Passover Recipes: Chocolate Meringue Stars with Raspberry Sauce

in Desserts Passover Recipes Special Occasions by FBWorld Team — March 19, 2012 at 9:15 am | 1 comment

Next to Macaroons, Chef Jamie Geller thinks meringues are probably the most inherently Pesach-friendly dessert you will find. She loves taking a year-round favorite, and not having to worry about making special adjustments. Fold in some cocoa powder and serve with a dipping sauce (made from jam and lemon juice) and upgrade these to a fab closer of your holiday meal.

 

 

Chocolate Meringue Stars with Raspberry Sauce

Times

• Prep time: 15
• Cook time: 120
• Ready time: 2 hour, 15 min

Servings

20 stars

Ingredients

For Meringue

• 2large egg whites, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 3 teaspoons cocoa powder, sifted
• pinch kosher salt

 

For Dipping Sauce

• 1/2 cup raspberry jam
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 200°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

With an electric mixer, beat egg whites until it just holds soft peaks. With mixer running, add a tablespoon of sugar at a time, beating on high until stiff, glossy peaks hold. Gently fold in salt and cocoa powder.

Transfer meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch star tip. Pipe 1-inch wide stars about ½-inch apart until you have used all the meringue. If you don’t have a pastry bag or tips, you can fill a gallon Ziploc and trim the tip off. Pipe small circles as you would with a pastry bag.

Bake 1 ½ to 2 hours or until meringues are dry and crisp. Turn the oven off and cool in the oven with the door propped open for 1 hour.

In a small bowl, combine jam with lemon juice and stir to loosen. If still too thick, add a few drops of water until jam is the right consistency to use as a dipping sauce.

 

 

Recipe courtesy of Jamie Geller, who is the author of the best-selling Quick & Kosher cookbook series, creator of the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller magazine and host of the popular Quick & Kosher cooking show online at youtube.com/joyofkosher and on-air on JLTV.

 

 

 

 

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