Basic Meringue Recipe & 5 Fun Meringue Recipe Ideas
Baked meringue is a thing of beauty, but it’s also a tough old bird.
Meringue can be temperamental and unforgiving – if you don’t handle it with the utmost care (and attention), it will not work.
It’s like cooking without an oven: easy to do, but hard to master. And yet, baked meringue has some secrets that make its production much easier for even the most novice cook in your life.
Ingredients:
- 4 egg whites, at room temperature
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup (220g) CSR Caster Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 120°C.
- Line two baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
- Use an electric mixer to whisk egg whites & salt until soft peaks form.
- Slowly add sugar, whisking between spoonfuls until sugar dissolves.
- Once sugar has been added, whisk on high for 3 mins.
- Add Vanilla Essence and whisk.
- Use two teaspoons to spoon meringue onto lined trays.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 90°C.
- Bake meringues for up to 1 hour 30 mins.
- Once baked leave meringues in the oven to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container & consume within 7 days.
5 Ridiculously Fun Meringue Recipes
With the holidays around the corner, your appetite for sweets is probably getting even more intense.
You’ve had enough pumpkin pie and are ready to move on to something else.
Meringue, a sweet egg-white based dessert that can be used in pies or baked into other desserts like macarons, is an excellent choice. But why stick with just one recipe?
Christmas Tree Meringues
I love meringues, and these look so perfect! These Christmas tree chocolate covered meringue cookies are from Bargain Mums. The recipe also includes notes on an egg free option if you’re vegan or have allergies to eggs.
Christmas Tree Meringues. Recipe: Bargain Mums
Carrot Meringue
Make Easter extra fun this year by making a big batch of carrot shaped meringues. The recipe from Make Bake Celebrate is simple and creates lots to share with everyone!
Carrot Meringues Recipe: Make Bake Celebrate
Lollipop Meringue
Meringue pops are the perfect Valentine’s day gift. They can be decorated in any way, and they taste delicious!
Meringue Pops Recipe: Make Fabulous Cakes
Pink Vanilla meringues
Sitting on a cloud of whipped cotton candy cream, these Pink Vanilla Meringues are the perfect confection.
Pink Vanilla Meringues: Pink Piccadilly Pastries
Ghost Meringues
Want to give out a fun treat this Halloween? These are super simple and perfect for trick or treating, but they would also be great at your party. They will probably go fast so make sure you make enough!.
