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Gingerbread meringue tarts
5
Points®
Total Time
6 hr 30 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
4 hr
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Cinnamon, ginger and allspice bring the flavor of fresh baked gingerbread cookies to these sweet and light meringue tarts. For the best meringues, beat egg whites in a super-clean bowl. Any soapy or greasy residue will keep egg whites from peaking. A quick wipe with vinegar will do the trick. Timing is everything when it comes to preparing the meringues. If you add the sugar too early, then the tarts might not get fluffy enough. But, if you add the sugar too fast, then it could deflate the meringue. These cookies make an excellent holiday dessert or are perfect for gift-giving.
Ingredients
Egg whites
4 large, at room temperature
Sugar
½ cup(s)
Table salt
1 pinch(es)
Vanilla extract
1½ tsp, divided
Ground cinnamon
1 tsp, divided
Ground ginger
½ tsp, divided
Ground allspice
¼ tsp, divided
Light aerosol whipped cream
1½ cup(s)
Blood orange
2 medium, peeled, segmented
Fresh mint leaves
2 Tbsp, thinly sliced