Candy Cane Kisses

Get into the holiday spirit with these festive Candy Cane Kisses. While most candy comes with added chemicals, preservatives, colors, and other troublesome ingredients, these beautiful Candy Cane Kisses provide a cleaner option you can make at home. Get your children, family or friends involved and make these Kisses for serving at holiday events or simply to have a healthier option available in the home for your family. 

Candy Cane Kisses 

Ingredients:

• Liquid from 1 can of organic chickpeas (aquafaba)
• 3/4 cup vegan caster sugar or blonde coconut sugar, ground finely
• 1-2 tsp freshly-squeezed organic beetroot juice (optional)

Directions:

Line a baking tray with a clean sheet of parchment paper and preheat oven to 210F.

Place the liquid from a chickpea can into a large, clean bowl and whisk with a stand-mixer or electric beater until soft peaks form. Add the sugar little by little, beating thoroughly after each addition. Continue until all the sugar is added and the mixture has reached stiff peaks (stands upright on the whisk). 

Place the meringue into a piping bag or clean ziploc bag with the corner cut off. Add a couple teaspoons of beetroot juice to the sides (if using). Pipe the meringue onto the parchment-lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for 2 hours, until firm to the touch. When done, turn the oven off, open the oven door slightly and let the meringues cool completely in the oven. Best kept in an airtight container. 

Makes about 50-60 servings.

This item posted: 20-Dec-2018