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    Aquafaba coffee meringues

    19 June 2015 by Amber |

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    Aquafaba coffee meringues.

    If you haven't heard about the magic of chickpea water yet, prepare to have your mind blown.

    So you've just opened a can of chickpeas. Maybe you're going to make hummus, or a curry or something. Bet you don't think twice about the liquid in the can, as you pour it down the sink.

    I certainly never had, until the last few weeks when all sorts of posts about chickpea brine started popping up in my newsfeed.

    Canned chickpeas.

    I only half-heartedly paid attention to begin with. Surely it's just another fad, right? Well, no. This is no hippy food fad, it's truly kitchen magic.

    Turns out that liquid in the can is full of protein, and whips up *just like egg white*. It even looks a bit like egg white, before you do anything to it.

    Chickpea brine.

    This magical elixir has a name, and its name is aquafaba (Latin for water bean, I believe). Turns out the can water of any type of bean will work, with varying levels of success and bean aftertaste. It would seem the internet consensus is that chickpea aquafaba whips fastest, holds its shape the best and tastes the least 'beany'.

    Ever the sceptic, I thought i'd make some meringue as a starting experiment with this stuff. Turns out it's freakin' amazing and mind = blown.

    The internet is going mad with people making all sorts of things with aquafaba. The possibilities are almost limitless as it becomes the new vegan egg replacer du jour.

    But of course, even if you're not vegan this is a cool discovery as you're literally making something out of nothing - or something that would have gone straight down the sink.

    And the verdict? Really yummy! The texture isn't exactly the same as egg meringue, but it's very close, and I can't taste even a hint of 'beanyness'. Even the raw mixture in the bowl tasted delicious. The big girl child pronounced them delicious, and has no idea they're not made from egg.

    Please leave a comment if you've tried this or other recipes with aquafaba. I'd be so interested to hear what you think. I'll certainly be experimenting to see what else can be done with aquafaba.

    Aquafaba coffee meringues.

    Aquafaba coffee meringues

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    Prep time: 10 minutes
    Cook time: 2 hours 30 minutes
    Total time: 2 hours 40 minutes
    Course: Sweet treats
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Servings: 20
    Calories:
    Author: Quite Good Food

    INGREDIENTS

    • Aquafaba from one can of chickpeas
    • 1 ½ cups caster sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
    • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon cornflour
    • 1 tablespoon boiling water mixed with 1 tablespoon instant coffee

    INSTRUCTIONS

    • Preheat oven to 100C fanbake.
    • Using handheld beaters, or a stand mixer, start whipping your aquafaba. It will start to foam and thicken. Start gradually adding sugar, and keep beating. After about 10 minutes you'll have very thick, glossy meringue. Just like egg white meringue. Then add your vanilla paste, white vinegar and cornflour.
    • I'm unsure whether the cornflour and white vinegar are necessary, but saw a lot of failed experiments on the internet so it seemed like a good idea to stabilise the mixture. It was so thick it hardly seemed it would need it, but I wasn't sure what would happen when it was cooked.
    • Swirl through about half of the coffee mixture, being careful not to overmix.
    • Pipe or dollop spoonfuls onto a lined baking tray and pop in the oven.
    • Bake for about 2 hours, then cool in the oven. Mine still had a little chew in the middle, which while not at all unpleasant, wasn't what I was going for. So if you're after crispy meringue the whole way through, maybe try baking for 2.5 hours.
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    Aquafaba meringue mixture.
    Aquafaba meringue mixture, swirled with coffee.
    Aquafaba meringues, about to go in the oven.
    Aquafaba coffee meringues, finished cooking.

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    1. Katrina

      June 23, 2015 at 1:43 pm

      I have just made these and put them in the oven. I got so excited when I saw the aquafaba whip up like egg whites like grown up magic. I called everyone in the house to come and take a look but no one else shared my enthusiasm. Instead of white vinegar I used cider vinegar because in New Zealand milk is an ingredient of white vinegar and I wanted to make them vegan. I also left out the coffee. Fingers crossed they turn out well. I have no idea what setting of the oven is fan bake because all the setting marks have worn off the oven so I hope it doesn't matter too much. They look good so far.

      Thank you for sharing your recipe:)

      • Quite Good Food

        June 23, 2015 at 2:17 pm

        Haha I know right, it's so like magic. I had no idea white vinegar was made from milk. I know as a vegan you don't want to use any product derived from animals, however I wonder from a dairy intolerance perspective whether there's any 'dairy' actually left in the final product. Do you know? Hope your meringues turn out great, everyone i've tried them on has enjoyed them!

    2. Andrew

      May 27, 2017 at 7:50 pm

      Amber have you ever heard of/found/used locust bean gum / carob gum in NZ? I'm keen to make some vegan marshmallows (http://plantified.com/recipe/vegan-marshmallows) but good old Bin Inn doesn't seem to have it.

      • Amber

        June 08, 2017 at 8:39 pm

        Hi Andrew, sorry I missed this comment, and no, I haven't come across locust bean gum in New Zealand. I'd be so intrigued to try it! Which Bin Inns have you tried? I've found their product range can vary quite a lot between stores. Next time I'm at Village Organics in Hamilton I'll check it out, they often have more unusual ingredients available 🙂

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