Left over egg whites

[crazylegs]

So tomorrow, for the first time ever, I'm trying to make creme brulee, but it means I'll have 6 egg whites left over.

It seems a shame to bin them off - has anyone any bright ideas on how someone with very little cooking ability can use them (my previous cooking experience mostly involves muffins).

[Sheldonrs]

Merengue cookies. :-)

http://www.joyofbaking.com/MeringueCookies.html

[crazylegs]

Awesome! Perfectly idiot proof

[taxguykarl]

Merengue cookies. :-)

http://www.joyofbaking.com/MeringueCookies.html

Either that or soufflés.

[JambaBamba]

Also macaroons are an option (if you like coconut).

[crazylegs]

Either that or soufflés.

They seem a little beyond my current abilities - but I'll bear it in mind for later attempts

Also macaroons are an option (if you like coconut).

Unfortunately I don't

[42_42_42]

egg whites are a primary ingredient in:
buttercream
macarons
macaroons
angel food cake
pavlova
meringue

[AccountingDrone]

I made my first souffle at 8 years old. They are not as difficult as you may think.

Try a basic cheese souffle.

This is a great pictorial one of Julia Child's cheese souffle. Although souffle does also frequently use yolk as well as white [this one is 4 yolk, 5 white]

But you could make meringues for dessert, or a tiny angel food cake with the rest of the whites...

[Barracuda]

You could always just mix them up with some seasonings and then use them to make an egg white omelet, too.

[CoffeeMonkey]

You can also freeze them for later use, but they don't generally whip as well after they've been frozen.

how bout angel food cake?

[NorthernZel]

Chocolate mousse, perhaps?

[Barracuda]

Or meringue.

[iradney]

I vote for a chocolate mousse...or brownies with a baked meringue topping

[KatherineB]

Lemon meringue pie! Just buy the lemon curd and a pastry base and you're away!

[Barracuda]

Why buy lemon curd? It's pretty easy to make from scratch.