Christmas Tree Meringues
Delightful, airy meringues shaped like Christmas trees, perfect for holiday decorations and treats.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 90 minutes
- Total Time: 105 minutes
- Yield: 20 meringues 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Green food coloring
- Mini chocolate chips (for decorations)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°F (93°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a clean mixing bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add the granulated sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until glossy and stiff peaks form.
- Gently mix in the vanilla extract and green food coloring until evenly distributed.
- Fit a piping bag with a star tip and transfer the meringue into it.
- Pipe small tree shapes onto the prepared baking sheet starting from the bottom and swirling upwards.
- Decorate each tree with mini chocolate chips.
- Bake for about 90 minutes, until easily lifted from parchment paper.
- Let cool inside the oven for about an hour.
- If desired, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Use room temperature egg whites for best results. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meringue
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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