Last night I wanted to use up some egg whites I had leftover from my weekend dalliance into ice cream making. I also remembered I had some Bramley apples in the fridge and therefore the obvious solution was Apple Meringue. It’s such a quick and easy pudding that I first made it a school. If you got a task to make something for someone on a low fat diet or who was convalescing then this was often the dish of choice. If you want this dish to be low fat then you can omit the egg yolks which I did as I’d already used them in my ice cream.
I’m happy to say that everyone in the family loved this pudding which believe me is no mean feat! Clean bowls all round with a small portion left for one lucky person today!
This is a great pudding for Autumn and if you’ve over indulged like we did with the ice cream you can feel satisfied without the guilt associated with a lot of puddings!
I am entering my Apple Meringue into Javelin Warrior’s “Made with Love Mondays” challenge as it fits with the theme of making everything from scratch.
I’m also entering this pud into Ren from Fabulicious Food’s Simple and in Season, this month hosted by Katie from Feeding Boys and a Firefighter.
Put the prepared stewed apple into an oven proof dish.
Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks and then add the sugar gradually.
Spread the meringue over the apple with a spatula.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
- 3 Cooking apples, peeled, cored and thickly sliced
- 4 tbsp Sugar (or to taste)
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Water
- 3 eggs (separated) Yolks are optional
- 160g / 5 ½ oz Caster sugar (white or golden)
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Put the prepared apple slices in a saucepan and drizzle over the lemon juice, 4 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp of water.
- On a low heat stew the apples until tender stirring every now and again.
- Towards the end of cooking taste and adjust sugar if needed. Once tender set aside.
- Now make the meringue by whisking (electric) the egg whites in a large clean bowl until they form stiff peaks.
- Gradually add the castor sugar 1 tbsp at a time whilst still whisking. You should end up with a smooth and glossy meringue.
- If you have the egg yolks whisk them into the stewed apples and then put the stewed apples into an oven proof dish. Otherwise simply use the plain stewed apples.
- Put the meringue mixture on top of the apples and spread evenly with a spatula. If you like a spiky effect just pat the meringue with your spatula all over.
- Put in the oven for 15 minutes until pale golden brown.
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Mich - Piece of Cake
19/09/2012 at 8:42 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
What an easy and delicious idea!
Camilla
19/09/2012 at 8:53 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Mich. It really is simple yet effective and yummy!
Javelin Warrior
19/09/2012 at 4:14 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love the use of the meringues on top as a kind of crust – it looks so beautiful and sound delicious. Thanks so much for sharing with Made with Love Mondays and welcome to the series!
Camilla
19/09/2012 at 4:35 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you, it’s a pleasure!
Ren Behan
19/09/2012 at 7:27 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Lovely use of stewed apples, reminds me of when we used to make appe snow from a very old cookery book as kids. Thanks for linking up to Simple and in Season -fits the bill perfectly!
Camilla
19/09/2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hi Ren, I have a recipe for Apple Snow in my school index box but I think I only ever made it once, had whisked egg whites and pureed apple, “serve in individual glasses & decorate with glace cherry”! Very 70′s! Thanks for stopping by:-)
Sophie
19/09/2012 at 10:32 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I forgot how much I used to love this pudding! This will be on my to-bake list
Camilla
19/09/2012 at 10:57 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hi Sophie, it is easy to forget about the simple basic recipes that we used to make so I’m glad I could jog your memory!
Emily @ She Makes and Bakes
21/09/2012 at 9:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Love this! It’s like the best of pie without having to deal with the crust!
Camilla
21/09/2012 at 10:09 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Exactly and so much lighter for it, one can’t always manage a heavy going pudding especially if you’ve had a filling main course!
Fiona Burns
04/10/2012 at 8:31 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This sounds and looks delicious, bramley apples and meringue. Yum! Great combination and I’ve loads of apples to use so going to give this a try at the weekend.
Camilla
04/10/2012 at 8:47 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great, it’s so quick and easy and nutritious to boot! Thanks for stopping by, do come again:)
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