Crunchy Coffee Meringue with Baked Apples

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	15 minutes	Total Time	105 minutes
Servings	8	Cost Per Serving	$0.34

Coffee Meringue

Baked Apples

3	Apples (use your favorite), core removed and roughly chopped
1/2 tsp each	Ground Cinnamon, Ground Ginger
2 tbsp	Maple Syrup
1 tsp	Lemon Juice

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
Dissolve the instant coffee in the boiling water and then immediately to the egg white and sugar in a larger mixing bowl. Whisk until they form fluffy and stiff peaks.
Spread onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, try to form it into a circle about 2 inches high.
Bake for about 90 minutes.
Combine the apples, spices, maple syrup and lemon juice in a baking dish. Cover and bake for 90 minutes.
Meringue should be crunchy and slightly soft in the middle. Top with baked apples and any other toppings you like.

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Just half a cup of coffee or tea each day may lower the risk of the most common type of brain tumour. A European study of nearly half a million people found that people who drank more than half a cup of coffee or tea each day had a 34% lower risk of developing glioma brain tumours compared to people who drank less than half a cup. Keep in mind, it’s possible to get too much of a good thing. Research suggests 2-4 cups a day may have health benefits, but more than this can affect your sleep and may increase the risk of bladder cancer.
Coffee is rich in antioxidants such as caffeic acid and cafestol. In the lab, caffeic acid has been shown to lower inflammation and cause cancer cells to self-destruct. In cell and animal studies, cafestol was observed to prevent cancer-causing chemicals from causing damage to healthy cells.