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Those Sugar Free Keto Meringue Cookies Recipe is made with Just 2 Simple Ingredients and only 1 gram of Net Carbs for 10 Pieces. Those Light and Fluffy, with Crispy Exterior Sugar Free Meringue Cookies, are Delicious and Healthy Low Carb Alternative.
Use them as a decoration for any of our cakes and gingerbread village, place them on top of wild blueberry cheesecake or hot chocolate for an extra unique look.
Those sugar-free meringue cookies without cream of tartar are a perfect combination of Swiss and Italian meringues but as a healthier alternative. Fully keto, low carb, gluten-free and perfect for people with diabetes, those keto cookies can be served throughout the year, not only for Christmas.
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It is a perfect addition to your big Christmas cookie basket for your friends.
Mix them with gingerbread cookies, crescent, shortbread, or butter cookies.
If that is not enough, you can add our peanut butter and Nutella cookies.
And if you still feel you need more, our collection of over 42 easy keto cookies should help.
Meringue cookies
Finally, you can enjoy easy-to-do and real-taste low carb meringue cookies without cream of tartar in your lifestyle. Only 2 ingredients, and you are done.
Our recipe for keto meringue cookies has been one of the most difficult for me to develop.
What are meringues?
Classic meringues are cute little cookies crispy on the outside and a bit chewy on the inside, always made with egg whites and powdered sugar.
Lots of real sugar.
Like XXL lots of sugar.
How are regular meringues done?
Adding a bit of starch is then whipped into a perfect stiff peaks form and baked into perfection. We all love them, but except for egg white and sometimes a bit of lemon or vanilla, none of the other ingredients are allowed in our lifestyle.
If you try the keto version with any powdered sugar alternative we use, they all need to bring everything together to get those meringues a perfect taste. And believe me, I have tried it at least 100 times.
If you use granulated sugar like pure Erythritol, because of so much sugar you have to use, you might get (and I have) a perfect look, but after a first bite, you will leave it only as decoration.
You can use a powdered sugar substitute like monk fruit – allulose blend.
Different types of meringues:
After writing this article, I have gone to do a bit of research to know what types of meringues exist, and have found out we have 3 major types of meringues.
- French meringue, where white powdered sugar is beaten with egg whites.
- Italian meringue, where white sugar is replaced with boiling sugar syrup.
- Swiss meringue is where egg whites are first warmed and whisked until cooled.
And since I had no idea those 3 types exist, looking at my invention, following our guidelines, you are going to produce a perfect mixture of Swiss Italian sugar-free meringue cookies.
Can You Make Meringue Without Sugar?
To answer if you can make meringue without sugar comes with my recipe. If you are looking at it as a pure sugar, then yes, certainly it is possible to make meringue not using a regular sugar.
It might take you few years to develop, but I have a news for you. I have gone through this already and after years of trial, so you do not have to. Here it is. The meringue recipe made without sugar. Enjoy.
Perfect Low Carb Meringue Recipe
This recipe, or a perfect meringue, took me 4 years to develop. Meringue has been and still is one of my best sweets since childhood.
I love them and used to buy them when I needed something sweet. This gave me great sweet satisfaction for a good few days. Because they are extremely sweet (as we all lovers of meringue know), all you require is a few pieces, and your sweet craving is gone.
And as I could not resist, made also Pavlova cake with the sale recipe.
My recipe follows a similar method for making sugar-free keto marshmallows, which you should try.
How many carbs are in meringue cookies?
I have got fantastic news for you. Our recipe has almost 0 carbohydrates. 0 net carbs per cookie. Zero carb sugar free cookies.
With my calculation, 10 pieces of this deliciousness bring you 1 gram of carbohydrates. And believe me. You will only be able to eat that much.
Why sugar free keto meringue cookies?
When we started a low-carb lifestyle, this was one of the first sweet treats I wanted to make.
I have searched the whole internet for a good recipe. This was like 8-9 years ago. There was little on the net, but I have tried every recipe I found. All of them came up as different from the real ones.
Then we moved, and I found some sugar-free honey, perfect for my baking.
Quite a few recipes I have made worked perfectly with this brand, and I have developed an excellent meringue recipe that finally worked. But they have stopped producing it.
A year later, I found another great replacement, only to discover that another product was discontinued after another year.
Story of my meringue cookies development
As I was trying to make a special icing as sugar free meringue recipe for one of the cakes ( the one my mummy used to make for me), I went out of the box and swapped icing sugar for liquid sugar.
I LOVED IT. You can put it onto any cake you desire. Once the meringue frosting was made, O MY. I can’t stop thinking about it.
It was just divine. As I was making it, the consistency reminded me so much of my all time years of trials. I placed whatever was left into the Icing bag and made a few meringues to try. Straight into the oven. AND?
VOILÀ
My IDENTICAL Meringue Cookies were born.
Finally.
After like 4 years, I have almost given up on them.
The best part is you only need 2 ingredients.
Only 1 egg white and our special ingredient. And you can use this recipe for meringue, icing, frosting, Pavlova, use it as a decoration, you name it. Check how many meringue recipes I have already made.
Make keto meringue cookies with a special ingredient
A special ingredient:
Sugar-free simple syrup
It is a naturally low carb and low-calorie alternative if you need a liquid sweetener.
Something you can compare to honey but completely colorless. I use it for baking cookies, where you get a lovely soft texture inside, but still a bit of crunchiness from the outside. It is also great to sweeten your tea or coffee, making caramel or adding it to a sauce.
What liquid sugar sweetener is good to use?
As I have made this recipe with our homemade sugar-free simple syrup recipe, I have used as a base allulose.
Simple syrup made with allulose makes the cookies soft and takes longer to dry, but you get the best flavor.
Once allulose meringue cookies are dehydrated, they do not have to be stored in an airtight container to stay crispy. I have had them on our table for over a week, and they were still perfectly crisp.
You can also use store-bought liquid sweeteners such as:
- Sukrin maple syrup
- Sukrin syrup gold
- Sukrin caramel syrup
- ChocZero vanilla syrup
- or any other thick sugar-free liquid syrup
Flavored meringue cookies
As we all know, even those cookies can be made with different flavors or colors using sugar-free syrups or extracts.
I am giving you a few suggestions for meringue cookies flavors:
- Vanilla extract
- Peppermint drops
- Chocolate flavor – add our sugar free chocolate
- Homemade strawberry powder
- Citrus – add a teaspoon of lemon juice, extract, or lemon zest
- Strawberry extract
- Cocoa powder
- Raspberry extract
- Pumpkin – with ChocZero pumpkin pie syrup
- Coffee flavor – add a few drops of very strong espresso
- Food coloring – for special holidays
How to make sugar free meringue cookies
To get the best firm and crunchy cookies, I will describe every step of the recipe for you. All of the measurements are in the recipe card below. You can also look at our video to get the best visual ideas.
Recipe for meringue cookies
Kitchen gadgets needed:
- Cooking pot
- Hand mixer
- Kitchen machine
- Piping bag with a tip
- Baking tray
- Silicone sheet
Ingredients needed:
- Sugar-free simple syrup
- Egg white
- Sweetener – optional
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THE BEST SUGAR-FREE MERINGUE RECIPE
First step: Prepare ingredients
First, turn the oven to a low temperature.
Start preparing all of your ingredients which are only a sugar-free liquid sweetener and an egg white.
I have in this recipe used our sugar-free simple syrup with allulose sweetener as a base.
Ensure the room temperature egg white is free of any yolk to get the best stiff peak once whisked.
Second step: Warm up the sweetener together with egg white
Using a double boiler, or as you see in the video, in my case, a cooking pot with the bowl from the kitchen machine, bring it all to boiling.
Using a bowl from your kitchen machine is easier as you will keep whisking it inside the machine later.
Third step: Whisking ingredients over a double boiler
Once the ball is warm, place your liquid sweetener and egg white, and using a hand whisk, beat the egg whites until you get a white foamy consistency.
For better visual steps, please look at our video.
Fourth step: Whisking with the kitchen machine
Once you get the white foamy consistency, stop the double boiling process and dry your bowl from the outside.
Place it into your kitchen machine and continue to beat on a medium speed to high until you get a beautiful stiff white peak.
To check for peak consistency, turn your bowl upside down without it falling.
If you want to have sugar free meringue frosting or icing for cupcakes or cakes, you can stop right here. Or you can split the amount into half and make both, the frosting as well as cookies.
Fifth step: Piping bag
Prepare your piping back with a tip you prefer.
I found it easiest to use a tall glass to place the piping back in to make filling much more manageable.
Sixth step: Pipe and bake
Using a piping bag with a tip, add meringue mixture to a piping bag and start piping little meringue cookies onto your parchment paper lined baking sheet. Allow the cookies to set for a minute or two.
Place into the oven and bake at 90 Celsius or 195 Fahrenheit for 2 to 3 hours.
Depending on which liquid sweetener you have used, your meringue cookies might get only partially dry. You can either keep baking it for longer in the oven or place them into a dehydrator to fully dry and crisp.
Once you feel they are almost done, turn off the oven and let the meringue cookies sit. Leave the meringues in the oven with the door closed and let the cookies to cool completely.
Tips and tricks:
- Eggs – egg whites need to be at room temperature to get the best stiff peak.
- Liquid sweetener replacement – if you do not want to make our recipe, you can pick store-bought sweeteners, such as Sukrin maple syrup, Sukrin syrup gold, Sukrin caramel syrup, ChocZero vanilla syrup, or any thick liquid sugar-free syrup.
- Baking time – baking time depends on the liquid sweetener you use. Some require longer and some a few hours less.
- Dehydrator – you might use a dehydrator for approximately 4 hours if your cookies do not dry and crisp in the oven.
- Storage – kitchen counter with our allulose base simple syrup.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Can you make meringue without egg whites?
Egg whites are a must for this recipe. But you can use a carton egg whites instead.
Can you make french meringue cookies?
Since I found years ago that liquid sweeteners work the best, I have never tried meringue cookies made with powdered sweeteners.
I might make a new recipe for egg white cookies with powdered allulose, as I believe those new sweeteners would work much better as the ones I tried years ago.
Can I add cream of tartar to make meringue?
Cream of tartar helps stabilize egg whites while whisking. I have not discovered that my cookies will fall or flatten without it and therefore feel no need to add it. But if you think your egg whites are getting better peak using the cream of tartar, please add it in.
What if my sugar-free meringue cookies are not fully dry?
This might be the case, depending on the liquid sweetener you have used.
You can either leave it to bake in the oven for a few hours longer, switch the heat off, and let it stay in the oven overnight.
You can also place the cookies into the dehydrator for approximately 4 hours, which will help them fully dry, crisp, and firm.
How do you store meringue cookies?
If you make this keto recipe with our simple syrup sweetener, you can keep the meringues on the kitchen counter once the cookies are done.
Some store-bought sweeteners might require you to keep your cookies in an airtight container to keep them fully crispy.
Can meringues get soggy?
Using our recipe with allulose-based sugar-free simple syrup, they do not get soggy even after weeks of being placed on the kitchen counter.
But depending on the type of store-bought sweetener you use, if you do not keep them in an airtight container, they get soggy after a while.
If that occurs, place them on the table just before serving. If not consumed, they should return to the container. Otherwise, if left for a day or two outside on a table, they get softer and a bit sticky.
Can you freeze meringue cookies?
I would not suggest freezing them, as they might soften while thawing.
Other easy keto desserts
- Easy Instant Pot cheesecake
- Best fudgy brownies
- Almond flour pound cake
- Chocolate mug cake
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Sugar Free Keto Meringue Cookies Recipe
Zuzana Paar
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Those Sugar Free Keto Meringue Cookies Recipe is made with Just 2 Simple Ingredients and only 1 gram of Net Carbs for 10 Pieces. Those Light and Fluffy, with Crispy Exterior Sugar Free Meringue Cookies, are Delicious and Healthy Low Carb Alternative.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Cookies
Cuisine International
Servings 160 pieces
Calories 0.1 kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup Sugar-Free Simple Syrup
- 1 Egg White
- 1 Tablespoon Powder Sugar Alternative optional
Instructions
First, turn the oven to a low temperature. Start preparing all of your ingredients which are only a sugar-free liquid sweetener and an egg white.
Using a double boiler, or as you see in the video, in my case, a cooking pot with the bowl from the kitchen machine, bring it all to boiling.
Once the ball is warm, place your liquid sweetener and egg white, and using a hand whisk, beat the egg whites until you get a white foamy consistency.
Once you get the white foamy consistency, stop the double boiling process and dry your bowl from the outside. Place it into your kitchen machine and continue to beat on a medium speed to high until you get a beautiful stiff white peak.
Prepare your piping back with a tip you prefer.
Using a piping bag with a tip, add meringue mixture to a piping bag and start piping little meringue cookies onto your parchment paper lined baking sheet. Allow the cookies to set for a minute or two. Place into the oven and bake at 90 Celsius or 195 Fahrenheit for 2 to 3 hours. Depending on which liquid sweetener you have used, your meringue cookies might get only partially dry. You can either keep baking it for longer in the oven or place them into a dehydrator to fully dry and crisp.
Video
Notes
- Eggs – egg whites need to be at room temperature to get the best stiff peak.
- Liquid sweetener replacement – if you do not want to make our recipe, you can pick store-bought sweeteners, such as Sukrin maple syrup, Sukrin syrup gold, Sukrin caramel syrup, ChocZero vanilla syrup, or any thick liquid sugar-free syrup.
- Baking time – baking time depends on the liquid sweetener you use. Some require longer and some a few hours less.
- Dehydrator – you might use a dehydrator for approximately 4 hours if your cookies do not dry and crisp in the oven.
- Storage – kitchen counter with our allulose base simple syrup.
Nutrition
Serving: 10pcCalories: 0.1kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.02gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 0.3mgCalcium: 0.04mg
Disclaimer
Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.
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First Published: December 05, 2018
Last Updated: November 28, 2022
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