Chocolate ripple meringues with orange sherbet
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
A light crisp meringue flavoured with meringue serve with a zingy orange sherbet.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Keyword:
chocolate ripple meringues
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites
- 125 g caster sugar
- 50 g icing sugar
- 100 g dark chocolate melted
For the orange sherbet:)
- 50 g caster sugar
Instructions
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Pre-heat the oven to 120 degrees or 100 degrees for a fan oven
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Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks
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Add the caster sugar 1tbsp at a time until the mixture is thick and glossy
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Sift and fold in the icing sugar
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Add the dark chocolate and fold in gently so that the mixture keeps the ripple effect
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Spoon meringues on to a baking tray or two lined with baking parchment
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Sprinkle generously with the orange sherbet
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Bake for 1 and 1/2 hours
For the orange sherbet:)
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Grate the zest of 1 orange and mix it with the sugar
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Leave it uncovered in the fridge overnight on a tray/plate
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Break the sherbet up with your fingertips before using