Pleasant Peppermint Meringue. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Make these swirled peppermint meringues for your Christmas party this year. They'll go along with the rest of your Christmas cookies and Peppermint Meringues. Pleasant Peppermint Meringue

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

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

Transfer half of meringue mixture to another bowl. Note: Do not use peppermint extract containing peppermint oil – the meringue mixture will quickly deflate. While these peppermint meringues seem light and carefree, they do take a bit of concentration to pull off. It took us a failed batch to realize the importance painting neat lines into the bottom of a pastry.

Pleasant Peppermint Meringue instructions

  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..

These Peppermint Meringues have just enough bite, just enough give, just enough sweetness and just enough mint to remind me of those gorgeous mints of my childhood. In turn, that minty feeling works. These festive peppermint meringue kisses rely on a simple meringue recipe and a few tricks with a Transfer sheets to a wire rack to cool completely. Meringues will keep well in an airtight container at. Light and airy peppermint meringue cookies, made with egg whites, sugar, crushed candy peppermints, and optional chocolate chips.