Name: Chocolate meringue kisses
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 egg whites, at room temperature; 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar; cocoa powder, to dust; 80 gram good quality dark chocolate, chopped

Ingredients

2 egg whites, at room temperature

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

cocoa powder, to dust

80 gram good quality dark chocolate, chopped

Method

1.Preheat oven to 120°C (100°C fan-forced). Line two large oven trays with baking paper.

2.Whisk egg whites in a small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, whisking well after each addition, until sugar dissolves. Briefly stir mixture with a large spoon until it thins slightly.

3.Reduce oven temperature to 90°C (70°C fan-forced). Cook meringues, swapping trays halfway through cooking for 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven; cool meringues in oven.

4.When meringues are cool, place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Place bowl over a saucepan of simmering water; stir until chocolate melts.

5.Dip the base of a meringue in the chocolate and sandwich with another meringue. Repeat with remaining meringues and chocolate.

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