Keto French Meringue Cookies

Keto French meringue cookies are the perfect sweet treat! These keto French meringues are shockingly, just as delicious as their traditional sugar-filled counterparts with none of the sugar spikes and carbs!

Made with just four simple ingredients, sugar-free French meringues are a true keto, dessert.

They are perfect for those with a serious sweet tooth!

If you’ve missed the sweet and airy French meringues that melt in your mouth, this recipe is for you!

This recipe for low-carb meringue cookies is virtually carb-free. A batch makes a total of 70 cookies and a serving of 7 cookies has only 0.1 net carbs. That my friend is a winning keto cookie recipe. 

Especially since a traditional meringue cookie is loaded with sugar and has lots and lots of carbs.

And if you’re looking for a twist in flavor, be sure to also check out keto peppermint meringues 

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Keto French Meringue Cookies

If you’ve ever had traditional French meringues then you’ll know they are perfectly airy, melt in your mouth goodness!

For a long time, we thought making these clouds of sweetness keto-friendly was simply not possible. And oh how I longed for those super sweet little cookies of my childhood! 

I have many fond memories of going to the local Hispanic market with my Abuela and grabbing a bag of “meringuitos” at checkout and enjoying them together on the walk back home. 

You see, even though they are technically a French dessert, these little meringue cookies are very popular in Miami, especially for us Cubans and you can find them at most checkout lines at the Hispanic markets down here.

And so when we adopted the keto, sugar-free lifestyle, I really missed my little bags of French meringues and would ask my mom why we couldn’t make them.

She would tell me the sugar substitutes available just weren’t up the job that is until our favorites, Lakanto and Swerve came onto the scene and changed the game with their granulated substitutes!

Now making these beautiful, crisp, keto French meringue cookies is just as simple as the traditional version! So I, of course, had to make my own!

How To Make Keto French Meringue Cookies

Making keto-friendly French meringue cookies is actually, surprisingly easy! Especially if you’ve made traditional French meringues before.

Thanks to the fantastic granulated sugar substitute options available to us, making sugar-free meringues is very similar to traditional ones.

While the steps to make keto french meringues are quite simple, there are a few things you’ll need to be careful of to ensure you have the best possible sugar-free meringues.

Firstly, your egg whites must be at room temperature before whipping them. This is very crucial as they won’t become stiff peaks if cold. 

Ensuring your bowl, whisk, and spatula are clean, dry, and free of any grease is extremely important as well. The smallest amount of fat can prevent the egg whites from fluffing up. 

It’s recommended to use a glass or metal bowl and avoid plastic bowls as they can be porous and hold in fats.

Once you’ve made sure your equipment is clean and your eggs are no longer cold, it’s time to start making your keto French meringues! 

The following are the basic ingredients you’ll need:

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• Egg whites, room temperature
• White granulated sugar substitute
• Vanilla extract
• Salt
• Cream of tartar
• Food coloring (optional)

The first step is to add your egg whites to your clean bowl along with the salt and cream of tartar. The cream of tartar is optional but will make a morse stable meringue which will, in turn, make your job easier. 

You’ll whip the egg whites until they are foamy and start to become opaque, this is when you’ll add in your vanilla extract and begin adding the granulated sugar substitute. 

Adding the sweetener is one of the most crucial steps. You’ll add it in slowly, a little bit at a time, being sure it has combined before adding in more.

You’ll continue whipping until stiff peaks form, if adding food coloring you’ll add the drops before the stiff peaks form but after the sweetener has been added.

It’s important to not over mix the meringue or it could start to break up this is why you’ll add the food coloring before the stiff peaks have formed.

Once you have stiff peaks and your bowl can be flipped upside down (Dairy Queen Blizzard style!) without the meringue moving you’re ready to bake!

Add your meringue to your piping by placing the bag in a tall glass and rolling the sides down, be sure not to overfill your bag!

Pipe 1-inch kisses or whatever shape you’d like evenly spaced on your parchment-lined cookie sheet and place in the oven. 

These keto French meringue cookies will bake for 30 to 50 minutes depending on the humidity of the day. The more humid the longer they will take to bake. 

You’ll know they’re ready when the outside is dry and the meringue feels light and airy. When they are done, do not remove them from the oven! This will shock them.

Instead, you’ll turn the oven off and prop open the oven door with a wooden spoon ( or whatever you have on hand), and allow the low-carb meringue cookies to cool completely.

This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours, again depending on the humidity in the air. 

Once finally cooled you can enjoy your sugar-free, keto-friendly French meringues!

How To Make Rainbow Swirled Keto French Meringue Cookies

There are many ways you can dye your keto-friendly meringues but my personal favorite and the style I used for these is the rainbow swirl method. It looks beautiful with minimal effort.

I chose to first dye the entire meringue a soft pink, with about 1 to 2 drops of pink food coloring.

Then before adding your meringue to the piping bag you’ll use a paintbrush or long skewer to paint the food coloring, in various colors on opposite sides of the bag. 

Then you’ll add in your meringue and watch the magic happen as you pipe them out as beautifully swirled keto French meringues. 

This video here will help you understand this easy but gorgeous technique!

Sweetener Options For Sugar-Free French Meringue Cookies

As far as which sugar substitute to use for these sugar-free French meringue cookies, I have a few recommendations.

Lakanto Monk Fruit Classic is their white granulated version, and it’s my go-to option whenever a recipe calls for granulated white.

It’s my favorite since the texture and flavor are what I have found to be the closest to real sugar.

The brand Swerve which is an erythritol blend also makes a great white granulated sugar substitute. It’s a great option that’s more accessible to many as it can be found in most grocery stores now.

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with great success.

I know not everyone would agree with me here, and I respect this, but in my book, it’s still better than regular sugar.

Plus, I find it doesn’t have much of an aftertaste. It’s also more economical, so there’s that too.

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