With it being January, I’m trying to be healthy like many others, so what better to make than a batch of strawberry meringues, little mini ones to make individual desserts.
Those of you who ever go on Pinterest or follow American baking blogs will see that I have been inspired by the beautiful meringues made by Bakers Royale. I wish mine looked that good though!
Mini meringues or meringue nests make great light desserts, whether on their own, or with fruit compote or chopped fruit, or with Greek yogurt.
Of course you can pimp them up with lashings of whipped cream if you so desire too!
At only 50 calories each, you can have a couple of these without guilt.
They are so pretty to look at with those swirls of colour, you will be thinking of spring and summer and fresh fruit before you know it.
Strawberry meringues go down well with the children too, and would be perfect for a tea party alongside little cakes. Perhaps you could pair them with some marbled mini cakes for another little treat.
More Meringue Recipes to Try
- Kiwi and pomegranate pavlova
- Layered meringue cake
- Kiwi berry and lemon meringues
- Cherry and lime meringue pie
Pin these strawberry meringues for later
Strawberry Meringues
Ingredients
- 4 medium egg whites
- 115 g strawberry milkshake icing sugar
- 105 g caster sugar
- 0.5 tsp red food colour gel
Instructions
- Heat oven to 110 degrees C (fan).
- Line two baking sheets.
- Beat the egg whites until fluffy and at the stiff peak stage.
- Add the caster sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking on a higher speed. Once all incorporated it should be thick and glossy.
- Fold in a third of the icing sugar with a spatula. Repeat until you have used all the icing sugar.
- Add a little red food colour gel and swirl through with a skewer or knife so you have swirls of colour.
- Use two dessert spoonfuls of mixture to make each meringue.
- Bake for 1.5 hours or until the meringues are crisp underneath.
- Leave to cool then enjoy.
Notes
Kirsty says
Mine were a little brown but not burnt, still goe6 in the middle. I stuck them together with pink marscapone cream frosting , they just lasted a day!!!, far too moreish
bakingqueen74 says
Yum the pink mascarpone cream frosting sounds great! so glad you enjoyed these, thanks for your review
Stuart says
These are just so cute – thanks for entering them into Treat Petite.
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Stuart, look forward to seeing next month’s theme!
Winnie says
These are so sweet and beautiful!!
And who can resist eating them ?
bakingqueen74 says
Thank you Winnie, I certainly couldn’t resist them
Emily @amummytoo says
They look perfect and super tempting.
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Emily, they were too tempting and only lasted a week!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh I could do with one of these right now! So pretty too!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Jac, they were too good, but fit in with my healthy eating plan
Helen says
These are gorgeous! I must admit that I’ve never managed to achieve the perfect swirly marble effect you demonstrate here – I just don’t know when to stop swirling, I guess. Maybe I’ll give it another go, inspired by these beautiful little treats!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Helen! I just stopped swirling before the colours merged together and bingo. Do try again!
Judith (Mostly About Chocolate Blog) says
Absolutely! I’ll give them another try – never say die, right?
Judith (Mostly About Chocolate Blog) says
I don’t know what I am doing wrong – probably it is my oven – but my meringues burnt! It was so sad as I’m not making another set of brownies to use the yolks in for awhile 🙁
I’m assuming it sounds like my oven was too hot?
bakingqueen74 says
Oh no Judith! Yes sounds like it was too hot, it should only be on low, mine barely changed colour. You’ll just have to make brownies again soon with some of your lovely chocolate!
Isabella says
These are the cutest looking little meringues, love the little swirls of colour. They would be great at a birthday party or baby shower!
Isabella
bakingqueen74 says
Thank Isabella, good idea, that would be perfect place to share them with friends!
Kerry @ Kerry Cooks says
These are absolutely beautiful! I love the delicate pastel pink swirl!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Kerry, we still wolfed them down despite them being so pretty!
Lucy Parissi says
My love of meringues knows no bounds. They are just so pretty to look at and so delicious to eat. I once tried to make no sugar meringues (replacing with Splenda) and they were an unmitigated disaster – like a failed science experiment! These look lovely Lucy – thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Lucy, I must admit we have nearly eaten them all already. Oh well, an excuse to make some more!