Suspiros Veganos de Garbanzo - Costa Rican Vegan Meringues
Recipe: #26717
July 28, 2017
Categories: Desserts, Snacks, Beans, Chickpeas/Garbanzo, Central/South American, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Christmas, Oven Bake, Fat Free, Gluten-Free, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy Vegetarian, Spices, Sugar, more
"I was introduced to this recipe by my housekeeper while living in Costa Rica. Next time you make something with canned garbanzos (chick peas), don't toss the liquid! These meringues are eggless, making them a vegan dessert alternative!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (145.9 g)
- Calories 183.5
- Total Fat - 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 7.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 46.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
- Sugars - 41 g
- Protein - 2 g
- Calcium - 59.3 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 13 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 225 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2
Drain and reserve the liquid from the can of garbanzos.
Step 3
With an electric mixer, beat the liquid until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of fine sea salt and continue beating until it reaches a creamy, somewhat stiff texture.
Step 4
Place the mixture in a pastry bag and pipe twelve meringues onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 90 minutes then remove from oven and let cool. When cool, drizzle with a bit of honey and serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.