Snowman Meringues: Festive and Fun Treats

Bright colorful meringue is a treasured sweet for children! Meringue at home, in the form of snowmen, snowflakes and other symbolic figures. You can use this meringue to make edible gift sets for kids. Meringue will also be a wonderful decoration for holiday baking and an original decoration for the Christmas tree!
cook time: 3h
Hazel Farrow
Snowman Meringues: Festive and Fun Treats

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

261
Calories
62g
Carbs
4g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Sugar (The ratio of protein and sugar should be 1:2, i.e. There is twice as much sugar by weight as protein.) 180 g
Lemon juice 2 tsp
Egg whites (The ratio of protein and sugar should be 1:2, i.e. There is twice as much sugar by weight as protein.) 3 pc
Food coloring (Gel food colorings: blue, black, orange.) to taste
Confectionery topping to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Necessary products.

Step 2

Step 2
Separate the whites from the yolks.

Step 3

Step 3
Add sugar. The ratio of protein and sugar should be 1:2, i.e. There is twice as much sugar by weight as protein.

Step 4

Step 4
Mix the whites with sugar with a whisk and place in a steam bath. Stir the mixture with a whisk all the time for 5 minutes until the sugar crystals disappear.

Step 5

Step 5
The protein mixture will have a temperature of about 60 degrees. Beat the meringue with a mixer.

Step 6

Step 6
Beat the meringue until it cools and acquires a dense consistency, white color, gloss, and the grooves from the mixer remain clear. About halfway through the beating process, add lemon juice.

Step 7

Step 7
Divide the meringue into three parts — leave one part white, tint the second with a small amount of blue gel dye, and the third — tint a little more to obtain a deeper blue color.

Step 8

Step 8
Place the meringue into three piping bags.

Step 9

Step 9
The nozzle for meringue snowmen made of white mass is round with a diameter of 1.3 cm; for blue meringue — 1M open star nozzle; for blue meringue — a small star.

Step 10

Step 10
Place meringue snowmen, snowflakes, and stars on a baking sheet lined with parchment.

Step 11

Step 11
Decorate the meringue with confectionery sprinkles before drying.

Step 12

Step 12
Dry the meringue in an oven preheated to 75-80 degrees for about 2 hours. The meringues should be completely dry and easily separate from the parchment.

Step 13

Step 13
You can further decorate the snowmen by painting their faces using gel food coloring.

Step 14

Step 14
Place the meringue on a beautiful white dish.

Step 15

Step 15
These are such funny snowmen!

Step 16

Step 16
The children will be delighted!

Step 17

Step 17
Bon appetit! Happy holiday!

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