Fudgy Ginger-Nut Meringues

Name: Fudgy Ginger-Nut Meringues
Yield: Makes about 20 Cookies
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt; ¾ cup (3½ oz/105 g) hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped; ⅓ cup (2 oz/60 g) finely chopped crystallized ginger; ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar; ½ cup (4 oz/125 g) sugar; 2 large egg whites, at room temperature; 4 oz (125 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Preparation info

Makes about
20
Cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Gluten-Free Baking

By Kristine Kidd

Published 2015

About

Crisp on the outside, gooey on the inside, and with a surprising hit of ginger, these cookies keep well in a cookie tin if they don’t get gobbled up the day they are baked. These embellished meringues are naturally gluten free.

Ingredients

4 oz (125 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 large egg whites, at room temperature

Dessert
Baking
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the top of a double boiler set over (not touching) simmering water, place the chocolate. Stir until melted and smooth. Remove from over the water and let cool slightl