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Recipe

Fruited Meringue Drops

(Makes 30 cookies - 15 servings)

1cup (130 g) mixed dried fruit
3tablespoons (45ml) chopped pecans
2large egg whites at room temperature
1/8teaspoon (.6 ml) cream of tartar
1tablespoon ( 15 ml ) honey
1/2teaspoon ( 2.5 ml) vanilla extract

  1. Preheat oven to 375° F. ( 190° C. gas mark 5) Line a cookie sheet with parchment. Place the dried fruit and pecans in a food processor and process until finely minced.
  2. In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Beat in honey and vanilla and continue to beat until it forms stiff peaks. Gently fold in fruit-nut mixture.
  3. Drop by tablespoon onto a prepared cookie sheet. Place in middle of oven, Close the door and immediate turn off oven. Leave baking sheet in the closed oven for 1 1/2hours.Transfer cookies to a wire rack.
Per serving (2 cookies):39 calories (22 % calories from fat), 1 g protein, 1 g total fat (0.1 g saturated fat), 7 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 9 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:0.5 carbohydrate (0.5 fruit)



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