Italian Meringue
Italian meringue is made with sugar cooked to 120°C or 248°F. This is different from the French, which is made from caster sugar. The cooked sugar gives a softer meringue which can be added to other preparations or use as it is.
459K 53 4.1
Last modified on: June 2nd 2015
Keywords for this recipe:For 270 g, you will need:
- 1
3 egg whites - 2
180 g caster sugar - 3
4 tablespoons water - 4
1 pinch fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 330 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 18 min. | 12 min. | 30 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 12 min.
Mix 180 g caster sugar with 4 tablespoons water and put on to cook "to soft ball stage", which means 120°C or 248°F (a thermometer is very useful here).
Stage 2 - 3 min.
When sugar temperature approachs 115°C or 239°F, start beating 3 egg whites with 1 pinch fine (or table) salt.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
When sugar reaches 120°C or 248°F, pour it slowly onto the egg-whites, while beating on medium speed.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
You are going to get a very smooth and hot meringue, leave the mixer running for a further 10 minutes while the meringue cools down.
Your italian meringue is ready.
Your italian meringue is ready.
Remarks
The difficulty is in the cooking of the sugar, and adding it slowly to whipped egg-whites. Take care, it's hot!
Basic proportions: 60 g caster sugar per egg white.
Basic proportions: 60 g caster sugar per egg white.
Keeping
A few minutes, not more.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 738 Kcal or 3,090 Kj | 5 gr | 180 gr | 0 gr |
| 37 % | 2 % | 17 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 224 Kcal or 938 Kj | 1 gr | 55 gr | 0 gr |
| 11 % | 1 % | 5 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 270 g : 0.41 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Plain cake, Pear and lime meringue pie, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Sugar syrup, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Valay-Brest, Leavened bread, Citrus syrup, Pitta bread, Taos hotpot, ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oat financiers for Louise, Brioche royale, Vanilla ice cream, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Financier batter, ... All |
 | Fine (or table) salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Bonnevaux apple tart, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Tomatoes Macédoine , Fine multi-tomato tart, ... All |
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