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What dessert can I make with three egg whites?

Asked by EmpressPixie (14760points) August 15th, 2009

I have three egg whites to use. I would like to make something dessert-y, but all the recipes I can find call for more than three egg whites. I only have three. What can I make?

Edited to add: I would rather not make meringue.

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whatthefluther's avatar

meringue on something

marinelife's avatar

You could make a mini-pavlova and serve with fresh berries. This recipe calls for four egg whites, but you could adjust it.

Here is a recipe for pecan kisses cookies.

gailcalled's avatar

Why not meringue? I can’t think of another choice. If you beat the eggs to a froth with sugar and bake the meringue, then you can fill the shell with fresh berries, or sliced peaches and freshly whipped cream.

Edit: Good. Marina sent you the details.

EmpressPixie's avatar

I don’t really like meringue. The soft or hard kind.

I realized this would be a problem as soon as I posted, thus the edit.

ragingloli's avatar

if you have sugar and chocolate you can make mousse au chocolate

Grisaille's avatar

I feel ashamed that I had no idea that a meringue was called a meringue till right now.

I usually order them by pointing and grunting. Story of my life.

ragingloli's avatar

http://www.francethisway.com/mousseauchocolat.php
this one requires the yolks as well, but you may try without them. post results.

teh_kvlt_liberal's avatar

Put them in coffee
Black coffee

EmpressPixie's avatar

@ragingloli: I asked for the recipe because most mousses I’ve made have been even—separate the eggs, but use both halves.

ragingloli's avatar

@EmpressPixie
i made it myself once. i don’t remember if i used the yolks though. but i did put it into the oven for a bit.

ragingloli's avatar

@EmpressPixie
this one doesn’t use the yolks, which means they are probably not essential.
putting it into the oven may not be right

gailcalled's avatar

Lemon sorbet; One version. Google for others.

2 egg whites (at room temperature)
½ cup of sugar
juice and rind of 1 lemon

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add the sugar, a little at a time until the mixture is thick and glossy. Add the lemon juice and rind. The lemon rind here is optional – it won’t be fully incorporated into the sorbet, so if you don’t like bits, leave it out. It does add an extra tang though.

Put mixture in sealed plastic tub in the freezer. After half an hour, take it out and beat it again. Then after another hour, do the same. Finally, allow it to freeze fully.
Scoop out and serve.

Grisaille's avatar

@gailcalled That sounds like an awesome recipe. If I wasn’t falling asleep at the keyboard at the moment, I’d make it. For serious.

gailcalled's avatar

@Grisaille: It’s only frozen lemonade with beaten egg whites. Forget the eggs. Forget the beating. Forget the freezing. Forget the second beating. Forget the third beating.

Squeeze several quarters of a lemon into a glass, add cold water and ice, sugar lightly. I usually add fresh mint leaves and forget the sugar.

jeanmay's avatar

Make egg white french toast. Add a bit of cinnamon, drown in maple syrup, enjoy.

Alternatively make egg white fruit omlettes. Just make it as you would a normal omlette, but with fruit and cinnamon, drown in maple syrup, enjoy!

I guess these are more breakfasty than desserty, but still tasty.

Ame_Evil's avatar

can always make some souffles with them :)

babygalll's avatar

White cake/cupcakes.

christine215's avatar

I have an idea for you that may work

Go to www.recipezaar.com and look up Angelfood cake.
you can resize the recipes there and it will proportionately change the ingredients to make the amount you need

so instead of a cake having 8 servings try cutting it in half first to see how many eggwhites you need

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