MANGO AND PASSION FRUIT MERINGUES
MANGO AND PASSION FRUIT MERINGUES
MANGO AND PASSION FRUIT MERINGUES

Ingredients
  • 4 free-range egg whites
  • 125g/4oz caster sugar
  • 125g/4oz icing sugar
  • sifted
  • 1 x 425g/15oz tin sliced mango
  • drained (juice discarded)
  • 1 lime
  • finely grated zest only
  • 2 passion fruit
  • pulp scooped out
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 110C/225F/Gas ¼. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  • Beat the egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed. Slowly add the caster sugar
  • whisking well after each addition
  • until the mixture is smooth and glossy.
  • Carefully fold in one-third of the icing sugar
  • then repeat with the remaining two-thirds.
  • Spoon the meringue mixture into a piping bag and pipe 18 small dollops of meringue onto the lined baking tray. Make a small hollow in the top of each meringue with the back of a teaspoon (for the filling to go in)
  • then bake in the oven for 1½ -1¾ hours
  • or until cooked through.
  • Meanwhile
  • for the filling
  • blend the mango slices and lime zest to a purée in a food processor. Stir in the pulp of one of the passion fruit.
  • To serve
  • spoon a little mango and passion fruit purée into the hollow of each meringue and drizzle over the remaining passion fruit pulp.