoroughly.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Put a small dab of meringue on all 4 corners of each sheet, then turn paper over, pressing on corners to adhere parchment to baking sheets.
• Spoon meringue into pastry bag. You will be making 4 lattice cookies on each sheet, so work in 1 quadrant for each: Pipe 4 (4-inch-long) diagonal lines, about 5/8 inch apart, then pipe 4 (4-inch-long) parallel lines diagonally across original 4 lines, 5/8 inch apart, to form a lattice. Make 3 more lattice meringues on same baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle half of almonds over meringues. Pipe 4 more lattice meringues on second baking sheet in same manner, then sprinkle with remaining almonds.
• Bake meringues in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until crisp and pale golden, about 1 hour total.
• Cool meringues completely on sheets on racks, about 1 hour, then carefully peel from parchment.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer, whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, continuing until stiff peaks form. Remove bowl from mixer.
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave oven or a double boiler. With a rubber spatula, gently fold the melted chocolate and half the coconut into the bowl of egg whites. Fold in the remaining coconut.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of the batter onto baking sheets lined with lightly greased parchment paper. Bake about 12 minutes, or until meringues are firm. Turn oven off, but leave cookies in oven with door ajar 15 minutes longer.

CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMOND MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line 4 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until foamy and soft peaks form. Gradually add white sugar, continuing to beat until mixture holds stiff peaks, about 5 minutes. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks.
• Mix ground almonds and confectioners' sugar together in a separate bowl; fold into egg white mixture. Transfer mixture to a piping bag; pipe mixture into 2-inch long by 1/2-inch thick mounds onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are dry and lightly golden brown, about 45 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
• Dip each cookie in the melted chocolate using a fork until cookie is completely coated. Shake off excess chocolate. Arrange cookies on the parchment-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until set.

COCOA-ALMOND MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add the extracts, cream of tartar and salt; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved. , Fold in 1/4 cup cocoa. Place mixture in a pastry bag; cut a small hole in the corner of bag. Pipe meringue in 2-in. circles onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 250° for 50-60 minutes or until set and dry. Turn off oven; leave cookies in oven for 1-1/2 hours. , Dust cookies with remaining cocoa. Carefully remove from parchment. Store in an airtight container.

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE COCONUT MERINGUES

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes., Add extract and salt; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa; beat into egg white mixture. Fold in coconut and cherries., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 25-28 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool completely on pans on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND 'N COCONUT MERINGUE MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sprinkle almond slices on cookie sheet and bake for about 5-7 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• Reduce oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites, vanilla and vinegar at high speed until foamy, about 2 minutes.
• Combine Stevia Extract In The Raw with both sugars, and gradually add Stevia mixture, about 1 tablespoon at a time, while beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in coconut and almond meal.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and drop rounded teaspoons of meringue batter onto prepared cookie sheets. Decorate with toasted almond slices.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 15 minutes then reduce oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) for about 1 hour 45 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool for about 1 minute on cookie sheet before removing to wire rack to complete cooling. Store in airtight tin.