Vegan Christmas Tree Meringues

7. 10. 2025

Luxurious snow meringues can also be prepared without egg whites with the help of “aquafaba,” an infusion made from boiled chickpeas.

Their preparation does require a bit of practice, but with our recipe, you can easily handle it.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of aquafaba (or 2 cans of 400g chickpeas, unsalted)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 drops of green gel food coloring
• peppermint extract (optional)
• sugar decorating

Method:

• Pour the contents of the cans of chickpeas into a measuring cup through a sieve to collect the liquid (aquafaba).
• Pour the aquafaba into a pan and use low heat to bring the liquid to a simmer. Keep stirring every few minutes and reduce the liquid.
• The goal is to reduce the liquid by half.
• Once reduced, pour it into a measuring cup to check it has been reduced to 1/2 cup (a hot liquid will let off some steam, so it’s good to aim for a bit more, l and the liquid will reduce further while it cools).
• Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Line a tray with baking paper and preheat the oven to 175°F.
• Place the cooled aquafaba in the bowl of a stand mixer along with the tartar and whip on medium for 10 minutes.
• Once the mixture forms soft peaks, sift in the granulated sugar by spoonfuls.
• Then beat for another 3 minutes.
• Once the mixture forms firm peaks, slowly add the icing sugar.
• Add two drops of green food coloring and a little peppermint extract (if using).
• Add meringues to a piping bag fitted with a 10mm star tip.
• Form meringues in the shape of Christmas trees on a baking sheet.
• Decorate with sugar decorations.
• Put the meringues in the oven to dry for 2 hours.
• Leave to cool overnight.
• If the meringues are still too soft, bake for another 30 minutes.
• Bon apetite!

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