Dessert

Cocoa Meringue Shells is for Dessert.

Cocoa Meringue Shells takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Cocoa Meringue Shells takes 120 minutes to cook.

Cocoa Meringue Shells makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Cocoa Meringue Shells are:

12 egg whites, room temperature
1/2 t cream of tartar
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c dark cocoa powder (This does make them very richly cocoa flavored. If you prefer a lighter cocoa taste, reduce the cocoa to 1/3 c.)
1 piping bag
1 star tip

Here is how you make Cocoa Meringue Shells:

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper. Wipe out a mixing bowl and beaters with vinegar to ensure there is no grease on them. Place the egg whites in the cleaned bowl, beat at high speed until stiff. This process with take almost 8 minutes. Add cream of tartar and continue to beat. Slowly add the sugar. Remove the beaters and fold in the cocoa powder using a rubber spatula. Using a piping bag fitted with a star tip, pipe circles onto the lined trays. Pipe one 8 inch circle, then outline the outer top of the circle to create a basket effect. Bake in the middle and lower section of the oven for one hour. Turn off oven, and DO NOT open the door. Allow the meringues to sit in the warmed oven for an additional hour. Remove from oven to cool. Store in an air-tight container.

The nutritional information for Cocoa Meringue Shells is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 54.5

• Total Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 28.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 2.3 g