Aquafaba. Never heard of it? Me neither..that is, not until recently. Aquafaba is the water found in canned chickpeas (and other canned legumes). Most of us typically open the can and pour the water down the drain. But a couple of years ago, some wise person, seeing that the water's consistency was very similar to that of egg whites, tried whisking the chickpea water, adding some sugar and, voilà, eggless meringue was born! Yum!
Dreamy Eggless Meringue
Ingredients:
1/2 cup aquafaba (water from canned chickpeas)
Stevia to taste
Pour aquafaba into a dry clean glass or metal bowl and let it stand at room temperature. After about 30 minutes, electrically or manually briskly whisk the aquafaba until it is light and fluffy and forms stiff peaks. Add Stevia to taste and whisk the mixture again until well blended.
Lightly sprinkle with ground vanilla and immediately* serve with sliced strawberries or other low glycemic fruit.
Note: My meringue stayed very fluffy for about 10 minutes and did not refrigerate well.
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