Peppermint Meringues
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 24 to 36 peppermint meringues
- Total: 3 hr 20 min
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
3 large egg whites
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
Red gel food coloring
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 250˚ F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Beat the egg whites and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until frothy. Gradually beat in the sugar and cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 6 minutes. Add the peppermint extract and beat 2 more minutes.
- Using a small pastry brush, paint four 1/4-inch-wide stripes of red gel food coloring inside a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Fill with the meringue.
- Pipe 2-inch spirals about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets. Bake the meringues 1 hour, then turn off the oven and let them dry in the oven, about 2 more hours.