Christmas wreath meringues.

Easy and delicious family favorite old fashioned Christmas meringues. Makes a large batch! Adds some color to your cookie tray.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: baked goods, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 1 30

Oven cooling time: 3

Total Time: 4 55

Servings:

Calories: 42Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

▢ 3 egg whites room temperature
▢ ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
▢ ¾ cup super fine sugar regular sugar is ok but you need to beat longer
▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla
▢ Food coloring I used about a dozen drops to get the shade of green I wanted. If you want darker, I would recommend going to a gel food color.
▢ Sprinkles to decorate optional

Instructions

Preheat to 225 Fahrenheit
Line baking pan with silicone mat or Parchment paper
Add cream of tartar to egg whites and beat until foamy
(Best to use a stand mixer. A hand mixer works, just takes a little longer)
Add sugar, a couple of tablespoons at a time, to egg white mixture, beating constantly. Beat to dissolve sugar before adding more sugar.
After mixture reaches the stiff peak stage, add vanilla and food coloring.
Beat until well mixed in.
Bake at 225 Fahrenheit for 1 ½ hours. Turn oven off but leave meringues in the oven for at least 2 - 3 hours. (I leave them in overnight).
Store in a sealed container. Waxed paper is recommended between layers. If your meringues get sticky, bake for about 15 minutes at 225 and they should dry out again.
Adapted from a recipe at Incredibleegg.org (lots of tips there if you have never made meringues before).

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

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