Prep
20 MINSBake
1hr 30minsServes
12Difficulty
Medium About
Classically simple and delicious, meringues are a long-standing family favourite. If you think meringue nests are too tricky to make from scratch – think again! This quick and easy meringue recipe yields the lightest, fluffiest, crispiest meringues you’ve ever tasted. What are you waiting for? Give it a go!
Meringue Recipe
Follow this 6-step easy meringue recipe to make the tastiest meringue nests you’ve ever had!
Preheat the oven to 130°C /Fan 110°C/ Gas 1/2. Line 2 baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment.
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This type of meringue is ‘dried-out’ in the oven at a low temperature – you can open the oven door at any time without fear of them collapsing.
Put the egg whites into a large, perfectly clean, grease-free bowl. Add the pinch of salt. Whisk until they hold their shape, but stop once they do. Over-whipping at this stage can cause the egg whites to separate.
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Be extra careful when removing your meringues from the baking paper, if you’re too heavy handed then they could easily crack or crumble.
Add half the Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar, whisking well. Whisk in the vanilla extract, then the cornflour, then add the remaining sugar and whisk until the whites are stiff and glossy.
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Feel free to get creative when it comes to serving your meringues. Although cream and fresh fruit are popular side-servings (particularly strawberries, raspberries, grapes and blueberries), you could always try serving your meringue nests alongside a number of other sweet dessert treats.
Place 6 heaped mounds of the meringue onto each baking sheet, spreading them out slightly, though allowing space between them.
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If you’re making your meringues for an extra special occasion – such as a party or other event – why not try adding a few drops of food colouring to your meringues to give them a pretty, pastel appearance.
Transfer to the oven and bake for 1½ -2 hours to dry out, then switch off the oven and leave the meringues inside until completely cooled (unless you need your oven). When cold, carefully remove them from the baking paper.
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If you enjoyed making this quick and easy meringue recipe, be sure to pass it along to your family and friends!
Serve with whipped fresh cream, raspberries and strawberries.
Ingredients – 8 items
1
Egg whites
Large
Pinch of salt
Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar
Vanilla extract
Cornflour
Whipped cream
Fresh, to serve
Raspberries
To serve
Strawberries
To serve
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Sweet and citrusy, we recently discovered the joy of a Lemon Drizzle Scone!
There`s no need for jam and cream with these, as the delicious glaze keeps things light and fresh - perfect for a fluffy scone.
However, if you want to add lemon curd... we won`t judge!:
Ingredients
40g Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar
375g Self Raising Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
75g Unsalted Butter
Zest of 2 lemons
1 egg
170ml milk of choice
Glaze
5 tbsp Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar
2/3 tsp lemon Juice.
Zest of 1 lemon.
Method
1. Pre- heat oven to 220c, 200c Fan Gas Mark 7. Place the flour, baking powder, Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar and softened butter in a large bowl rubbing the butter in to form fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in the lemon zest, place the egg and milk in a measuring jug, and beat together. Add to the dry mix, keeping back a small amount to glaze the scones before baking. Mix together to form soft dough.
3. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to ½ inch in thickness. Cut into rounds with your chosen cutter.
4. Place the scones on a large baking tray lined with parchment leaving a little space in between, glaze and sprinkle with a little sugar on the tops.
5. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until a lovely golden brown colour.
6. Remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.
7. Mix the Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar with the lemon juice to form the drizzle.
Once the scones are cool, Drizzle over each scone and sprinkle with the lemon zest.
Believe it or not, custard slices actually hail from Australia!
A delicious vanilla custard block hidden between two crisp puff pastry slices (dusted with plenty of Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar!)
If you`ve not made one before, we suggest you rectify it ASAP!:
Ingredients
Pastry
3 Tbsp. Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar for dusting
500g Block Puff pastry
60g Flaked Almonds
Custard Filling.
140g Tate & Lyle Pure Cane Caster Sugar.
750ml Whole Milk
250ml Double cream
1/2 Vanilla pod Halved lengthways seeds removed
90g Corn flour
25g Custard Powder
3 medium Egg Yolks
1 Gelatine Leaf
Method.
Heat the oven to 200c/180fan/Gas6.
Divide the pastry into two and roll out half on baking parchment to 25x 25cm. Scatter over half of the almonds pressing them gently into the pastry and then sprinkle with Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar. Cover with another layer of baking parchment and another baking tray and on this place a weighted object like a square casserole dish filled with baking beans, to keep the pastry flat.
Bake for 30/35 minutes until a crispy golden brown.
Remove from the oven take off the baking weights remove the parchment and allow to cool. Repeat the process with the other half of the pastry. Allow both to cool completely.
Put the gelatine in a bowl of cold water to soften.
Mix the corn flour with the custard powder and approx. 6 tbsps. of the milk, add to the pan with the rest of the milk, the vanilla pod and seeds, Tate & Lyle Pure Cane Caster Sugar, cream, whisk over a low heat to ensure no lumps appear, after a couple of minutes whisk in the egg yolks and keep heating until the mix is thick and smooth. Remove the vanilla pod and gelatine form the water and whisk into the custard and heat for a further minute.
Line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake tin with baking parchment. Trim one square of pastry to fit in the tin almond side down.
Spread over the custard evenly. Trim the other square into eight rectangles and sit them on the custard almond side up. Gently press down onto the custard. And chill overnight.
Slice & Dust with icing sugar and serve with fresh raspberries. Enjoy!
Your shortcut to a sweet and satisfying caramel latte!
With some Tate & Lyle Caramel Barista Syrup in hand, we promise you can rival the highest quality coffee shops...
Most people`s favourite season is summer... but ours is definitely rhubarb season!
Never sweeter than now, we don`t even need to bake with it. We`d be happy just dipping it in some Tate & Lyle Sugar!
That being said... these Rhubarb Muffins do look delicious. A bake for this weekend perhaps? Follow along for the recipe!
Another tea break taken care of!
Self-confessed tea fanatic like @moneymakeoverwithgem live for a stress-free few minutes with a cuppa for company.
And a Tate & Lyle Sweetener is one of the best ways to go about... The sugar alternative that`s lighter in calories as well as on your pursestrings!
Here`s what she had to say:
"Tea for me is my me time. When I wake up in the morning, or take a break from work it is my time to relax and enjoy my tea (I am a tea addict 😂).
I have tried sweeteners before in the past but didn’t stick with it.
However, after trying these sweeteners that I was kindly gifted I definitely will make an effort to use these a lot more.
Can anyone guess what this brand-new scone recipe is?
CLUE: It`s not savoury!
Recipe coming soon... 👀
A savarin-style pear and cinnamon cake...
This fruity and subtly spiced recipe is deliciously posh nosh that goes down beautifully with a cup of tea or coffee. (Especially if there`s some Tate & Lyle Sweetener in your brew!)
Follow the recipe here:
INGREDIENTS:
200g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar
175g Butter
3 Large Eggs
1 Large Pear (cored and finely diced)
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
175g Self Raising Flour
2 tsp Cinnamon
For the Lemon Frosting
150g Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar
1 Lemon (zested and juiced)
METHOD:
Cream the butter with the sugar, then beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a small amount of flour after each addition. Then add your vanilla extract, diced pear and the remaining flour and cinnamon. Mix well!
Grease your savarin or bundt cake tin well and spoon in the mixture.
Bake at 180ºC/160ºC Fan/Gas 4 for 25-30 minutes.
Check the cake is fully baked by inserting a skewer if it comes out clean it is cooked, if gooey allow a further 5 minutes.
Mix the icing ingredients together. When the cake has cooled remove from the tin and drizzle over the icing.
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Mille-Feuille might be the prettiest dessert going, but just like a sunset, their beauty is gone before you know it!
(Especially if we`re around... absolutely delicious.)
Link in bio for the recipe.
Up close and personal with a custard slice...
We could just fancy being tucked in under that crispy puff pastry sheet!
When`s the last time you had one of these?
Recipe coming next week...
We knew it was going to be a showstopper, but this might be bordering on an eye-popper!
A picture-perfect cake tower, this delicate and airy sponge is bursting with summer`s juiciest berries and scattered with crystallized rose petals...
In other words, it`s a big shindig-only bake, so don`t go hiding it away! It deserves to be seen! Recipe in bio.
Wow @georgiahearn__ knows what people like... chocolate and pudding!
Made with @tateandlylesugars and @lylesgoldensyrup, this looks like a little bowl of happiness to us.
We know you`re already sweet enough, but a bit of Tate & Lyle Sweetener wouldn`t go amiss on #NationalTeaDay!
300 servings in one easily storable dispenser, it`s an aspartame-free, low-calorie treat.
Which manages to taste just as sweet!
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