6 Reviews of splendid splenda meringues

From: ladypit

On Jan 12, 2004

I had such high hopes for these as meringues are my current obsession. But there was not only a weird after taste but also the texture was wrong. The batter looked like regular meringues when I put them in the oven, but they did not bake up light and crisy at all. I threw them out. Sorry.

From: Chef Linda Kay

On Jul 2, 2005

Try eliminating the cream of tartar and adding a teaspoon of lemon juice. Linda Kay

From: mikekey

On May 6, 2007

These made a nice, light snack with tea. I used cherry extract and red food color. They did have a slight Splenda taste, and I think I will try again using less Splenda and more extract. I made them as directed, but will try the hint left by Linda. Not sure what that will do. Also looking forward to trying with cocoa. Thanks for posting.

From: Asystole

On Oct 27, 2009

I'd never made meringues before, but I managed to get these to come out really well! I used a bit of orange zest and orange juice (the acid of which probably helped stabilize the meringues as well, like lemon juice is often used to) to try to get an orange flavor on them (really just because there was an orange on my counter that needed eaten, LOL). The flavor wasn't too strong though it smelled terrific--mostly was a marshmallow-ish plain flavor. Ditto for when I used a small amount of cocoa powder--you'll need a significant amount of flavoring to overpower the Splenda, I think. Still, no problems with beating it up or them staying fluffy in the oven. Some of mine cracked a bit, but that's mostly an aesthetic issue and not one that concerned me. Very pleased with this recipe--it's very good for low-carbers, as it's essentially pure protein but in a dessert form!

From: Bev. E.

On May 4, 2008

A wonderful sweet treat. I followed the recipe and added the cocoa powder. This is such an easy recipe to prepare. Next time I make these wonderful treats, I am going to make peppermint. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.

From: KennKonn

On Jul 2, 2009

I thought these would be a great light treat...my daughter is always begging me to buy meringues at the store but they are so full of sugar. I don't like the aftertaste of the Splenda at all...I used Splenda brand sweeter, not one of the noname ones. I had the same problem as a previous review...they looked awesome when I put them in the oven, nice and high and shiny when I put them in the oven. When the timer went off they fell and were flat on the sheet. I might try these again and use an alternative flavor than vanilla....I really want them to work for my diabetic grandma. Maybe the cocoa will stabilize it a bit more and peppermint.