Meringue Mushrooms
Pipe basic meringue into mushroom shapes, then bake and assemble them to use as a dessert decoration.
Ingredients
Base meringue
1 portion
Cocoa powder (for dusting)
to taste
Chocolate (melted)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Make the base meringue
2
Step 2
Using a 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) round tip, pipe very small rounds onto parchment paper, and lightly dust with cocoa powder
3
Step 3
Using the same tip, pipe stems about 3/4 inch (1.5 cm) long
4
Step 4
Bake in an oven at about 250°F (121°C)
5
Step 5
Once dry, remove from the paper
6
Step 6
After baking, use a knife to make a small hole in the bottom of each cap, coat with melted chocolate. Insert the tip of the stem to form mushroom shapes
