Christmas Tree Meringues
These look too good to eat. A perfect centre table piece and are loved by both adults and children.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 room temperature egg whites
- 250 gr caster sugar
- ¼ tsp cream of tartar
- ½ tsp Nielsen Massey Pure Vanilla Extract
- Food Colouring Forest Green
- Stars Cake Decorations
- Christmas Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 120oc.
- Place the egg whites into the mixing bowl and using an electric whisk, start to whisk.
- Add in the cream of tartar and vanilla and continue to whisk until starting to form soft peaks.
- Gradually add in half of the sugar a tablespoon at a time whisking between each addition.
- Add in the green food colouring and continue whisking.
- Continue adding in the rest of the sugar then whisk until forming stiff peaks and you have a smooth glossy mixture.
- Spoon into a piping bag with a star nozzle fitted.
- Pipe onto baking sheets lined with parchment then sprinkle over the Christmas sprinkles.
- Place in the oven for around an hour then turn the oven off and open the door slightly, Leave for another hour before removing.
- Allow to cool completely on the baking tray.
- Sit on rolos to serve.
