Pineapple Date Meringues

[achookwoman]

This easy sweet can be served hot or cold. It can be baked early in the day and reheated.

1 tin of sliced pineapple thins. (8 slices in the tin)
30g butter
30g brown sugar
60g dates
2 large or 3 small egg whites
2 + 1 Tablespoons of caster sugar
1 lemon, juice and rind


Remove rind from lemon and drop on to moving blades. Speed 7.
Add dates. and zap for 4 seconds at speed 7
Add sugar, butter and lemon juice and mix at speed 4 for 10 seconds, or until a smooth paste is formed
Put aside , and clean bowl thoroughly
Whip egg whites, with butterfly (no sugar) speed 4 for 3 - 4 mins.
Fold 2 Tablespoons of sugar in when TMX has stopped

Stack 2 slices of pineapple on top of each other. (4 x 2 )
Fill holes with date mixture.
Cover with meringue, and sprinkle remaining 1 Tablespoon of caster sugar over meringue.

Place in very hot oven to set meringue and brown tops. Watch so that they don't burn.
see photo here:

http://achookwoman.blogspot.com/2010/02/pineapple-date-meringues.html

[judydawn]

They look nice Chookie, easy too.

[isi]

This really looks great and so easy to make!
Thanks for sharing
 

[cookie1]

I imagine these would be very nice with fresh pineapple.

[achookwoman]

Isi,  it is good to be able to share a recipe with you,  when you have been so generous.
 Cookie,  I think Fresh Pineapple would be great, you would need to cut out the core  so you could fill the hole,

[Thermomixer]

Novel idea -thanks Chookie