Snake Meringues

Submitted by Tisme

"I found this recipe in the New Idea and thought I would post it here for later. These look so good and would be great for a kids party! Snakes can be made one week ahead and stored in an airtight container."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 14

ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• blue food coloring, to tint
• soft eating licorice
• miniature M&M's chocolate candies, to decorate

directions

1. Beat whites in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tblsp at a time, beating until dissolved between additions. This process will take about 10 minutes. Beat in cornflour and tint mixture with food colouring.
2. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm-fluted nozzle. Pipe 16cm-long snake shapes, 4cm-apart, on oven trays lined with baking paper.
3. To decorate snakes, cut forked tongues from licorice using a small sharp knife and lightly press into front of meringue heads. Lightly press M&M's on top of heads for eyes.
4. Cook in a very slow oven (120C) for about 40 minutes, swapping trays halfway through cooking, or until firm to touch.
5. Cool trays in oven with door slightly ajar.

Reviews

[Sonya01]

These were so fun to make and the kids loved them so did the parents. Made for MAKE MY RECIPE~Tag Game Ed't 10 in the Aust/NZ forum