Meringues are defined as "an item of sweet food made by baking a mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar until crisp." Except we won't be using egg whites this time! Store in an airtight container.
Ingredients
- 0.75 cups aquafaba
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , Optional
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Beat aquafaba in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form, 10 to 13 minutes. Whisk in sugar, 1 heaping tablespoon at a time, until well combined. Whisk in vanilla.
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Pipe or drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch, about 70 minutes. Let sit on the baking sheets for 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to finish cooling, about 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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