Hazelnut Meringues with Rhubarb & Cream Filling

Hazelnut Meringues

• 1 oz hazelnuts, plus extra to garnish, to taste (approx. 0.5 oz)
• 7 oz sugar
• 8 egg whites, from large eggs

Rhubarb Compote and Whipped Cream Filling

• 6 oz sugar
• 1 orange, thin peel only, no pith
• 1 stick cinnamon, broken into pieces
• 1 star anise
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 12 oz rhubarb, in pieces (½ in.), divided
• 6 oz heavy whipping cream
• confectioners sugar, to dust