Sugar Free Almond Meringues

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup splenda granular, sugar substitute
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 225 degrees.
• 2 line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 chop almonds into small bits.
• 4 using an electric mixer beat egg whites, cream of tartar, almond extract and salt until the eggs form soft peaks. while continuing to beat, add splenda one tablespoon at a time. continue to beat for until eggs form stiff peaks.
• 5 sift cornstarch over and gently fold in the almonds into the egg mixture. make sure you have a nice even distribution.
• 6 to make the meringues, you can drop the batter in rounded tablespoons onto the parchment about one inch apart.
• 7 place baking sheets into the oven and bake one hour. rotating cookie sheets front to back and . if one sheet is above the other in your oven (not side-to-side) then flip the sheets as well. continue baking until the meringues are dry, about an additional hour.
• 8 remove the baking sheets from the oven and allow the meringues to completely cool before removing them from the parchment.
• 9 store in an air tight container for up to one week.