Christmas Fruit salad and Lime Meringue Drops

Christmas Fruit salad and Lime Meringue Drops

One of our favourite Christmas Day Christmas recipe desserts is a delicious Fruit salad and  Meringue.

So our nutritionist came up with this special healthy recipe we just had to share. Christmas Fruit salad and Lime Meringue Drops is an absolute delight for the taste buds and a must make Christmas recipe.

Full of healthy ingredients loaded with vitamins and antioxidants. 

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Christmas Fruit salad and Lime Meringue Drops

Serves 4

For the meringue 

  • 2 large egg whites 
  • 2/3 cup of xylitol or sweetener of choice
  • 2 tsp lime zest, finely grated
  • 1/2 tsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt

For the filling

  • 2 cups strawberries, chopped
  • 2 cups sweet cherries, halved and pitted
  • 2 peaches, pitted and diced
  • 2 nectarines, pitted and diced
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 cups coconut yoghurt 

Garnish with fresh mint, thyme, orange zest and/or toasted hazelnuts

 

 

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 120C. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. 
  2. Beat egg whites with salt on medium speed until you get soft peaks. Slowly add xylitol, a tablespoon at a time, beating well on high speed between additions.
  3. When egg whites are stiff, fold in lime juice, half the lime zest [you’ll use the rest later], and vanilla.
  4. Using a teaspoon or a pastry bag, drop kisses-sized meringues on a cookie sheet, about an inch apart from each other. You may need 2 sheets, depending on how much you made.
  5. Bake for 50 minutes until dry, but watch closely so your meringues don’t brown too quickly.
  6. Let cool, sprinkle with remaining lime zest.
  7. Chop fruits and add to a large bowl. Add the honey, lemon juice and zest. Let sit for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge until ready to serve.
  8. To serve, layer fruit mix and coconut yoghurt into a bowl and top with meringue kisses. 

Benefits

Strawberries are high in vitamin C and antioxidants which support the immune system and help combat oxidative stress.

Cherries are full of antioxidants and special types of food for our good bacteria making them anti-inflammatory.

Peaches like most orange fruits and veg, peaches are full of carotenoid nutrients – the antioxidants that protect fatty areas of the body, in our skin, heart and brain (which is 60% fat!). The antioxidants in peaches help to stop the degeneration of these organs and slow ageing.

Peaches are also full of vitamin C and boron which is great for bone health. Coconut yoghurt contains beneficial bacteria and calcium.

Nutritional value per serve

  • 221 kcal
  • Fat 6.7g
  • Carbohydrates 47.1g
  • Fibre: 3.5g
  • Protein: 3.3g

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