Pleasant Peppermint Meringue. Pleasant Peppermint Meringue

You can have Pleasant Peppermint Meringue using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Pleasant Peppermint Meringue
  1. You need 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup of light corn syrup.
  3. Prepare 6 of large egg whites.
  4. Prepare Pinch of salt.
  5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract.
  7. It’s 1/4 cup of crushed candy canes, plus more for topping.
Pleasant Peppermint Meringue step by step

  1. Fill a medium saucepan with 1 to 2 inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat..

  2. Combine the sugar, corn syrup,egg whites, 2 tablespoons water and the salt in a heatproof bowl and set over the saucepan (do not let the bowl touch the water)..

  3. Whisk until the sugar dissolves and the mixture registers 165 degrees F on a candy thermometer, about 8 minutes..

  4. Remove the bowl from the pan and beat with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes..

  5. Increase the mixer speed to high and beat until fluffy and cool, about 4 more minutes..

  6. Add the vanilla and peppermint extracts and beat until combined, 1 more minute..