This Spring Meringue Recipe is simple to make and uses just a few basic ingredients. To make it Spring-y, I just added some food coloring and festive sprinkles. They turned out light and delicious and they just melt in your mouth.

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⭐Why Spring Meringues Are Awesome
- Meringues have a delicate and airy texture that melts in your mouth. They are light and crisp.
- Meringues require minimal ingredients. In our case, we just use eggs, sugar, salt, and cream of tartar for the basic meringue.
- They make a great gluten-free dessert since they are mostly made of egg whites and sugar, they are a great choice for those who have gluten sensitivity.
🥣Ingredient Notes
- Eggs - You will only be using egg whites. I used large eggs.
- Sugar - Helps provides texture and structure to meringues.
- Salt - A touch of salt helps to balance out the sweet flavor.
- Cream of tartar -The acidity in the cream of tartar aids as a whipping aid to the egg whites.
- Food coloring - Any kind of pastel food coloring will work. We used orange, red and lavender.
- Pastel sprinkles - Add a festive flair.

📋Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Separate four eggs and pour the egg whites into a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. Next, add a pinch of salt and a pinch of cream of tartar and mix together on high speed until the egg whites turn frothy.

STEP 2: Gradually mix in 1 cup of sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks have formed.

STEP 3: Scoop some of the meringue into large bowl and add your food coloring. I made 3 colors, pink, orange and lavender so I did this process three times.

STEP 4: Spoon the colored meringue mixture into a pastry bag with a star tip and squeeze onto a greased cookie sheet or one covered with Silpat. You can also line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Repeat this process which each color and a new pastry bag.

STEP 5: Sprinkle some sprinkles on top and bake at 225 degrees for 2 hours.

When you take them out they will be light and crunchy. Perfect for a Spring day!


👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: This meringue recipe doesn't spread out much, so you can place them fairly close together.
Tip 2: Use room temperature eggs.
Tip 3: Be sure to separate egg whites from egg yolks very carefully as even a small amount of yolk can affect the whipping of the whites.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
Do I need a pastry bag to make these meringues?
You can also just use a spoon to drop small spoonfuls of meringue onto a cookie sheet.
Do I have to use a star tip on the pastry bag?
You do not. You can use a round tip as well. I just happen to like the look the star tip produces.
Can I make this spring meringue recipe without a stand mixer?
Yes. You can mix the ingredients in a large bowl with a hand mixer.
How do I store meringue cookies?
You can store meringues in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.
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Spring Meringue Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Egg whites
- 1 cup Sugar
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- Food coloring
- Pastel sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 225 degrees. Separate four eggs and pour the egg whites into a stand mixer bowl.
- Add a pinch of salt and ½ teaspoon of cream of tartar and mix together until the egg whites turn frothy.
- Gradually mix in 1 cup of sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks have formed and the mixture has become stiff.
- Scoop some of the meringue into another bowl and add your food coloring. I made 3 colors, pink, orange and lavender so I did this process three times.
- If you want a fancier looking meringue, spoon the colored meringue into a pastry bag with a star tip and squeeze into onto a greased cookie sheet or one covered with Silpat. You can also just use a spoon to drop small spoon fulls of meringue onto a cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle some sprinkles on top and bake at 225 degrees for 2 hours.
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Notes
- This meringue recipe doesn't spread out much, so you can place them fairly close together.
- Use room-temperature eggs.
- Be sure to separate egg whites from yolks very carefully as even a small amount of yolk can affect the whipping of the whites.
- This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.
Marti @ Sew-Licious Home Decor
Looks fun and they are so cute! I would love for you to link up at SHOW-licious Craft Showcase! Just follow this link......http://sew-licious.blogspot.com/2013/03/show-licious-craft-showcase-25.html.
Marti
Diana - FreeStyleMama
What a treat!!
Nicole
They look delicious!
Krista Low
They are so colorful! What a fun idea. I have not made anything like this before. Thanks for a fun post 🙂 Krista @ http://ahandfulofeverything.blogspot.com/
My name is Rita
Oh yum! I think I am going to try these. I am having a linky party on sunday (starting sat 6 pm) please link this up. http://suburbsmama.blogspot.com/
Shannah @ Just Us Four
These look so delicious! I love the bright spring colors. I hope you will consider linking it up to the Pinworthy Projects Party over at my blog, Just Us Four.
Shauna Smart
These are so cute... and yummy looking! Perfect for Easter!
I'd really love for you to link up at my weekend link party that is going on right now at The Best Blog Recipes {The Weekend re-Treat} http://thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com/
Hope to see you there!
Hannah Evans
SO nice! I love them 🙂 I love to make meringues, but these coloured ones with the sprinkles are just perfect! Thanks for posting. Pinning now!! Happy Easter 🙂
Hannah ♫
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Jelli
Love how pretty these simple treats look! I love making meringues, but for some reason mine are never fully crisp and sometimes weep. I guess I'll have to try your recipe & see how it goes. They're really pretty!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
These are so pretty! LOVE the colors and sprinkles!
JoAnn @ SweetPepperRose
I love meringue as a pie topping, though I've not thought to make treats out of it separately. Sounds good!
Susan Call Hutchison (ReadAloudReadAlong.com)
Beautiful, colorful...and what a way to make the most of those special egg prices around Easter!
Cranberry Morning
How pretty and fun! Great for springtime. 🙂