Heart Healthy Irish Delights

(5.0)
By Judy Capodanno
Updated 4/1/2025
Dietitian Reviewed: Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
Approved for These Diets:
Heart Healthy | Gluten Free | Diabetic
Heart Healthy Irish Delights
Photo Credit: Baldwin Publishing Staff Photographer

Bite into this bright green, homemade meringue cookie that is light as air. Requiring just 4 ingredients, these Irish Delights are a festive treat that will make you feel lucky any day of the year.

Total Time
240 minutes
Servings
24
Calories
29
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Ingredients

Recipe yields 24 servings

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How to Make Irish Delights

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 200°. In a bowl beat egg whites with a hand mixer until frothy.

  2. Step 2

    Gradually mix in sugars until stiff peaks start to form. Do not overmix.

  3. Step 3

    Add food coloring drops to color and stir in gently, if desired.

  4. Step 4

    Drop mounds of meringue onto baking sheet, using two spoons. Bake for two hours; do not open oven door.

  5. Step 5

    Turn off oven, but do not remove cookies. Leave in oven at least 2 hours or overnight; do not open oven door. Store in an airtight container.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
1 cookie

29
Calories
0
g
Fat
0
mg
Cholesterol
9
mg
Sodium
7
g
Carbs
0
g
Sat. Fat
0
g
Fiber
0
g
Protein
1
g
Sugars
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