Meringue kisses are great to eat as a snack, use them to decorate a cake, put Dulce de Leche in between them, or simply add them to your fruit salad.
Recipe
Makes: 6 Dozen
Prep Time: Active 20 Mins
Cook Time: 80 Mins
Ingredients
- 120 g Egg Whites (4 egg whites)
- 270 g Confectioners sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 95C/ 200F. Prepare two baking pans with parchment paper.
- Combine the egg whites and confectioners sugar in a medium bowl that will fit over a small pot to create a double boiler.
- Mix continuously using a whisk until the mixture reaches 40C/ 104F.
- Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment in medium- high speed. Mix until you get stif peaks. (If you would like to add color when the mixture reachers soft peaks add the coloring and continue mixing until you get stif peaks).
- Place the meringue on a piping bag. Pipe the meringue into the baking sheet. Cook the meringue kisses for 80 minutes, rotating every 20 minutes.
**TIP: Make-Ahead – The Meringue kisses can be stored in a container for up to 20 days.
