Sugar-Free Keto Strawberry Meringues. These Keto Meringues are a light and airy sugar free cookie that is great for anytime, but perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Sugar-Free Keto Strawberry Meringues
Valentine’s Day is coming and I wanted to have a tasty treat to enjoy. Merinigue cookies have always been a cookie my family has loved and everyone loves my peppermint meringue cookies so I thought the best thing to make was a Valentine’s Day Keto Meringue cookie.
These heart shaped keto cookies can be enjoyed anytime, but they are perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Keto Dessert Recipes
Variations
Make Chocolate Covered Meringues. Dip in melted Sugar free chocolate to make chocolate covered meringues.
Change up the extract. You can use almond extract or strawberry extract with measurements in this recipe.
How to Store Sugar Free Meringue Cookies
Store meringue cookies in an airtight container away from any heat or moisture.
It is VERY important that you allow the cookies to cool completely before storing them.
If it is summer time, or your house is kept at a warm temperature it is best to store them in the fridge.
How Long do Sugar Free Meringue Cookies Last?
When stored in an air tight container, away from heat these sugar free cookies will last for 2 weeks. They will keep in the freezer for up to one month.
Meringue cookies will keep in the freezer for up to one month when stored properly.
How to Freeze Meringue Cookies
If you are not going to be eating the cookies right away one thing you can do is freeze meringue cookies. It is important that you carefully defrost them, as they will get softened if you are not careful and they get any moisture.
After the meringue cookies are completely cooled from being in the oven, put them in an airtight container and place them in the fridge for a few hours.
After they have been in the fridge for a few hours bringing down the temperature even more, move the container of cookies from the fridge to the freezer.
I find it best to use a shallow plastic container, place a layer of meringue cookies and then place a piece of parchment paper on top of the layer of cookies and then another layer of cookies. You do not want to cram the cookies into the container, you want them to not get squished in the container.
Tips for Making Keto Meringue Cookies
Line the baking sheets. I know sometimes when I am making cookies I try to avoid this step only because I am being lazy, however this is one cookie recipe where you need to line to the cookie sheet with either a silicon mat or parchment paper.
Do not let the bowl touch the water. When you are making meringue cookies you are going be using a pot of simmering water and placing your mixer bowl on top of it so the heat from the water heats the egg whites, monk fruit, and tartar but it is very important that the water does not touch the bowl you are mixing everything in does not touch the water.
Do NOT open the oven while baking. I know it is tempting to open the oven when cookies are baking to check on them. When making meringue cookies it is important that you leave the oven closed after you put the cookies in while they bake.
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 granulated monk fruit
- 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
- 1 pinch cream of tarter
- red food coloring
How to Make Sugar-Free Keto Strawberry Meringues
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F.
Combine the egg whites, monk fruit, and tartar in the bowl from your mixer over (making sure your bowl is not touching the water) simmering water in a pot over medium-high heat. Constantly whisk the egg whites until the sugar has dissolved.
Attach the whisk attachment on a stand mixer or a handheld mixture, slowly beat the egg mixture. Add in the strawberry extract and a few drops of the red food coloring till you get a dark pink color.
Slowly increase the speed and continue to beat the mixture until stiff peaks have almost formed.
The mixture is ready when whisk attachment dipped into mixture leaves a curled but stiff peak when removed. Place a large straight tip piping tip into the pastry bag. Fill the bag with the meringue.
Holding your pastry bag about a quarter-inch off the sheet pan, press out a small quarter-inch upside-down teardrop shape add a second teardrop shape connecting to it to form a heart. Pull the bag straight up to create a tip on each cookie.
Bake for 2 ½ hours, then turn off the oven and leave the door slightly ajar for meringues to cool down with the oven.
Keto Strawberry Recipes
- Low Carb Strawberry Mousse
- Strawberry Vanilla Keto Ice Cream
- Keto Strawberry Pie
- Strawberry Keto Popsicles
- Low Carb Chocolate cupcakes with Low Carb Strawberry Buttercream
- Keto Strawberry Shortcake
Sugar-Free Keto Strawberry Meringues
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 granulated monk fruit
- 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
- 1 pinch cream of tarter
- red food coloring
Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F.
- Combine the egg whites, monk fruit, and tartar in the bowl from your mixer over (making sure your bowl is not touching the water) simmering water in a pot over medium-high heat. Constantly whisk the egg whites until the sugar has dissolved.
- Attach the whisk attachment on a stand mixer or a handheld mixture, slowly beat the egg mixture. Add in the strawberry extract and a few drops of the red food coloring till you get a dark pink color. Slowly increase the speed and continue to beat the mixture until stiff peaks have almost formed.
- The mixture is ready when whisk attachment dipped into mixture leaves a curled but stiff peak when removed. Place a large straight tip piping tip into the pastry bag. Fill the bag with the meringue.
- Holding your pastry bag about a quarter-inch off the sheet pan, press out a small quarter-inch upside-down teardrop shape add a second teardrop shape connecting to it to form a heart. Pull the bag straight up to create a tip on each cookie.
- Bake for 2 ½ hours, then turn off the oven and leave the door slightly ajar for meringues to cool down with the oven.
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