Mpezedes and Apricot Compote = Apricot Meringue Dessert
It's been a while since I posted a dessert, not that I don't have any recipes to post but subconsciously I want to avoid them as much as possible, as I am trying to keep away from them π
I have been eating healthier and lighter for the past month, not following any diet but I have stopped eating sweets, indulging to a light dessert only once a week only and eating grilled food with salads, legumes and a ladero (plural ladera) once a week.
When I finish posting a few more recipes I have promised friends to participate at their events, I shall start posting some of these dishes, which I consider healthier.
To start with, I made mpezedes early in June, one day when I made another dessert using only egg yolks. Mpezes, plural Mpezedes are meringue cookies which are very easy to make and can be eaten plain or used as a base for other desserts. Mpezedes should be crispy outside and soft in the core.
I still got some in an airtight container as they can be preserved for a very long time.
Mpezedes β Greek Recipe adapted by Ivy
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Baking time:1 hour 30 minutes
Yields:25
Ingredients:
3 egg whites
180 grams sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Β½ teaspoon lemon zest
ΒΌ teaspoon cremorio (cream of tartar.
Directions:
Beat the eggs with the sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and cremorio (cream of tartar) until eggs are stiff. Take a spoonful of meringue and place in a baking tin lined with parchment paper.
Preheat oven at 100 degrees C, lower to 70 C and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Leave them in the oven until they cool and store in an airtight container.
I hate to waste food, so when I decided to make this compote instead of making a new syrup, I used the leftover syrup I had from the cherry spoon sweet. This year I made Cherry Spoon Sweet twice, so I had a lot of leftover syrup after eating the cherries. I just added some more water as I didn't want the syrup to be too sweet and then continued as in the recipe I am giving you below.
The apricots were delicious, not too sweet and perfect to eat only as a compote, or in a jelly or as a light dessert with yoghurt or with a panna cotta.
Apricot Meringue Dessert
This dessert is so easy to make there is no need to give a recipe. Whenever the children want to eat dessert they take some mpezedes, add some yoghurt (or ice cream) and spoon sweet or compote and they prepare their own dessert.
In this recipe I did the same. I just whipped some cream and using a mpezes and some compote, I prepared a very light dessert.
This picture goes to Jai and Bee, of Jugalbandi for the Click Event: Bi-Colour. The pictures are still with my old camera as I have not found time to read the manual yet π
I am also sending this recipe to Yasmeen of Health Nut, as part II of her Event Well Balanced 3 Course Meals. See part I here.
Apricots are in season!
Love the meringue and fruit together, they are wonderful for the summer, light, and delicious!
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That would definitely be a dessert for me! It looks soooo delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
Meringue is one of my classics too. I hadn't heard of them being called mpezedes though!
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OMG looks at those lovely meringues!! delicious dessert!
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Delicious Ivy - and you are right, it would be very healthy too.
I've been trying to figure out wha tto do with some extra apricots and ... then this post comes along! Looks delicious Ivy, but I too am trying hard to stay away from desserts as I will be n Greece in one week and am not in any way shape or form ready to sport a bathing suit π
I will turn my apricots into a compote today and make a dessert this Thursday when some girlfriends come over for lunch.
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I didn't see you mention that this dessert is in fact fat free. See, that gives a little more wiggle room right? I love meringues, especially sweet and a little golden π
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When I was a child, I was crazy about meringues. One of my favorite pastries was two half-domed meringues with whipped cream in the middle. I love the idea of adding orange blossom water to the apricots.
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Your meringues sound fantastic with lemon, and the apricot compote is the perfect topping! Looks delicious.
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Mmmm meringue. Any dessert with meringue is going to be good.
Apricot just with orange blossom water sounds like heaven. Apricot is one of my favorite & treasured fruits, don't get the fresh ones for too long here. I am very scared to try meringue.. what a blissful combination & arrangement you have done here.
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Ummm, how can you go wrong with apricots and meringue. Looks good!
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That looks very tasty! I thought it was cream on top but it turned out different!
What a wonderful way to use apricots.Very fresh and light
Awesome!Meringue with apricot sauce looks heavenly.I love the use of fragrant orange blossom water.Thanks for sharing this with me π
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