Cardamom meringue nests recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food

Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2 and line 2 baking trays with baking parchment. Put egg whites in a clean bowl and beat with an electric whisk until they resemble stiff peaks. While whisking, add the sugar, 1 tbsp at a time - meringue will thicken and become glossy. Fold in cardamom.

Using a metal spoon, dollop small spoonfuls of meringue, evenly spaced, onto the baking sheets, to make around 48 mini meringues. With the back of the spoon, lightly flatten and hollow out the centres. Sieve a dusting of cocoa over them and bake for 1 hr until crisp. Turn off the oven and leave meringues in the oven to cool. Pile high on a plate and serve with flavoured creams (see tips below).

WHITE CHOCOLATE & PISTACHIO CREAM FILLING Bring a pan of water to the boil, add 50g shelled pistachio kernels and set aside for 10 mins. Drain, rub the skins off with a clean tea towel, then finely chop. Melt 125g chopped white chocolate in 20-second blasts in the microwave, then cool. Lightly whip 284ml double cream with 2 tbsp icing sugar. Stir in the melted chocolate and chopped pistachios.