Name: Mini chocolate meringue nests
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 egg-whites; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted; 1/2 cup shredded coconut; 3/4 cup bulla cream and 24 m & m speckled easter eggs to serve

Ingredients

2 egg-whites

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted

1/2 cup shredded coconut

3/4 cup bulla cream and 24 m & m speckled easter eggs to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to slow, 120°C. Grease and line 2 baking trays.

2.In a small, clean bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg-whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until it dissolves and foam is stiff and glossy. Fold in cocoa powder.

3.Spoon level tablespoonfuls of mixture onto prepared trays to form 24 nests. Sprinkle with coconut.

4.Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool in turned-off oven, with the door ajar to fully dry out.

5.To serve, spoon teaspoons of cream into each meringue nest. Top with Easter eggs.

Meringue nests can be made ahead of time and stored in an airtight container. Fill with cream just before serving.
Note

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