Meringue Kisses, these melt in your mouth mini drops are the perfect party treat. Make them any colour, make them red so perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Meringue Kisses Recipe
My kids and my husband are really big Meringue Lovers. To tell the truth I didn’t care one way or the other. Until ….
Until I started making my own. The funny thing is I think I like making them more than eating them.
I love the fact that something made with only a few ingredients can turn out so perfect. Making Meringue can be a little tricky but if you follow the instructions perfectly there should be no problem.
How to make the Perfect Meringue Drops.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff.
- Add the exact amount of sugar written in the recipe.
- Add the sugar very slowly, 1 teaspoon at a time.
- Use fine sugar, it’s easy to make your own.
- Bake in a slow oven.
- Don’t make Meringue anything on a humid day, or you will have very sticky Meringue.
- Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
If you like coloured meringue drops then just add a line or two of colouring gel in your pastry bag before adding the meringue.
I actually didn’t have any gel so I just squeezed in some drops and it worked too. Maybe not as precise as the gel but not bad.
And no one noticed, they were gone in a day. Enjoy!
Meringue Kisses
Meringue Kisses, these melt in your mouth 3 ingredient mini drops are the perfect party treat. Make them any colour, make them red so perfect for Valentine's Day.
Ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup fine sugar **
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 200°F (100°C), line one or two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl beat egg whites until stiff, start by beating on low then increase to high speed, when the mixture is stiff add the sugar very slowly one teaspoon at a time while continuing to beat, make sure that the mixture is stiff after each addition of sugar.
- Once all the sugar has been added, continue to whisk on high speed until you have a smooth, stiff and glossy mixture. Continue to whisk for at least 5-10 minutes after the sugar has been incorporated.
- Place mixture in a pastry bag with desired tip and pipe out your kisses onto the prepared cookie sheet. If you wish you can colour your drops by adding food colouring gel strips inside your pastry bag before filling.
- Bake for approximately 35-45 minutes or until the meringue kisses come off the parchment paper cleanly and without sticking. Then turn off the oven, place the handle of a wooden spoon in the door of the oven (to leave a small opening) and leave the meringue in until the oven is completely cool. Serve or conserve in an air tight container for up to two weeks. Enjoy!
** make your own fine sugar, place granulated sugar and blend for a couple of minutes until the sugar feels like fine sand. (remeasure before using)
Nutrition
Calories: 8kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 1mgSugar: 2gCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Dot says
Thank you now I know how to make perfect meringues.
Rosemary says
Hi Dot, your welcome, glad you liked the recipe. Happy New Year.
Gwen says
can you substitute the sugar with something like granulated Monk fruit and get the same result?
Rosemary says
Hi Gwen, I really can’t say because I have never made anything with monk fruit, you could try it and let me know how it goes.
Henry says
Ok,thanks.
Henry says
These are lovely!Thanks for sharing but i dont have a mixer or whisk,i hope this is not a silly question but can a fork be used to make it.
Rosemary says
Hi Henry, thanks so much, and there are never silly questions, but unfortunately without a mixer it is pretty well impossible to make Meringue kisses. Sorry.
Vidara says
I’ve made meringues so many times and failed miserably but this recipe was a lifesaver! Turned out so well and everyone at home loved it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rosemary says
Thanks Vidara, so glad you and your family liked it. Take care.
Kanwall says
Hi I have yet to try this recipe. How can I add color to them if I don’t want to do the color gel strips in the bag?
Rosemary says
Hi Kanwall, you could add natural colouring, but I don’t know how that would actually work. You could check this out. https://food52.com/blog/16265-how-to-make-all-natural-food-dyes-from-ingredients-in-your-kitchen
Alishba says
Hi sounds great!!!
However in don’t have a stand mixer so would it be possible to use an electric handheld one ?
Rosemary says
Hi Alishba, yes a hand mixer works too. Hope you enjoy it.
Alicia says
Absolutely delicious! Me and my family demolished them! such a great recipe.
Rosemary says
Thanks Alicia, glad everyone liked them.
Scarlett says
Thank you so much for this recipe! These were delicious and I’ll definitely make them again!
Rosemary says
Hi Scarlett, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed them.
Ky says
What an easy recipe! My kids love these. They look amazing too!
Rosemary says
Hi Ky, thanks glad the kids loved them, mine always did too.
Kate says
Mine are delicious and I’m intending on using in a strawberry & cream dessert. They needed to cook for 1 hour 30 mins until they were lifting off the paper though. Thanks for the recipe. 😊
Rosemary says
Thanks Kate, glad you enjoyed them. Merry Christmas.
Helen Lovelace says
I made these for my daughter gender reveal. They were easy and was a success. Thank you for the great recipe.
Rosemary says
Hi Helen, thanks, what a great idea for a gender reveal. Glad you liked the recipe. Have a great week.
Tamara C says
My mom used to always make these and called them moonbeam kisses. We always put chocolate chips in ours
Rosemary says
Hi Tamara, I like that name, very cute. Adding chocolate chips sound good. 🙂
Sage says
I love this recipe i am 11 years old and love to cook these are so good and i have made the about five times now.
Rosemary says
Hi Sage, thanks so much, so glad you enjoy them. And good for you keep on baking! Happy Easter.
Anne says
I love how these melt in your mouth, so good, thanks.
Rosemary says
Hi Anne, so glad you like them.