basic meringue recipe

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Basic meringue

large, organic egg whites

white caster sugar

vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 140°C/fan120°C/gas 1. In a large, grease-free mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. While continuously whisking, slowly add the caster sugar – 1 tbsp at a time – until you have a stiff, glossy meringue mixture. Whisk in the vanilla extract until combined.

Line a baking tray with baking paper, fixing it in place with a tiny blob of meringue in each corner (we have a /basic-meringue-video/short video showing this technique). Using a metal spoon, place 6 craggy dollops of meringue on the baking paper, well spaced apart.

Bake for 1¼ hours for mallowy centres, or 1½ hours if you prefer crisper meringues. Peel off the baking paper, then transfer the mallowy meringues to a wire rack to cool, or leave the crisp ones in the turned-off oven for at least 4 hours to cool slowly, then transfer to a wire rack.

This basic meringue recipe uses meringue powder for an easy shortcut and makes perfect merginue cookies or meringues on a stick every time!

Easy Meringue Recipe for Cookies or Pops

meringue powder

water

sugar

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon baking mats.

In a large mixing bowl using a electric hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (recommended) combine the water and meringue powder.Beat the mixture on high speed until soft peaks form.

Continue running the mixer and add the sugar, just a small amount at a time, until stiff peaks form (around 5 minutes).

If adding any flavoring extract or coloring (for single color meringues) add it here.

If making multi colored meringues remove a portion of the batter that will remain white and put it in a separate bowl. Use food coloring to color the remaining batter.

Fit a piping bag with a 1M piping tip (large open star tip). Fill the bag with the meringue batter.

Piping: Single Color Merinuges

Fit a large piping bag with the 1M tip.

Snip the end of two smaller piping bags. Fold just above the snipped end and secure with a clothespin or chip clip (this closes off the end while filling it with meringue).Fill each bag with one of the colors.

Unclip the end of the piping bag and gently squeeze the meringue into the end. Insert both color bags into the larger piping bag with the 1M tip.

Squeeze the outer piping bag until both colors begin to come through (note: squeeze onto a paper towel until both colors are coming through then pipe the meringues).

(Single or multiple color): Pipe 2-inch diameter cookies onto the prepared baking sheet leaving 1-inch space between them.

Piping: Multiple Color Meringues

Pipe a small amount of batter onto the cookie sheet. Place a popsicle stick or lollipop stick into the batter to secure it.

Pipe meringue into the desired shape overlapping the top of the stick (Christmas tree, stars, circles, snowman, hearts, etc).

Place the baking sheets into the oven. Bake for 45 minutes until the outside of the meringues feel firm. DO NOT open the oven while they are baking.

Turn off the oven and leave the oven door closed for 1 hour.

After the 1 hour remove and allow to cool completely at room temperature (on the baking sheet or wire rack). Remove from parchment.

Piping: Meringue Pops (single or multiple colors)

My youngest son loves meringue!:) I'm sure we will enjoy making one. Thanks!:)

These are so fun! A nice change from the usual Christmas cookie.

This is so fun to make AND eat!! Thank you for sharing your recipe!

I love how easy and delicious these are!! Perfect for the holidays!

Oh my goodness, these are SO darn cute!! My kids were so happy!

So fun making these. Huge hit in my house!

Meringue cookies are so fun.  We made some pops like yours with peppermint extract and they came out perfectly.

I made these this morning and they were so easy to make and they're super cute, too! I know everyone will love them. They're so tasty!

I was just talking to a friend on how I would like to learn to make this - this recipe is so great! thank you for sharing!

So cute! These are perfect for the holidays. :)

These are absolutely adorable. I seriously don't think I've ever seen a more perfect holiday treat.

Wow, meringue powder sure is a fast and easy way to make these fun cookies!

This was so easy and it was so fun to create different shapes for the holidays! Your tips were super helpful!

These holiday meringues are too cute and I can't wait to make them again and use them as table decor! I know the kids will love them too!

Just made these! Adorable and so easy. I love having a guilt-free sweet treat around 🤣 Thanks for this recipe!

I love how festive these are and perfect to use in my cookie pop tray beautiful job!

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