Lulu Grimes

Meringue Nests

banner
Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    Nests
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cook's Book of Everything
The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

  • About

Meringue nests, once cooled, can be filled with thick custard or whipped cream, and topped with sliced fresh fruit or stewed rhubarb or apple. Alternatively, pipe the meringue into small mounds using a star nozzle (pictured opposite), and serve plain or sandwiched together with whipped cream.

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites, at room temperature
  • 115 g (4 oz/½ cup)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F/Gas 2). Line a baking tray with baking paper. If making nests, mark out four 9 cm (