Microwave meringue: recipe and cooking features

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Really, who doesn't love these sweet and light desserts reminiscent of white clouds? That's it, but in modern times, for some reason, people believe that buying this delicacy is many times easier than cooking it yourself. And they are wrong!

To prove the above to you, today we will cook meringues in the microwave! It sounds, of course, a little unrealistic, but there is no escape without risk.

A bit of history

Undoubtedly, this dish came to us in Russia recently, so many people consider it something outlandish, although very much in vain. Its name comes from the French word for "kiss", which really describes a light, melt-in-your-mouth sweetness.

With the exact place of origin of this dessert, people can not decide, so the meringue has several homelands. One such place is the town of Meiringen in Switzerland. This explains the second name, consonant with the city - "meringue".

Basically, meringues were baked in ovens, although it was quite difficult, as the whimsical protein peaksconstantly fell and did not want to become lush and light. But that's all in the past, and today we will tell you how to bake meringues in the microwave!

Good everywhere

If we start talking about meringue, then it is worth saying that it is wonderful not only on its own, but also in combination with other components. So, ordinary meringues can be found covered with chocolate or with some kind of berry flavor.

It is also considered the main ingredient in such grandiose desserts as Pavlova, where crispy meringue is combined with buttercream and fresh fruit. This is just a small fraction of the places where you can add wonderful meringue, and most importantly, we do not have to spend a whole day on it, because there is a recipe for meringue in the microwave!

Required Ingredients

This option is ideal for those people who do not have the opportunity to use a powerful blender or mixer, since there will be nothing to whip here.

But since the cooking process is different from the classic one, the ingredients themselves will be a little non-standard. Of the products you will need only:

• powdered sugar - 250-300 g;
• egg white - 1-2 pcs

This is where all the ingredients end, which means that it's time to prepare a delicious dessert.

First recipe: microwave meringue without whipping

Carefully separate the whites from the yolks by placing them in separate containers.

Now sift sugar into another containerpowder that you can prepare yourself with a coffee grinder, without bringing it to a strong grinding into dust.

Pour egg white into a container with powder and begin to gently knead, first with a fork, and then with your hands, an elastic and smooth dough that does not stick to your hands.

Separate small balls from the resulting "dough", form them and put them on a plate, keeping a sufficient distance between them. In addition, just in case, we put a piece of baking paper on the bottom of the plate, which will then facilitate the process of separating the meringue.

We put our dish with blanks in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, depending on the power of your device. And if you don't know how well your microwave works, then just make a few trials by changing the size of the meringue blank, the power of the device and the cooking time.

Well, that's it, the microwave meringue is ready!

Eternal classic

But if you don't want to waste your time on some "suspicious" recipes, then we will tell you how to cook berry-flavored meringues in the microwave. After all, undoubtedly, this option will be much more interesting than the usual classic meringue.

List of ingredients:

• egg - 1 pc.;
• powdered sugar - 250-300 g;
• ripe strawberries - 100-150 g.

In this case, you can safely replace strawberries with any other berry, as long as it is not too watery. Otherwise, the total mass for the meringue will turn out to be too liquid,and the finished dish may not bake properly.

Second recipe: strawberry meringue

In order not to waste too much time, let's immediately start preparing this airy dessert:

• Start exactly the same as in the previous recipe, separating the protein from the yolk.
• Then add the protein to the pre-sifted powdered sugar, then mix everything well.
• Having thoroughly washed and dried the strawberries, add the berries to the total mass, and then grind it with a blender. Continuing to beat a homogeneous sweet strawberry mixture, bring it to "whitening", and then increase in volume several times.
• You should not stop at this stage, but, on the contrary, you need to continue to beat the mixture thoroughly until stable peaks appear on the whisk. This is already a sign that the mass is ready for baking.
• Pour liquid meringue into a pastry bag with a nozzle, put a few blanks on a plate lined with baking paper, and then cook for 1 minute at maximum microwave power.

Now you can try this wonderful dessert, which, thanks to strawberries, turned out with a delicious aroma and color!

Possible alternative

Of course, our super-fast meringue, microwaved in 30 seconds, has some drawbacks. For example, like most other sweets, it contains a lot of sugar, which is not a he althy product.

That's why there are ideas to replace the sweet component,and that is why in the end we will cook meringue with a sweetener in the microwave, especially since it is so simple! Need to take:

• egg - 2 pcs;
• citric acid - 1 pinch;
• sugar substitute - 5-6 tsp;
• additives (coarse sea s alt, vanillin, cinnamon and ground coffee) - optional.

Third recipe: meringue with sweetener

And again we start cooking with the separation of proteins. To facilitate further whipping, they can be thoroughly cooled in the refrigerator for about 10-15 minutes.

Begin to beat the chilled proteins, adding a little citric acid for firmness.

Continue to beat, and when the mass begins to thicken, you can add sweetener.

Mix well all our resulting mass with a mixer and continue this process until stable peaks appear.

Line a plate for the microwave oven with baking paper, then put a portion of meringue on it. If desired, you can sprinkle all the preparations with additives to add an unusual taste and aroma to the dessert.

We put the meringue in the microwave for 2-3 minutes at the highest power. Feel free to experiment with your oven again and don't try to bake all the meringues at once, it's best to do a few trials with different wattages and times. And the one that you like the most can be taken as a basis for further preparation of homemade meringue.

Well, here is our final, he althy batch of sweet, lush andair meringue. It turned out the way it should be, so now no one will believe that you cooked it yourself, in a few minutes, and even in the microwave!