In Sri Lanka we call them Kisses, to the rest of the world they are known as Meringues. These sweet little confections of egg white and sugar are amazingly easy to make and cost only pennies. The trick is to have a little patience because they do take 90 minutes to bake in the oven. All your patience is totally rewarded at the end because when you finally get to enjoy them, they are sweet, light and totally delightful.
My daughter and mother were my kitchen companions when I made the Kisses over the weekend. My daughter could not wait to eat them and as the meringue melted in her mouth she exclaimed that they reminded her of Cotton Candy. She also was in charge on picking out the sweet pink color of the meringues, of course they can remain white or any color you decided.
I truly was tickled pink when they little beauties were all done and photographed. I already have ideas of playing around with this recipe so look for some new confections to come your way soon.
Meringue Kisses
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Prep Time: 20
Cook Time: 90
Ingredients (60 kisses)
- 4 large egg whites
- small pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 3/4 cups white sugar (fine white sugar)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 2-3 drops food coloring (optional)
Instructions
1. Place eggs on counter to get to room temperature
2, Carefully separate egg whites from yolks. Discard if even a drop of yolk gets into egg white mixture and start over.
3. Using an electric mixer add egg whites, cream and tartar and salt and beat until stiff peaks form. ( I beat it on high for 6 minutes)
4. Measure sugar and slowly add one teaspoon at a time to the whipped eggs as you continue to mix eggs. Do not dump all the sugar at once... slowly adding the sugar is a key part of getting the right texture. This step took me almost 5 minutes.
5. Add vanilla and food color and mix until combined.
6. Fill a pastry bag and pipe out dollops of kisses or use two spoons to drop kisses onto a greased parchment paper.
7. Bake in a low 225F degree oven for 90 minutes. Allow kisses to cool down and enjoy.
8. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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These meringue kisses are gorgeous, Ramona! Love the bit of pearls you have in the photo too. These are definitely a classy dessert worthy of fancy pearls. :D
ReplyDeletePerfect kisses! I love the pink color...somehow makes them seem more special :)
ReplyDeleteThese look so dainty and the color is perfect!
ReplyDeleteG'day! These look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteViewed via Nancy's YBR!
Cheers! Joanne
Is this 255f or 255 c?
ReplyDeleteYanggai, It is a low 225 degree Fahrenheit oven.
DeleteThese turned out beautiful and crispy but became soggy after a while. How do I stop
ReplyDeleteHi. Did you store them in an airtight container or ziploc bag? My stayed fresh for a week this way. It also depends on where you live and the humidity there.
DeleteI tried this. But it burnt in the oven after 15 minutes. Please help.
ReplyDeleteWhat temperature did you have your oven set at? It's a very low oven 225 Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius. Hope that helps! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's 100c. Is the oven turn on the total time?
DeleteYou preheat oven to 100c and bake for 90 minutes. Then allow them to cool down completely... the kisses should be cooked through and crunchy by that point.
Delete-inch balls (I used a medium Oxo scoop), then roll in sugar. Places 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until puffy and lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. what time does Walmart close
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