Hot Cocoa With Meringue
- 3 egg whites room temperature is best
- 3/4 cup superfine sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 4 cups milk choice
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla paste or extract
- FOR THE MERINGUES
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line 2 jelly roll pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, using the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites on medium speed until satiny peaks form.
- Lower beater speed to medium-low, and beat in one tablespoon of sugar at a time until it is all combined. Increase speed to medium again and mix until the peaks are stiff and shiny.
- Turn mixer off and add vanilla extract, and mix one more time on low speed, just until combined.
- Transfer meringue to piping bag. Cut the tip of the bag off, about 1/2" from the bottom. For each meringue, pipe one dollop, about the width of a half dollar, and then a smaller dollop on top of that. It makes roughly 2 dozen. Aim for 12 meringues per pan.
- Place in the oven and lower the temperature to 300 degrees.nook 15 - 20 minutes.
- When it's done the outside will be crispy, but the inside will give when pressed. If it's not done, it will give too much and be more soupy than springy.
- Once it's done, don't take it out of the oven. Turn the oven off, but prop the door open a little and let it cool in there for 30 minutes as the oven cools down.
- Using a stiff spatula, scrape the meringues off of parchment paper, and top hot chocolate.neringues will keep in an airtight container for about 2 days. They are still good after that, but texture may not be satisfactory.
- FOR THE HOT COCOA
- In a heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk sugar and cocoa powder until fully mixed and light brown in color. Turn heat on medium and slowly whisk in milk.
- Add vanilla extract, and whisk until there are no more lumps of powder.
- Stir frequently until milk is simmering. If you're using dairy milk, be careful not to let it boil.
- Serve with Meringues.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Hot-Cocoa-with-Meringue-1365890 (may not work)