In reality, they are pretty much just like making a cupcake with lots of frosting.
I have had meringue on my list of things I really want to make for a while now. Meringue has always kind of scared me a bit because everyone has these disaster stories about how theirs ended up being a total flop. I hate when I have disasters. They make me feel like a total failure, so I try to avoid them at all cost.
But I really wanted to make meringue. So I told myself I would start with an easier one and work my way up to the ones you actually have to bake and leave in the oven for like hours or even overnight. I know people says they are easy and I am sure if you are a master baker they are, but I am just entering the world of meringue. It’s new to me, so I am starting out slooow.
Well, that is what I told myself a few days ago, but now I have big ideas. Hoping you guys are meringue people.
Since my family needs chocolate after like every meal I still found a way to incorporate some. Basically, I trashed up a classic lady-like dessert with s’more. So typical of me…I know.
Maybe the next meringue dessert I can try to go classic. Or maybe not. I mean, in my book, chocolate’s always good.
Also, I really love using my blow torch. And I don’t have one of those wimpy kitchen torches. I stole my dad’s real blow torch and honestly, I should not be left alone with it. SCARY.
So like I said, these are actually pretty easy. You start with some cheaters chocolate mousse that takes seconds to make. I am all for the real eggy mousse and if you want you can totally use this recipe instead of my “cheater version”. I just wanted to try to keep things as simple as possible and not make the recipe too hard with tons of dishes to clean. After the mousse, make the mini chocolate cakes with graham cracker crusts and… well that’s basically it. You want to let the cakes cool off a little before you add the meringue. If you don’t have a blow torch, the broiler works great too, but don’t forget about them!! Been there, done that. So not fun. But these cakes are so fun. And good! I mean, what’s not fun about s’mores? That’s something no one can deny.
Just look at that. Can’t get enough.
