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Low Carb Sugar Free Strawberry Meringue Cookies For Mother’s Day

April 24, 2019 by Denise 6 Comments

sugar free low carb meringue cookies with strawberries and cookie sheet in background and text overlay
sugar free low carb meringue cookies with strawberries and cookie sheet in background and text overlay

These low carb, sugar free strawberry meringue cookies make an easy Mother’s Day treat for anyone on a keto or low carb diet. Super easy to make and 5 little cookies have only 10 calories and 0.7g net carbs!

You might also like these chocolate brownie keto cookies!

cookie tray in background with low carb meringue cookies and strawberries

A long time ago I used to buy those tubs of meringue cookies because they fat free. Yes that was a long time ago because when it comes to cookies I would rather the fat than the sugar.

But thinking of how light and airy meringue cookies were I thought a low carb, sugar free meringue cookie would be great for spring and for Mother’s Day.  Today I made some with just a few ingredients and for 5 little cookies they had only 0.7g net carbs!

What Do These Meringue Cookies Taste Like?

Have you ever had a meringue cookie before? The ones that I have had were light but sturdy and a bit crunchy. These however are light and just melt in your mouth. They also are sweet and bright from the strawberry flavorings. Because we are using sweetener, it’s going to be a bit different than traditional meringue cookies but they are a great little sweet, low carb snack!

 

 

cookie tray with sugar free meringue cookies with strawberries

 

Low Carb Meringue Cookies Recipe

The first thing you want to do is get your eggs out and let them come to room temperature. This is important so remember that. Add your egg whites to a mixing bowl and then add the Swerve powdered sweetener, cream of tartar, salt and the strawberry extract.

Whip until the egg whites become glossy and form medium peaks. You should be able to turn the bowl upside down and the egg whites will stay but you don’t want stiff peaks. See below what mine looked like.

 

 

bowl of whipped meringue

 

 

Next you want to pipe them on to a parchment covered cookie sheet. This recipe made 50 small cookies. As you can see below mine are not the best looking but to be honest I just wanted a sweet treat for myself. The meringue is very light and messy to work with and I was in a hurry. 

 

 

raw meringue cookies with strawberry dust

 

 

Next we want to sprinkle some crushed strawberry powder over top. Again I was a little messy with mine. When I make them again I’ll take my time and take better pictures.

How To Get Low Carb Strawberry Flavor!

For these meringues I used both strawberry flavoring and these freeze dried strawberries. I bought a pouch at Aldi and just ground it in my coffee grinder to make it a powder. I used the flavoring in the batter and powder on top. This seems to be the best way to keep the meringue texture and yet add flavor.

 

bag of Aldi freeze dried strawberries

 

 

As I mentioned I bought mine at Aldi but you can get these at Trader Joes or even on Amazon. Make sure you stick with freeze dried berries for lower carbs. And the strawberry extract I use is from Frontier but you can find Watkins or McCormick in most grocery stores. Walmart usually has a large selection of Watkins.

 

meringue cookies with cookie tray in background

 

How Long Should You Bake Them?

You start out in a 250°F oven for about 18 minutes. Then you turn it down to 200°F for about 15 minutes. Lastly turn off the oven and let these sit in the oven for about 2 hours. They should be lightly browned and dry and crisp.  Let them cool completely before peeling off the parchment paper. 

How Long Do Meringue Cookies Last?

Store them in an airtight container and they should last for 2 weeks or so. 

 

hand holding sugar free meringue cookie with bite taken out.

 

Why Do You Need Cream Of Tartar For Meringue?

The cream of tartar adds acid and acts as a stabilizer for the  meringue to help make the egg whites stiffer. You can substitute lemon juice if you don’t have cream of tartar by using ½ teaspoon per egg white.

Well I hope you enjoy these as much as we did. I think my diabetic father in law ate most of them. The nutritional information for 5 cookies is:

10 cals / 0g fat / 0.8g carbs / 0.1g fiber / 1.5g protein = 0.7g net carbs

This recipe was adapted from a recipe I found on the Swerve website and these are two more great resource for more information about making meringue cookies. Check them out if you have any other questions:

  • Making French Meringue
  • Meringue Cooking Lesson 

 

cookie tray in background with low carb meringue cookies and strawberries
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Sugar Free Low Carb Strawberry Meringue Cookies

These sugar free, low carb strawberry meringue cookies make an easy Mother's Day treat for anyone on a keto or low carb diet. Super easy to make and 5 little cookies have only 10 calories and 0.7g net carbs!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cookies, Mother's Day, strawberry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 50
Calories 2 kcal
Author Denise

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites, room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons Swerve sweetener
  • 1 teaspoon strawberry extract
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • â…› teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons freeze dried strawberries, ground into a powder

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250°F.

  2. In a large mixer bowl, add the egg whites, Swerve sweetener, cream of tarter, strawberry extract and salt. Whip until the egg whites become glossy and form peeks. You don't want them too stiff but you should be able flip the bowl over without them coming out. 

  3. Add to a piping bag or baggie and pipe onto a parchment covered cookie sheet. 

  4. Sprinkle the strawberry dust over the cookies and set into oven. Bake for about 18 minutes then turn down the oven temperature to 200°F. Bake for another 15 minutes then turn off the oven. Keep the cookies in there for 2 hours or until they are crisp and easily come off the parchment paper.

  5. Store in an airtight container.

 

sugar free low carb meringue cookies with strawberries and cookie sheet in background and text overlay

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Jessica P

    September 11, 2019 at 9:02 am

    Your instructions do not include when to incorporate the extract. Can you add this please?

    Reply
    • Denise

      September 11, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Hi Jessica, my apologies. I had written it up in the post but forgot it in the recipe card. It should be added at the same time as the other ingredients like the Swerve sweetener. Hope you like them!

      Reply
  2. BBurlingame

    June 04, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    Printed instructions state to bake at 250 degrees for 18 minutes and then turn the temperature down to 200 degrees. Recipe states to preheat oven to 200 degrees then turn oven down to 200 degrees after 18 minutes. Please correct.

    Reply
    • Denise

      June 05, 2019 at 7:38 am

      Thanks for letting me know. It’s corrected.

      Reply
  3. Rachel @ Queen Of Constance

    April 25, 2019 at 3:47 am

    This is such a fun idea. I am going to make these over the holidays.

    Reply
    • Denise

      April 25, 2019 at 6:24 pm

      Hope you like them!

      Reply

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