Minty Peppermint Meringues Recipe
Delight in these light and airy Minty Peppermint Meringues, perfect for adding a festive touch to your holiday cookie tray. Crisp on the outside with a sweet peppermint flavor, these elegant little treats are surprisingly easy to make and sure to impress your guests.
Ingredients
- 3 largeegg whites
- ¾ cupsugar
- 1 droppeppermint concentrate (or ½ tsp pure peppermint extract)
- red gel-paste food coloring
Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 175°F (80°C) and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Fit a pastry bag with a small open-star tip, such as Wilton M1, and set aside.
- 2
Place the egg whites and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir gently until the sugar has dissolved completely and the mixture is warm to the touch, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
- 3
Transfer the bowl to an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, indicating the meringue is ready.
- 4
Gently fold the peppermint concentrate into the stiff meringue to infuse a fresh minty flavor.
- 5
Using a small clean paintbrush, paint 2 or 3 stripes of red gel-paste food coloring inside the pastry bag to create festive red streaks on the meringue.
- 6
Fill the pastry bag with 1 to 2 cups of the meringue mixture. Pipe small star shapes about ¾ inch high onto the prepared baking sheets. Refill the bag as necessary, repainting the stripes with food coloring each time for consistent decoration.
- 7
Bake the meringues in the preheated oven for about 1 hour 40 minutes, until they are crisp but not browned.
- 8
Turn off the oven and leave the meringues inside for an additional 30 minutes. This helps them dry out completely without cracking.
- 9
Remove the meringues from the oven and let them cool completely on the baking sheets placed on wire racks.
- 10
Once cooled, transfer the meringues to a sealed container to maintain their crisp texture until ready to serve.