While they may look like Christmas cookies, no one says that you can’t enjoy these delights anytime!

Dessert Recipes

Ingredients

3 egg whites
2/5 tsp salt
2/5 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 cup sugar
3 candy canes , one green, one red, crushed

Instructions

1 Heat your baking oven to 225 degreesF. Cover your baking sheet with cooking foil.
2 In a large bowl, stir egg whites until foamy. Mix in salt and cream of tartar, beat until little peaks form.
3 Mix in the sugar, slowly – 1 tablespoon at a time, until stiff and smooth.
4 Spoon meringue into a pastry bag or ziploc plastic bag. When using a disposable plastic bag, nip a 1 inch hole in a corner.
5 Squeeze 1 1/2 inch kisses of meringue onto the ungreased, foil lined cooking sheets. Now sprinkle half of the cookies with crushed red candy canes and the remaining cookies with green candy canes.
6 Bake for 1.5 to 2 hours or until dry, they should not be browned. Let the cookies completely cool before removing from the pan.
7 Enjoy your dessert and place in an airtight container.

Makes 54 servings

• Calories: 10
  
• Total Carbs: 2.8
  
• Dietary Fiber: 0
  
• Sugars: 2.6
  
• Fat: 1
  
• Sodium: 6.8
  

Enjoy!

If you like our other meringue recipe, you will love this diabetes recipe for choco meringues!

Diabetic Desserts

Ingredients

2 egg whites
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp vanilla ext
1/3 cup SPLENDA granular
2/5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup whipped fat-free topping
1 pint fresh strawberries or other berries

Instructions

1 Heat up your cooking oven to 225 F. Use parchment paper to wrap the tops of 2 baking sheets.
2 Stick the egg whites, cream of tartar, and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat at a high speed until foamy/thick. Add the Splenda 1 teaspoon at a time and beat for about 6 minutes.
3 Scoop tablespoons of the mixture onto the sheets. Place in the oven and bake for 1.5 hours. Turn the oven off and let sit in the oven for about 7-9 hours.
4 Place 1 teaspoon of whipped topping and a berry on each meringue and serve to your guests.

Makes 20 servings

• Calories: 12
  
• Total Carbs: 2.5
  
• Dietary Fiber: .5
  
• Sugars: 1
  
• Fat: 1
  
• Sodium: 6.8
  

Enjoy!

Looking for an original snack or treat? These meringue bites are just what the doctor ordered!

Diabetic Desserts

Ingredients

10 egg whites
2/3 cup SPLENDA
3 tsp vanilla ext
2 bits of salt

Directions

1 Heat up your oven to 350 deg F. Lightly oil a large baking sheet and place it aside.
2 Place the egg whites in a large bowl. Whip on high speed using an electric mixer until quite thick/creamy.
3 Add SPLENDA, vanilla, and salt. Mix on high speed until stiff peaks form – under a minute.
4 Spoon out tablespoons of egg whites onto the set baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool.

10 servings of 6 meringues.

• Calories: 25
  
• Total Carbs: 2
  
• Dietary Fiber: 0
  
• Sugars: 0.4
  
• Fat: 0
  
• Sodium: 75
  

Enjoy!