Meringues @ microwave

For ➍
300 g icing sugar
1 lightly beaten egg white
whipped cream (optional)
tropical fruit (optional)

Sift 300 g of icing sugar over 1 lightly beaten egg white. Stir until the mixture is a thick, pliable icing and roll into balls. Line a plate with kitchen paper.
Put 3 balls at a time on the plate and microwave them on high for 1½ m and watch as the balls balloon and puff into meringues.

When they are cool, use the meringues in desserts, for instance sandwiched together with whipped cream and sliced tropical fruit.