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Easy Meringue Recipe
This light and easy meringue recipe makes a delicious Valentine's Day dessert, because it's shaped into a heart and topped with gorgeous sliced berries.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Setting
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
2
hours
hrs
5
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
20
Author:
Julie Blanner
Ingredients
4
egg whites
¼
teaspoon
cream of tartar
1
cup
white granulated sugar
For Strawberry Topping
1
cup
strawberries
sliced
¼
cup
white granulated sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar.
Continue beating for 6 minutes, gradually adding one cup of sugar until dissolved, glossy and stiff.
Using a spatula {or two} spread in a heart shape on parchment paper.
Bake 40 minutes, turn oven off, leaving it closed and leave it in there an additional hour and 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, toss strawberries in remaining sugar and allow to marinate in the refrigerator.
Carefully remove mergingue from oven and place on a platter. Cover in strawberry mixture just before serving.
Notes
Use fresh egg whites.
Be sure to use your stand mixer – it will take
a lot
longer by hand
Let this meringue dessert fully cool before storing.
You might need two spatulas to get the meringue into a heart shape.
No matter the shape you choose, it will taste just as delicious!
Make sure your cream of tartar is fresh.
Nutrition
Calories:
53
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Sodium:
10
mg
|
Potassium:
26
mg
|
Sugar:
12
g
|
Vitamin C:
4.2
mg
|
Calcium:
1
mg