Add a spooky and sweet touch to your Halloween celebrations with our fun and easy Halloween Meringue Recipe! These crisp, melt-in-your-mouth meringues resemble candy corn with orange, yellow, and white layers. This is one of my favorite Halloween cookie recipes!
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Halloween meringues are perfect for Halloween parties, trick-or-treating, or just a fun snack. For more easy meringue recipes be sure to check out our Fall Meringue Recipe and Spring Meringue Recipe.
Candy Corn Meringue
If you're looking for a unique and delicious treat this Halloween, candy corn meringue is the way to go. These treats are super easy to make, requiring just a few ingredients and simple steps.
They are very eye-catching, and they have a light, crunchy texture that I find to be a nice change from dense and heavy Halloween candies.
Halloween Snacks
Halloween is when everyone loves to get into the spooky spirit, and treats like candy corn and pumpkin-shaped cookies help make that happen. Making Halloween snacks with friends or family can be a great way to spend time and create fun memories.
Ingredients For Halloween Meringue Recipe
- Egg whites: The main ingredient for meringue, which gives it structure and stability when whipped.
- Sugar: You can use granulated sugar if that is all you have, but super fine sugar works better for meringues.
- A pinch of salt: Enhances the flavor and can help with the whipping of the egg whites.
- Cream of tartar: Used to prevent egg whites from collapsing; helps give the cookies a better volume and texture.
- Yellow and orange food coloring: Add vibrant colors to these candy corn cookies. I used powdered food coloring, but liquid or gel food coloring will also work.
How to Make Halloween Meringues
Separate the large egg whites from the yolks carefully, making sure no yolk gets into the whites. Place the egg whites in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add salt and cream of tartar, and beat on medium speed with whisk attachment until soft peaks form.
Add sugar a little at a time, and beat until the mixture has thickened and become somewhat shiny. Divide the mixture into three parts. Color one part orange, one part yellow, and leave the third part white.
Place each colored mixture into a separate pastry bag. Pipe the meringues onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in three layers. Orange is at the bottom, followed by yellow, and finished with white on top.
Bake at 210°F for an hour, until the meringues easily come off the parchment paper and feel dry.
Tips for Making Perfect Meringue
Tip 1: Be patient when baking; slow and low heat is key to cooking the meringues.
Tip 2: Make sure all your tools and bowls are completely clean and dry. Any leftover residue or moisture can affect the results.
Tip 3:Use room-temperature egg whites for better volume.
Tip 4: If you have any leftover meringue in the piping bags, you can pipe it onto parchment in smaller shapes for mini cookies.
FAQS For Easy Meringue Recipe
Can I use different colors for the meringue?
Yes, you can. Feel free to get creative with the colors. Maybe you prefer a purple and green meringue. The orange, yellow, and white work perfectly to make the meringue look like candy corn, but you can change up the colors and use this basic recipe for any occasion.
How to store candy corn meringue?
Store the meringues in an airtight container at room temperature. They should last up to two weeks if kept dry.
Meringue Recipes
Meringue cookies are known for their light and airy texture. They are made primarily from whipped egg whites and sugar, and these delicate treats will melt in your mouth. Here are some of our favorite variations on the traditional meringue:
- Unicorn Meringues
- Pecan Meringue Cookies
- Cherry Berry on a Cloud
- St Patricks Day Meringue Cookie Recipe
Essentials For Making Meringue
You’ll need a few basic kitchen tools to make this recipe, including a mixing bowl, electric mixer, pastry bags, baking sheet, and parchment paper. You can conveniently find all these tools on Amazon and have them sent right to your door.
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If you love Halloween Activities and Halloween Food then you must make this Halloween meringue recipe. It is an easy and yummy way to celebrate the holiday. With just a few ingredients and simple steps, you can create a colorful cookie that everyone will love.
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Halloween Meringue Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- ½ cup sugar fine sugar is preferred
- a pinch of salt
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon yellow food coloring
- ½ teaspoon orange food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 210 degrees F.
- Start by carefully separating the egg whites from the yolks, making sure each yolk stays intact and doesn’t touch the whites. Pour the egg whites into a mixing bowl, add a pinch of salt and ¼ teaspoon of cream of tartar, then whip it all up with a mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Slowly mix in a quarter of the fine sugar while you keep beating for about 1 to 2 minutes. Then, add the rest of the sugar a little at a time, continuing to beat until the meringue becomes thick, stable, and airy enough to hold its shape.
- Take half of the meringue and mix in orange food coloring until it’s evenly spread. Pop this mixture into a piping bag for later.
- On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, pipe the orange meringue into your preferred shapes, making sure to leave enough space between them.
- Set aside one-third of the remaining meringue mixture and color the rest yellow. Place the yellow meringue in another piping bag.
- Pipe yellow towers on top of the orange. Fill another piping bag with the white meringue and pipe the white meringue on top of the yellow.
- Bake the meringues in an 210°F oven for an hour. They’re done when they easily lift off the parchment and feel dry to the touch.
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Notes
- When baking meringues, remember that slow and low heat is crucial.
- Ensure all your tools and bowls are thoroughly clean and completely dry before starting.
- For the best volume and fluffiness, use egg whites that are at room temperature
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