Sugar Free Coffee Meringues with Ricotta, Cherries & Dark Chocolate
Sugar Free Coffee Meringues with Ricotta, Cherries & Dark Chocolate
- Preparation time 60 mins
- Serves 4 people
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Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp instant coffee granules
- ½ cup erythritol/stevia blend sweetener (we used Natvia), plus approx. 1 tbsp for ricotta cream
- 1 cup (260g) good quality ricotta
- Zest of an orange
- Juice of ½ orange
- 2 cups cherries
- 120g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa), grated
Method
- Preheat the oven to 110°C.
- Place the egg whites in mixer bowl and using the balloon whisk beat until frothy. Add the cream of tartar, coffee and sweetener. Beat until stiff peaks form.
- Line two oven trays with baking paper. Take a spoonful of the egg mix and spread to form a disc on the baking paper. Repeat with the remaining egg mix to form either 8 meringue disks (your final dessert will have two layers).
- Bake for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and slightly open the door leaving the trays in the oven. Leave to cool completely.
- Gently peel the meringues off the paper and store in an airtight container until ready to eat. They will keep for up to three weeks.
- Beat the ricotta with the orange zest, juice and sweetener. Pit the cherries. Spread a layer of ricotta cream on a meringue and dot with cherries and grated chocolate, top with another meringue. End with the cream, cherries and grated chocolate on the top. Serve straight away.
Nutritional Information
- Serving size 188g
- Energy 1439kJ 344kcal
- Protein 14.6g
- Total fat 23.8g
- Saturated fat 14.9g
- Carbs (total) 14.9g
- Carbs (sugar) 10.8g
- Sodium 181mg
- Fibre 3g
- Vitamin D 0.1µg
All nutrition values are per serve.