This Love Heart Meringues recipe is a perfect treat for Valentines day. They are sweet to eat, and sweet on the eyes too since they are so cute and pretty!
Love Heart Meringues for Valentine’s Day
Makes: 2 pairs
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Ingredients for the Love Heart Meringues
For the meringues
- 60g (2½oz) Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Golden Caster Sugar
- 1 large egg white, about 30g (1¼oz)
- Squires Kitchen mint green paste food colour
For the filling
- 65ml (2½floz) double cream
- 110g (4oz) jar cherry compôte
- Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Icing Sugar, for dusting
- Squires Kitchen crystallised natural whole roses
You will also need
- 2 baking trays lined with parchment paper
- a 8cm (3¼”) heart-shaped cutter
- a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle.
Method : How to make your Love Heart Meringues
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan180°, 400°F, Gas 6.
- Using the cutter, draw 4 heart shapes with a pencil on the 1 of the sheets of parchment paper, spaced apart as the meringues will spread a little.
- Turn the paper over so you don’t get pencil on the undersides of the meringues.
- Tip the sugar onto the remaining baking tray and spread it out in an even layer.
- Warm through on the middle shelf of the oven for about 3-4 minutes or until the sugar feel hot to touch and has lightly coloured, stirring once. Don’t let it caramelize.
- Pour into a small bowl.
- Reduce the oven heat down to its lowest, 110°C/Fan90°C, 225°F, Gas ¼.
- As soon as the sugar is ready, using an electric mixer, add the white to the bowl and whisk at high speed until it is light and foamy, for about 1 minute.
- Slowly add the hot sugar, a dessert spoon at a time, and continue whisking until the mixture has cooled and is very thick and glossy. Scrape down the sides halfway through. This will take about 5 minutes.
- Using a fine skewer or toothpick, add a little of the colouring, briefly whisk again and check that it’s the colour you’d like, if not, add some more.
- Use a little of the meringue to stick down the paper on the baking tray. Spoon the mixture into the piping bag and pipe the heart shapes.
- Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 55-60 minutes. The meringues are ready when they are crisp on the outside and the bases are dry and not at all sticky.
- Turn off the oven and leave them to cool in the oven for a few hours or overnight.
- To assemble, lightly whisk the cream, divide between half of the meringue hearts, spoon on the cherry compôte, then top with the remaining hearts.
- Arrange on plates, lightly dust with Tate & Lyle Fairtrade Icing Sugar, decorate with the crystallised roses and serve.
Make-ahead
The meringues can be made up to 2 weeks ahead and stored in an air-tight container.
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Thanks to www.tasteandsmile.com for the recipe. Image used with permission.
wow, they look amazing, far too good to share
They look delicious!
Mummy of Two recently posted…Protecting the Little A’s on the internet with TalkTalk Homesafe
Wow – they look good! I’m on my way
Mary @over40andamumtoone recently posted…Bake with Suzy – a review
I love new recipes! This one is really creative. Looking forward to seeing more.
@auntygeek (Twitter)
They look lovely. Can’t wait to see yours!!!!
Jenny @ The Brick Castle recently posted…An actual romantic meal for two!
these look great
Yummy, I could eat one of those right now
spicers1976 recently posted…A Girly Night In With 6yo
We’re really getting into baking this year. We’ll give these a go this weekend. They seem pretty easy and look delicious.
Wow, they look and sound amazing! You are welcome to package some up and send them my way!
Kel MoolBoots recently posted…I love you Alfie Cub – Review
These look really great. I’ve never made meringue, I’d like to give it a try.
Pippa Ainsworth recently posted…Valentine’s Fun at Build a Bear
These look so lovely Anna!!
Mmmm these look amazing, thanks for sharing, I’ll be trying these out.
These are so cute. Thanks for linking up with the Parenting Pin It Party this week.
Cass@frugalfamily recently posted…Money Makeover – School Holiday Fun on a Budget….
Oh they look gooood! Visiting via Mondays pin it party, pinned, you know I love to pin 😉
Kate recently posted…Valentines Yarn Bomb in Southend: A tiny adventure
These meringues look beautiful, almost too good to eat.
Julie’s Family Kitchen recently posted…The MAD Blog Awards
They look delicious! #pintorials
Lou recently posted…My LQS (local quilt shop) Sew Patchwork
Wow they look good, I’ve haven’t made meringues for ages, this is very tempting 🙂
Hellie’s Corner recently posted…Fish Chowder
These look delicious!
WOW – Nothing could possibly look cuter than these meringues… WELL DONE!
Steph @MisplacedBrit recently posted…Top 10 For a Totally Different Approach to Travelling With Kids
These look amazing!!! These would impress my husband for sure!
Wowwww! They are SO beautiful!!! Sorry I’m popping over later than usual from #recipeoftheweek – Linky Tools went down! Thanks for linking up. I’ve Pinned and Tweeted this post and a fresh linky is open over on the blog x
Emily @amummytoo recently posted…Cheesecake heaven + #recipeoftheweek 1-7 March
These look so cute! Wish I had seen them a month ago. Ah well, will just have to have an extra romantic dinner night 🙂