This Sunday with breakfast, we felt like having a refreshing iced coffee with chocolate hazelnut spread and the little kick of grated ginger. Make your coffee the night or day before and pour into 2 plastic ice trays so they are ready to go in the morning. The sugar is optional. . .it may be sweet enough for you without.
These Italian Christmas cookies do not contain butter, flour, or egg yolks and are another Christmas family favorite. They are so easy to make and totally delicious. You can also replace the vanilla extract with almond extract and replace the pecans for almonds. Save your yolks covered in the refrigerator for another recipe.
Lee's Kitchen Tips:
Make sure your mixing bowl is impeccably clean or the eggs whites will not form into stiff peaks.
5 large egg whites, room temperature
¼ t cream of tartar
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 t pure vanilla extract
1½ cups chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 225 degrees F.
aking sheets lightly sprayed with cooking oil or line with parchment paper.
Bake for 45 minutes. Turn off oven and let meringues stay in the oven for 1 hour, or until completely cooled.
Store in an airtight container.
Makes 5 to 6 dozen.
2 cups almond milk
¼ cup granulated sugar (optional)
½ cup chocolate hazelnut spread (I use Nutella)1 ½ t freshly grated ginger
½ t ground cinnamon
¼ t freshly ground nutmeg
Add all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into 4 chilled glasses and serve with a straw.
¼ cup brandy can be added for an after dinner dessert-frappe
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