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The midnight meringue
Photo: Charisse Kenion

The midnight meringue

19 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 6 - 8 openrecipes

This decadent dessert would make an impressive finish to a dinner party. You could bake the tart case and make the filling ahead of time and whip up the meringue at the last minute.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1000
Calories
29g
Protein
35g
Fat
141g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g/10½oz plain flour
  • 40g/1½oz cocoa powder
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar
  • 175g/6oz unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 250g/9oz good quality dark chocolate
  • 6 free-range egg
  • 200g/7oz caster sugar
  • 70g/2½oz cornflour
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints milk
  • 2 tbsp espresso coffee
  • 5 free-range egg
  • pinch salt
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 15g/½oz powdered egg white
  • 175ml/6fl oz treacle
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 100ml/3½fl oz water

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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