Meringue Christmas Trees

Meringue Christmas Trees

If you are looking for a fun Christmas themed treat, try this recipe for Meringue Christmas Trees. If you want to add some flavor to them, add an ⅛ teaspoon of peppermint extract to get that minty flavor. They look like a Christmas Tree and are great for Holiday Parties, family gatherings, and more. You can even change-up the toppings to the trees by adding some candy balls to make it look like ornaments. Enjoy!

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INGREDIENTS

• 4 Egg Whites (at room temperature)
• 2 ½ cup Powdered Sugar
• ½ tsp Cream of Tartar
• Green Food Coloring
• Sprinkle Star Decorations

DIRECTIONS

1. Place parchment paper on 2 cookie sheets.
2. Preheat oven to 200.
3. Whip egg whites at high-speed until stiff peaks form.
4. Gradually add in powdered sugar about ½ cup at a time while whipping on high (scrape down sides periodically).
5. Add in food coloring and cream of tartar and whip until blended.
6. Use a large star tip and transfer mixture to piping bag.
7. Pipe in a circular motion making smaller circles as you go upward (like soft serve ice cream).
8. Bake meringues for 2 hours.
9. Turn off oven and leave meringues in with door slightly open for 1 more hour.
10. Make a “glue” to attach the stars to the tops by mixing ¼ cup powdered sugar with several drops of water and mixing well.
11. Gently dab this on with a toothpick and press star in place.

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Meringue Christmas Trees

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 4 Egg Whites at room temperature
• ▢ 2 ½ cup Powdered Sugar
• ▢ ½ tsp Cream of Tartar
• ▢ Green Food Coloring
• ▢ Sprinkle Star Decorations

Instructions

 

• Place parchment paper on 2 cookie sheets.
• Preheat oven to 200.
• Whip egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Gradually add in powdered sugar about ½ cup at a time while whipping on high (scrape down sides periodically).
• Add in food coloring and cream of tartar and whip until blended.
• Use a large star tip and transfer mixture to piping bag.
• Pipe in a circular motion making smaller circles as you go upward (like soft serve ice cream).
• Bake meringues for 2 hours.
• Turn off oven and leave meringues in with door slightly open for 1 more hour.
• Make a "glue" to attach the stars to the tops by mixing ¼ cup powdered sugar with several drops of water and mixing well.
• Gently dab this on with a toothpick and press star in place.

Nutrition Disclosure

Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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