HCG Peach Meringue Cookie Recipe

Peach Meringue Cookie Recipe Altered to work for HCG Diet!
Yay!!!

As you know I already have posted a delicious recipe for Meringue Cookies prior to this. Well these are a recipe I found on Pinterest that I took inspiration from and created Peach Meringues!

They're light and airy with the sweet tang of peaches! The coloring is soft, peachy and inviting. This treat is a must have when you're feeling deprived and want to cheat. Why is that? Well BECAUSE the whole recipe only has 50 calories! 

That's approximately 12 cookies for 53 calories!!! No Joke! (I'll break down the calories for you later.)

I cannot stress to you enough how this diet is life altering for those on the journey. It's at times very frustrating and other times so joy filled and occasionally depression filled. Gotta be honest. 

If you had to go completely off your normal eating habits and were used to having what you wanted when you wanted it you'd feel very deprived of the joy's of eating. I know I did! 

And at times when I see my family consume ice cream or even kielbasa sausages hot off the grill I very much want to chuck that little bottle in the trash can with some words of hate and lob off a hunk of that yummy grease filled meat or grab a bowl of that creamy cold ice cream top it with chocolate sauce and nuts and dig in. But then I remember the feeling of being the sausage I was before I started this journey. Yep! Stuffed in a pair of jeans or shorts. Not so good a feeling. So I decided I'd start to think outside the HCG box and find ways to trick my mind into feeling like I am filled and emotionally fulfilled by the foods I eat and create so much so that I can get my family to join me at the table. 

So with the invention of the ever popular search engine that Pinterest is I am able to find things and augment or alter all together to make a meal or treat that fits into the HCG diet parameters or is only a bit Rogue but still fits the bill. Hell, it ain't lying, cheating or stealing until you get caught right? Or you stall... maybe gain. But that's how you learn how your body works and how you need to change things for you. Because that is what this diet is really about... Y O U. 

It's all about you. You're the center of the universe right now. The foods YOU eat, the number YOU see on that scale, the measurements YOU see on the ribbon, the injection, drops, tablets YOU give yourself to encourage YOUR body to do as YOU say. The compliments YOU receive or (and Please Do this Part it's VERY Important!!!) the Compliments YOU give YOURSELF! It is Truly ALL ABOUT YOU! :)

And after you're done and have reached your goal weight hopefully you'll still continue to focus on you. It's still important. You're still important. Even if you stop hearing "Wow! You've lost so much weight!" or "You look GREAT!" It's still about you. About how YOU Feel. How YOU eat. Etc. You still need to focus on eating healthy and taking all those great eating habits with you into the future for the You that YOU have become! The Healthier, Happier You. 

That's what this Journey is supposed to be about. Nurturing yourself and healing all the bad we've done to our bodies with the foods we've stuffed ourselves with without even thinking or sometimes even knowing the serious consequences of doing so. 

So this recipe is HEALTHY and can be used beyond HCG in Your New Eating Style created by you for you. 

Ingredients:

2 egg whites room temp (I use eggs from a local gal who has hens that give her those pretty green globes. Love them! So Yellow and untouched by chemicals. )

1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar

Stevia Powder to taste (Trader Joe's in the shaker without the added powdered milk.)

1tbs Peach Compote (recipe follows)

Peach compote:

1/3 Ripe Peach or 5-6 slices frozen

2 tbs Water

1/4 tsp Vanilla 

Stevia 1 small scoop (Trader Joe's comes with a tiny scoop in the shaker bottle. Use that as your measurement)

Toothpick Tipped Wilton's Red Frosting Dye (if wanted. Not Needed! It's only to add a bit of a pop of color)

First Things First! Heat that oven to 300f. This has to be done first!!! Trust me!

Separate your egg whites fro the yokes and set them in the mixer so they reach room temp, covered.

While those are sitting take your peach slices and place them in a small sauce pan with 2 tbs water. Cook your peaches down, chopping, stirring and breaking apart. You're making a quick jam otherwise known as a compote. When they're soft stir in the vanilla and a scoop of Stevia. USE the small scoop provided in the Trader Joe's shaker. If you're not using Trader Joe's stevia add 1/4 pkt plus or minus depending on the sweetness you want. 

Once peaches are done puree in your Magic Bullet. You will end up with approximately 2 tbs compote... We only need 1 for the recipe so save the rest for a frozen ice blendy treat!

Pour out onto a plate to cool. Take your toothpick with the tip dipped in red frosting dye and run through the compote until you're happy with the color. (AGAIN! You do NOT have to add food dye to your compote unless you want to. For me color is fun. I absolutely favor colorful foods.)

Set aside to finish cooling while you whip up your egg whites.

Now that your egg whites are room temperature add the cream of tartar and turn the mixer on medium/high (make sure you're using the wire whip). Watch your eggs go from liquid to frothy in a couple minutes. Whip until they get stiff and come to peaks. Gently fold in stevia. 

Then take 1/2 of the frothy egg whites and gently fold it in to the peach compote. Take that mixture back to the main bowl and gently fold into the rest of the whites. Doesn't have to be perfect here. Marbled is ok because it looks pretty. 

Spoon out your batter onto a parchment lined pan. I used a teaspoon as my scoop. This gave me approximately 13 cookies. 

Place in the oven and immediately turn it off! Set the timer for 1 hour. When the dinger goes off your meringues should be done. If they're still moist in the center you can leave them in for another 10-15 min. or until dry. 

That's it! :)

Caloric breakdown!

2 Egg Whites = 34 calories
1/8 tsp Cream of Tartar = 1 calorie
1/2 Peach = 30 calories ...cooks down to 2 tbs. We used only 1 tbs = 15 calories
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract = 2.5 so lets make it 3 calories

Stevia = 0 Calories
Water = 0 Calories
Total Calories for the whole recipe = 53 Calories!!!
That's 4.4 calories per cookie!

Joy in Eating those Little Delights = Priceless!!!

Hope this makes your journey a bit more colorful and tasty!!!
Sabrina