Meringue Kisses
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.
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.
Recipe Ingredients
- Egg whites – large egg whites
- Sugar – granulated sugar
- food coloring – optional
How to make the Perfect Meringue Drops.
In a medium mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, make sure it’s a dry clean bowl with the whisk attachment beat the 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 has stiff peaks 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 the mixture in a piping bag with the desired tip, pipe out the kisses onto the prepared baking sheet.
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.
Tips for making Perfect meringue drops
- When you decide to make them make sure it’s a sunny dry day
- Be sure to bake them at a very low temperature, this way they will dry and bake to perfection without browning
- Use the exact amount of sugar that is written in the recipe
- You can always make bigger drops to form meringue cookies
How do you know when they are done?
The meringue kisses will feel very light and will be completely dry, you will be able to lift them easily off the paper.
How to add flavoring to Meringue
If you wish to add any kind of flavor to meringue such as vanilla extract or lemon flavoring, it should be added at the very end, once the meringue mixture is stiff and complete, then gently fold in the flavoring.
How to make colored meringue
If you like coloured meringue drops then just add a line or two of gel food coloring 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.
How to store them
Place the meringues in an airtight container, they will keep for up to two weeks at room temperature.
And no one noticed, they were gone in a day. Enjoy!
More Valentine’s Day Recipes
- Chocolate Valentine Cookies
- Valentine’s Day Classic Tiramisu for Two
- Valentine Chocolate Dipped Cookies
- Homemade Italian Chocolate Kisses
Meringue Kisses
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, this can take anywhere from 1-2 hours. Serve or conserve in an air tight container for up to two weeks. Enjoy!
Thank you now I know how to make perfect meringues.
Hi Dot, your welcome, glad you liked the recipe. Happy New Year.
can you substitute the sugar with something like granulated Monk fruit and get the same result?
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.
Ok,thanks.
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.
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.
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 🙂
Thanks Vidara, so glad you and your family liked it. Take care.
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?
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
Hi sounds great!!!
However in don’t have a stand mixer so would it be possible to use an electric handheld one ?
Hi Alishba, yes a hand mixer works too. Hope you enjoy it.
Absolutely delicious! Me and my family demolished them! such a great recipe.
Thanks Alicia, glad everyone liked them.
Thank you so much for this recipe! These were delicious and I’ll definitely make them again!
Hi Scarlett, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed them.
What an easy recipe! My kids love these. They look amazing too!
Hi Ky, thanks glad the kids loved them, mine always did too.
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. 😊
Thanks Kate, glad you enjoyed them. Merry Christmas.
I made these for my daughter gender reveal. They were easy and was a success. Thank you for the great recipe.
Hi Helen, thanks, what a great idea for a gender reveal. Glad you liked the recipe. Have a great week.
My mom used to always make these and called them moonbeam kisses. We always put chocolate chips in ours
Hi Tamara, I like that name, very cute. Adding chocolate chips sound good. 🙂
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.
Hi Sage, thanks so much, so glad you enjoy them. And good for you keep on baking! Happy Easter.
I love how these melt in your mouth, so good, thanks.
Hi Anne, so glad you like them.