Vegan Meringues

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Vegan Meringues are easy, crunchy, and light. Learn how to make them with 2 ingredients: aquafaba and sugar.

Delicious and no different from regular meringues, aquafaba meringues takes 10 minutes to make and 90 minutes to bake to perfection.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time1 hr 30 mins

Total Time1 hr 45 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Aquafaba

Servings: to 40 meringues

Calories: 29kcal

Author: Nico

Equipment

electric hand mixer or stand mixer with whisk attachment

Ingredients

½ cup aquafaba the liquid in a can of chickpeas
¾ cup sugar

USA - Metric

Instructions

WHIP UP AQUAFABA

To a clean, large bowl, strain in the liquid of a can of chickpeas (aquafaba).
There should be no chickpea pieces in the liquid. The liquid should be at room temperature.
Whip the liquid with your electric mixer at high speed for exactly 5 minutes. Use a timer. You should get a thick white foam.
Now whisk at full speed for an additional 5 minutes while adding the sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time.
Once the sugar is all added in, whisk at full power for another 2 minutes.
TIP: you want the sugar to almost completely dissolve in the foam. You should have very stiff peaks.

SHAPE MERINGUES

Preheat the oven to 200°F or 90°C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
There are 2 ways to shape meringues. With a spoon or with a pastry piping bag.
Piping technique: transfer meringue mixture into pastry piping bag and pipe on baking sheet. With this technique you can easily make meringue kisses.
Spoon method: take a spoonful of meringue mixture and arrange it on the baking sheet, pushing it down from the spoon with a second spoon.
With this technique you can make larger, more artistic meringues. Watch video in recipe box for technique.
Cook in the oven, one tray at a time, at a constant temperature of 200°F or 90°C. Don't open the oven door in the first hour. Keep the second tray in the fridge.
Depending on the size of the meringues, you might have to cook them from 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours.
Smaller meringue kisses cook faster (1.5 hours), larger meringue cookies cook slower (2.5 hours).
To check doneness, take one meringue and break it in half. If should be dry throughout. If not cook for 30 more minutes.

Video

Notes

VARIATIONS

1. VEGAN MERINGUES WITH CHOCOLATE AND PISTACHIO

We love to dip our meringues in melted dark chocolate and cover them with crushed pistachios. The meringue will be less sweet and more flavorful. To do this, melt some dark chocolate with plant milk, bain-marie, at a low temperature. Chocolate should not be hot. Dip the meringue, then dip it in crushed pistachios, and enjoy!

2. VEGAN MERINGUES WITH CHOCOLATE AND HAZELNUTS

Another of our favorite toppings is dark chocolate and hazelnuts. To do this, melt some dark chocolate with plant-milk bain-marie, then dip the meringue in it, then dip it in crushed hazelnuts, and enjoy!

3. ADD AROMAS TO THE FOAM

If you feel brave, you could experiment by adding flavorings to the foam. Once you've got stiff peaks, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and whip at medium speed for another minute. You could also try a few drops of food coloring. Just be aware that your meringue mixture might collapse, so only use small quantities of add-ins.

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