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Mini Meringues

These cute Mini Meringues, light & fluffy with colorful swirls throughout, are the perfect melt-in-your-mouth dessert for any occasion.
Course Desserts & Sweets
Cuisine French
Keyword mini meringue recipe, mini meringues
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 36
Calories 28kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites room temperature
  • 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup sprinkles
  • gel food coloring your favorite variety of colors

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200° degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • With an electric hand mixer, whip egg whites on low speed, increasing to medium speed until the egg whites are white and foamy.(You can also make this in the large bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment.)
    4 egg whites
  • Add cream of tartar and half of the sugar. Continue whipping until egg whites begin to thicken and soft peaks form.
    1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1 cup white sugar
  • Gradually add the remaining sugar and vanilla. Continue to whip on high for several minutes, until stiff peaks form.
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add the sprinkles and gently fold to combine.
    1/4 cup sprinkles
  • Next, add the different colors of your food coloring gel to opposite ends of the bowl. Gently swirl together.
    gel food coloring
  • Place egg white mixture in a large piping bag fitted with a large star tip or closed star tip.
  • Pipe the meringue onto the prepared baking sheet using a circular motion to create small rounds.
  • Place in oven and bake for 2 hours. When finished baking, turn the oven off and open it slightly. Leave the baked meringues in the oven while they cool (about 1 hour). Remove from oven and enjoy!

Notes

To get the perfect size meringues, you can place this template underneath the parchment paper.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 28kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 7mg | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 0.3mg | Iron: 0.01mg