Raspberry Chocolate Meringues are light, airy, crunchy and delicious “cookies”, with the bottom of each meringue dipped in chocolate!
Happy Fourth of July! Here’s a great recipe I found from my good friend Betty Crocker! (You’ve heard of her, right?) I adapted “her” recipe just a bit to include chocolate.
YUM! Who doesn’t like the flavor combination of chocolate and raspberry? I know this is one of my favorite flavor combos (next to my all-time favorite of orange and chocolate…but that’s another post!). If you enjoy orange and chocolate flavor combos, be sure to check out my other meringue recipe called Orange Meringue Kisses!
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Is It Difficult To Make Raspberry Chocolate Meringues?
No. If you have never made meringues before, don’t sweat it…they are very easy to prepare. The only time these really take to prepare is the 15-20 minute prep time and a 2 hour baking time on low heat. Make these raspberry chocolate meringues, throw ’em in the oven, then kick back and watch a good movie or read a great book while they are slowly cooking! Easy!
What Exactly Is A “Meringue”?
According to the dictionary, a meringue is “an item of sweet food made from a mixture of well-beaten egg whites and sugar, baked until crisp and typically used as a topping for desserts, especially pies. Individual meringues are often filled with fruit or whipped cream.” So there ya have it. That’s what a meringue is.
When you bake them, they become glorious little crunchy puffs of goodness, and it feels like you are biting into air! Except in this case, the “air” tastes like raspberries and chocolate! Are you following all of this? I hope so.
Hope you enjoy these yummy Raspberry Chocolate Meringues! They are really good! Have a great day, and be sure to check out ALL of my recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page.
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Recipe Adapted From: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/raspberry-meringues/1bcfabf2-fefe-4441-9704-faf540115dcd
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Raspberry Chocolate Meringues are light, airy, crunchy and delicious "cookies", with the bottom of each meringue dipped in chocolate!
- 3 egg whites (at room temp!)
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- dash of salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 5-6 drops red food color
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable shortening
Preheat oven to 225°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Place the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt in a medium bowl or the base of a stand mixer. Beat these 3 ingredients until soft peaks form. This will only take a couple minutes. Slowly add the granulated sugar to the egg white mixture. Continue beating until very stiff peaks form. This will take about 10 minutes. Add the raspberry jam and food color; continue to beat for 1 minute on high speed. Fill a pastry bag (use a decorative star tip) with the meringue mixture OR simply spoon 1-inch mounds onto the parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake meringues at 225°F. for 2 hours or until crisp and dry (might take just a bit longer depending on your oven). Remove meringues from heat. Cool cookies completely before removing from the parchment paper.
- Melt chocolate chips and shortening in microwave in 30 second intervals. Cook for 30 seconds; stir. If not melted, repeat. Do not burn the chocolate!
Carefully dip the bottoms of each meringue into the chocolate, then place on waxed paper to harden (chocolate side down-it's okay). If desired, drizzle a little chocolate over the tops of each meringue, as well. Let chocolate harden completely, then store in a completely covered container. If left out exposed to air, the meringues will become "tacky" and will lose some of their crunch, so this is very important!
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