Crunchy Chocolate Dipped Candy Cane Meringues (Vegan, Gluten Free) that melt in your mouth. When I was a child we called these Kisses Cookies.
As peppermint extract is made from distilled angel’s breath then it only stands to reason that peppermint meringues taste like angel’s kisses. I dip my peppermint meringues in dark chocolate to keep them from floating away.
Rosh Hashanah is coming soon. There is a tradition to start the New Year with a bite of something round and sweet as you wish the coming year to be. This year I will begin my New Year with something round and sweet and minty and chocolatey.
If you love the combination of Chocolate and Mint then try my easy peasy Vegan Thin Mints.
Or my outrageously delicious Mint Milano Cookies that give Pepperidge Farms a run for their money.
Or if you happen to be in the midst of a heat wave nothing will cool you off like my creamy Matcha Mint Ice Cream Sandwiches.
As you can see from the photo below I have a miniature princess infestation. Those who follow me on Instagram already know of my struggles with these petulant, prideful, prima donnas.
I turned my back for a minute and these sassy royals were frolicking in my meringues. When I asked them to vacate the bowl Cinderella aka Little Miss Bossy Pants was saltier that a sailer.
Chocolate Dipped Vegan Candy Cane Meringues
“There is a place where the sidewalk ends,
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.”
– Shel Sivertein
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Vegan Candy Cane Meringues (Vegan, Gluten Free)
Minty little bites that melt in your mouth. Keep a tin on hand for those moments when you want to hit your boss. Do what I do and pop a couple of these in your mouth instead.
- 1/2 cup aquafaba
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp vanila extract (alcohol based)
- 1/2 – 1 tsp peppermint extract (alcohol based)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 4-5 drop red food coloring (optional)
- 1/2 cup chocolate, I use dark
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Heat your oven to 175 Fahrenheit. Place parchment paper on two sheet pans.
Clean your mixer bowl and balloon whisk attachment with a quick wipe and rinse with vinegar. Check out my Aquafaba page for more Aquafaba basics.
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Place aquafaba and cream of tartar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a balloon attachment. Turn the mixer on medium for a couple of minutes until the liquid is foamy and not so sloshy.
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Now turn the speed up as high as it will go and whip for as long as it takes till you get stiff peaks. (7-12 minutes)
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Add your vanilla and peppermint extract. Keep whipping.
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Slowly add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time while still whipping. Make sure the sugar is completely incorporated and you have a lovely glossy, marshmallowy texture. Keep whipping until you have stiff peaks.
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Place your selected nozzle into your pastry bag and secure with a coupler. I used a large star tip. If using food coloring or gel coloring: paint four strips of varying thickness up the side of the pastry bag at equal intervals from tip to mid way up the bag.
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Pipe your meringues. Place your sheet pans with meringues in the oven and close the oven door. Bake at 175 to 200. They will take about two hours to dry out completely. Once fully dried out and cooled then melt your chocolate in the microwave and dip each meringue in the melted chocolate. Place on parchment and allow the chocolate to set up.
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If you are not eating right away then store in cookie tins with a desiccant packet.
Mmmm. Looks yummy. What is granted sugar?
Peppermint Patty: Have you made any New Year’s resolutions, Chuck?
Charlie Brown: Yes. You know how I always dread the whole year? Well, this time I’m only going to dread one day at a time.
Peppermint Patty: It’s been a great year, Chuck. You’ll have to admit that. What you do think, Chuck, would be good rules for living in the new year?
Charlie Brown: Keep the ball low, don’t leave your crayons in the sun, use dental floss every day, don’t spill the shoe polish, always knock before entering, don’t let the ants get in the sugar, never volunteer to be a program chairman, always get your first serve in, and feed your dog whenever he’s hungry.
Peppermint Patty: Will those rules give me a better life, Chuck?
Charlie Brown: A better life, and a fat dog.
Spell check changed the nonsense I wrote from granulated sugar to granted. OH Charlie Brown really knew the secrets to happiness. Let’s both watch the Great Pumpkin movie this Halloween with our family separated by an ocean.
These look too fun! I love that they’re so bright and pretty, and I love the Disney princesses here! š
Thank you Heather, I love sweets that can be popped into the mouth.
Y’know, I’m getting a little concerned about all this food you keep spilling everywhere! š
Heheh!
Not sure whether I love the recipe more, the photos, or your inspirational words… or maybe it’s your inherently wonderful nature! Whatever… don’t ever change. Please! xxx
Nico, my sweet one, I tried being normal for years and found I am pretty lame at the status quo. I am finding such joy writing, photographing and stirring my cauldron. xox
Do you want to build a snowman? It doesn’t have to be a snowman. We can make meringues masquerading as christmas candies and watch Frozen. Fuzzy blankets nonoptional.
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall. Frozen, blankets, meringues,and Letting Go at the top of our lungs. I know who will be Sven.