This easy meringue recipe is the best way to satisfy that sugar craving without all the refined sugars and carbs. Preheat oven to 200°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silpat. Beat egg whites with a hand mixer on high speed until they start to create bubbles. Add cream of tartar and salt and continue to mix.
Prepare your meringue. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the eggs whites on low speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar, increase the speed to medium, and beat until soft peaks form. With the mixer running, pour the hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over fluffed egg whites. Beat until the egg whites are stiff and glossy.
* Use fresh room temperature egg whites. Ensure no traces of yolk are in the eggs and fresh (and pasture raised) are best. * Use a powdered erythritol, allulose or baking blend sweetener for the keto meringues. * Do NOT use xylitol. It will result in a chewy rubbery meringue. Can I use a Thermomix to make meringues? Yes you can.
Italian meringue lends itself to a large range of uses. Whipping a hot (240°F!) sugar syrup into foamy egg whites doesn't just make it the most stable of the meringues—it's also safe to eat without additional baking, which is why it's traditionally used to make buttercream frosting, or " Italian Buttercream ."