Recipe: Perfect Meringue Pops
Meringue Pops. Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and/or silver. Meringue pops make fun, colourful cake toppers or they're a whimsical dessert on their own!
Attach the lollipop stick and press lightly. Begin making your meringue pops by adding the meringue mix and the cold water into a mixing bowl. The mix should start to form stiff peaks. You can cook Meringue Pops using 5 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Meringue Pops
- You need 3 of fresh egg whites.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar.
- You need 5 oz of sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of vanilla or other flavoring.
- You need 1 pinch of salt.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Dip bottom of meringue pops into melted candy; tap to remove excess. Using spatula, spread candy evenly on bottom of pop, filling in any gaps. Immediately dip candy-coated meringue into nonpareils.
Meringue Pops instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 225ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bring 2 inches of water to a simmer in a pot. Place a clean stainless steel mixing bowl over the water. It shouldn't touch the water..
- Combine your egg whites and sugar and whisk to combine. Occasionally whisk as it's heating to distribute the heat and dissolve the sugar..
- Once your egg whites are at 110ºF (or when you don't feel any grains of sugar between your fingers) you're ready to whip.
- Place the bowl on your stand mixer with the whisk attachment. Whisk on med for one minute, add in cream of tartar, salt and flavoring..
- Bump up to high and let whip until you reach STIFF peaks..
- Now you are ready to pipe your meringue onto the baking sheet in kisses, swirls or pops. The possibilities are endless!.
- Bake for 60 minutes, then turn off the oven but do not take out the cookies. Let them sit in the oven until they are completely cold..
- Cookies can be stored in a ziplock bag unrefrigerated for up to two weeks..
- Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 11kcal (1%) | Carbohydrates: 2g (1%) | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 11mg | Sugar: 2g (2%).
Sprinkle nonpareils into gaps on bottom and top of meringue pop. Set aside on parchment paper-covered board. Pretty as a picture, these pastel pops made from sweet meringue will make your Mother's Day extra special. You will need a large star nozzle, a piping bag and paper or wooden lolly sticks to make these sweet treats and they will keep for up to a week in a sealed container. This meringue cookie recipe is perfect for making meringue pops or pretty much any shape you can think of.
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