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Karen Naylor
Chocolate & Coconut Meringues
27 minutes Posted Jun 6, 2020 at 8:09 am.
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CHOCOLATE & COCONUT MERINGUES RECIPE
Prep time- 15 mins             Cooking time – 15 - 35 mins                         Makes - 14 approx
Ingredients
· 1/4 cup caster sugar
. 1 cup dessicated coconut
. 150g dark chocolate melts
. 1 large egg white
Method
. Preheat oven to 130C / 392 F
. Beat egg white in a medium sized mixing bowl until stiff peaks form. Beat in half the sugar until firm and then other half. Keep beating until firm and glossy.
. Roughly chop half the chocolate and fold this half into the meringue as well as the coconut.
. Scoop out heaped teaspoons of mixture and place on prepared baking tray.
. Bake until a pale golden brown for 15 - 35mins (large baking time variance due to cup measurements being subjective).
. Cool on tray.
. Melt remaining chocolate and drizzle over meringues.
Simple Ingredient Changes to Suit Your Dietary Requirements
Gluten free –  this recipe is gluten free.
Dairy free - replace the chocolate with dairy free chocolate
Storage Requirements
Best kept in a sealed container for 5 days.