My girls love meringues and have been begging me to make some. Since Spring is finally here, I decided to make Spring meringues. 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.
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup of sugar
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of cream of tartar
- Food coloring
- Pastel sprinkles
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees. Separate four eggs and pour the egg whites into a mixing bowl. Next, add a pinch of salt and a pinch of cream of tartar and mix together until the egg whites turn frothy.
Then 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 spoonfuls of meringue onto a cookie sheet.
This meringue recipe doesn't spread out much, so you can place them fairly close together. Sprinkle some sprinkles on top and they are ready to bake at 225 degrees for 2 hours.
When you take them out they will be light and crunchy. Perfect for a Spring day!
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.
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!
Susan Call Hutchison (ReadAloudReadAlong.com)
Beautiful, colorful...and what a way to make the most of those special egg prices around Easter!
JoAnn @ SweetPepperRose
I love meringue as a pie topping, though I've not thought to make treats out of it separately. Sounds good!
Cranberry Morning
How pretty and fun! Great for springtime. 🙂