Bakery Style Pretty Pink Meringues

What Pretty Valentine's Day Sweets can you make with 2 Egg Whites 

and some Sugar? Pretty Pink Meringues! Meringues are so easy and 

inexpensive and you can pipe them in so many pretty shapes. You can 

add mini chocolate chips or nuts to them or sprinkle 

them with pretty sprinkles!

Here are the meringues before baking. They look pretty much the same after

baking - they just aren't as shiny.

I love to get creative with meringues and thought they would look cute piped

into mini cupcake papers. It makes them look like some yummy looking treat 

that you would find in a Bakery!

Pretty Pink Meringues

Ingredients:

2 egg whites - room temp

1/2 cup sugar

pinch of salt

pinch of cream of tartar

pink food coloring

mini cupcake liners

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. In the bowl of a mixer and using

the whisk attachment beat the eggs till foamy. Add salt and

cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks. Add sugar gradually

beating until the batter is stiff.  Add your food coloring and beat

until incorporated. Spoon or Pipe mixture (I used a

Wilton 1M Tip) onto parchment lined baking sheets or 

pipe into mini cupcake liners swirling around as you 

pipe. Bake for at least 2 hours or until crisp. (to test

take one meringue out of the oven and let it cool for

a few minutes then try it)

In order to keep Meringues crisp, they must be kept in an airtight container

as soon as they cool. If you're giving these as gifts just put them in some

clear bags with a pretty label and ribbon.

Hope this recipe gives you some inspiration!!  

Have a Happy Valentine's Day!