Strawberry Meringue Clouds

Name: Strawberry Meringue Clouds
Yield: Makes about 600 g/1 lb 6 oz
Ingredients: 2 egg whites; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup icing (confectioners’) sugar; 0.75 ml/⅛ tsp salt; 2.5 ml/½ tsp vanilla extract; 300 ml/½ pint/1¼ cups double (heavy) cream; 100 ml/3¾ fl oz/scant ½ cup strawberry purée (see Cook’s Tip – use 200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups strawberries for the purée); 100 ml/3¾ fl oz/scant ½ cup strawberry purée (see Cook’s Tip – use 200 g/7 oz/1¾ cups strawberries for the purée); 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup raspberry purée (see Cook’s Tip – use 100 g/3¾ oz/⅔ cup raspberries for the purée); 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup raspberry purée (see Cook’s Tip – use 100 g/3¾ oz/⅔ cup raspberries for the purée); 30 ml/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes about
600
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

These little sandwiches of meringue and strawberry-flavoured cream are even more delicious if they are assembled an hour or so before serving. Place them in an airtight container in the refrigerator to chill them through and allow the flavours to develop – excellent to make ahead when you have guests coming.

Ingredients

2 egg whites
115 g/4 oz/1 cup

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment or silicone mats.
Combine the egg whites, icing sugar and salt in a stainless-steel bowl, and place over a pan of just-simmering water. Whisk constantly until the wh

Energy 1981kcal/8250kJ; Protein 13.1g; Carbohydrate 167.9g, of which sugars 167.9g; Fat 161.3g, of which saturates 90g; Cholesterol 390mg; Calcium 259mg; Fibre 2.4g; Sodium 249mg