Chewy Chocolate Meringues

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup egg whites

  (225 grams, from about 7 eggs)
• 2 cups granulated sugar

  (500 grams)
• 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

  (30 grams)
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate

  , chopped (113 grams)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 3 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• 2 In the heatproof bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the egg whites and sugar.
  Set over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl
  doesn’t touch the water. Whisk frequently until sugar is dissolved. I tested
  with my fingers to make sure all sugar granules were dissolved.
• 3 Return the bowl to the stand mixer and beat on high speed with the whisk
  attachment until meringue is stiff and glossy, about 5 minutes. Sift the cocoa
  powder over the meringue, add the chopped chocolate, and gently fold together
  with a spatula until incorporated.
• 4 Scoop out onto the prepared sheet pans in rounded tablespoons, about 2 inches
  apart. Baking 2 sheet pans at a time, bake for 8 minutes then rotate pans and
  bake for an additional 8 minutes, until meringues are puffed and cracked. Let
  cool completely.
• 5 Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

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