Want a Chocolate Meringue kiss?
Chocolate meringue kisses
But on a more serious note, if you love your chocolate, then don’t deprive yourself by not trying one of these kisses. They are the perfect balance of chocolate and meringue that just makes your whole body crave for more!
A word of warning though, while making the meringue is very simple. The piping part can get a bit messy if you're not careful. As you will see, when you try this out, making kisses (or “kiss-ing”) can be a messy business. However it is well worth it!
Chocolate Meringue Kisses
Ingredients:
Meringue: 3 egg whites, pinch of salt, ¾ cup caster sugar, 50g good quality dark cooking chocolate coarsely grated
Chocolate ganache: 100g good quality dark chocolate chopped, 60mL thickened cream, 1 tbsp coffee-flavoured liqueur such as Kahlua
Steps: Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celsius. Coarsely grate the dark chocolate. To make the Meringue beat the egg whites and salt using electric beaters in a large glass bowl until soft peaks form. Add the sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking well after each addition until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is thick and glossy. Then gently fold in the grated chocolate using a wooden spoon.
Tip! Whilst grating the chocolate to prevent it melting in your hands, wrap the edge in aluminium foil!
Spoon the meringue mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm round nozzle and pipe 3cm kisses onto a tray lined with baking paper. Place in the preheated oven and reduce the oven temperature to 80 degrees Celsius. And cook for 1 ½ hours or until dry and crisp. Leave to cool.
Tip! When the kisses are ready they will easily come off the baking paper! Even though they *look* ready after ten minutes don’t be tempted to take them out, because they will stick to the paper and collapse. I speak from experience. Also if the kisses crack it means your oven is too hot, so turn it down a notch.
To make the ganache, place the chocolate and cream in a small saucepan and melt over low heat. Once the chocolate has melted remove from heat and stir in the Kahlua. Transfer to a bowl and leave to cool/refrigerate until it forms a thick consistency.
To make the kisses, spread the flat side of a meringue with a tsp of chocolate ganache and sandwich with a second meringue.
Makes 30
Have a kiss... or twenty!
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