Smore Meringue Cups Recipes

EASY S'MORES PIE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mix crumbs, sugar and salt. Add melted butter and mix until combined and moistened. Press the mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch (23cm) tart pan. Bake the crust in a 350°F/180°C preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, then let it cool completely on a wire rack before adding the filling.
• In a medium heatproof bowl, place chopped chocolate. Set aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the heavy cream and butter to a low boil until melted. Remove from the heat and pour mixture over the chocolate. Let stand for 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula or a whisk, stir mixture until melted and smooth. If mixture is not completely melted, heat in the microwave for 20 seconds and stir, until melted. Pour mixture over crust and refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• In a heatproof bowl, combine egg whites, sugar, and salt, and set mixture over a saucepan of simmering water, keeping heat on low. Constantly yet gently whisk mixture by hand until warm to the touch and smooth, and sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. If you have a thermometer, the temperature should reach 160°F/71°C. Remove from heat.
• Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk egg white mixture until stiff peaks form and meringue is thick and glossy, about 6-8 minutes (start with low speed and gradually increase to medium-high), adding in vanilla extract near the end.
• Spread meringue gently over chocolate filling and swirl it decoratively using the back of a spoon. Toast topping using a kitchen torch. Place in the fridge until serving.
• Tart will keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge.

EASTER MERINGUE CUPS

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Beat the egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. , Drop meringue into eight mounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Shape into 3-in. cups with the back of a spoon. , Bake at 275° for 45-50 minutes or until set and dry. Turn off oven and do not open door; leave meringues in oven for 1 hour. Spread cups with lemon curd and fill with fruit.

S'MORE MERINGUE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare the mini cupcake pan with non-stick spray.
• Place the graham crackers in a plastic bag and smash with a rolling pin or something heavy (you can use a food processor to do this, just make sure you don't pulverize the crackers into dust). Put the graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking soda, and salt in a small mixing bowl and mix together completely.
• Place the butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl and cream together with a hand mixer for 2-3 minutes (you can also do this in your stand mixer). Add the egg and vanilla and fully combine.
• Pour the dry ingredients in with the butter mixture and blend together at low speed until combined. The mixture will be very crumbly at this point, that is what you want.
• Scoop out about a tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Place the ball into the mini cupcake pan and press down lightly to pack it in. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place it onto a cooling rack.
• Immediately after baking, take a rounded spoon (my measuring spoon worked great) and make a small well in each of the warm cookie cups.
• Place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cup and allow the cups to cool. The chocolate will become soft from the heat.
• While the cups are cooling, make the meringue. In the bowl of your stand mixer (or a metal or glass bowl if using a hand mixer), add the egg whites and sugar and whisk together. Place the bowl over a pan with boiling water, but make sure the bowl doesn't touch the water, creating a double boiler effect. Whisk the egg whites and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. This only takes a few minutes.
• Carefully remove the bowl from the heat and place it in the mixer stand. Whisk on low speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and vanilla and increase the speed to medium-high. Whisk just until you have nice stiff peaks and the meringue is glossy. This takes about 7-8 minutes.
• Gently scoop the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a pipping tip. Pipe the meringue on top of the chocolate in each cup.
• Using your kitchen torch, slowly and carefully brown the meringue all over until you get your desired browning. If you do not have a kitchen torch, you can also place the pan back in the oven under the broiler. Just make sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn.

MERINGUE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine whites, lemon juice, and vanilla. Beat on low speed, gradually increasing to high, until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Sprinkle sugar over the egg white mixture; beat on high speed until glossy peaks form, about 3 minutes. Sift cornstarch over mixture, and fold to combine.
• Using two soup spoons, drop balls of meringue onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Press down on center of each ball with one spoon to form a small cup.
• Bake 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 175 degrees; continue baking until outside is dry and crisp and inside is chewy, about 1 hour more. Remove from oven; let cool completely.