Hi everyone, Today I made this pretty meringues roses, and posted it on instagram, so many ask for the recipe so I thought I do another blog-post today just for You that asked.
Meringue Rose Cookies
- 1 cup egg whites
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 drop food coloring
- 1-2 tsp vanilla paste
Preheat the oven to 200 F (95 C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Put the egg whites, sugar into a large bowl.
Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Whisk by hand for about 4 minutes, or until the sugar has dissolved.
it’s important to follow the instructions closely. The sugar needs to dissolve with the egg whites over a pan of simmering water before you start the actual whisking.
At this point, all you need is a hand held whisk. If you don’t take the time to do this before whisking the meringue, you will end up with a grainy meringue with visible sugar granules
.Here is a close-up of my whisk after dissolving the sugar with the egg whites over a water bath. You can see that the sugar is dissolved, but the mixture is not whisked to a white meringue.
When the sugar is dissolved, Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk.
I use this KitchenAid, and the white bowl you can find her.
And beat on low speed for about 4 minutes.
Increase the speed and mix for another 3 minutes, or until the bowl no longer feels warm to the touch.
If you want the frosting to have a lovely pastel shade, add a drop or two of food coloring and mix for another minute. I use this color
And don’t forget the vanilla paste, I use this one, it gives these meringues rose cookies an amazing taste.
Put the meringue in a piping bag, attach with a Wilton 1M Nozzle, that you can get here.
The piping bag is from Architec® Brands
When I make roses meringues I bake them at 200 F (95 C) for 2 hour and 15 minuttes. Turn the oven off, and leave them in there 1/2 hour more.I added some non pareils on the meringues before I bake them. I use Wilton White Nonpareils
I use these baking-sheets,
I always use the fan setting when I make meringue. The result is a crunchier outside, and the meringues cook more evenly.
If your oven doesn’t have a fan setting, you can still make fab meringue, but I recommend leaving the cooked meringues in the turned-off oven for a few more hours.
Let’s make roses, see the video below.
Have a great evening you all,
Love Manuela, xo
16 Comments
I tried it twice and both times with a hand mixer and failed. I reach soft peaks and that’s it, doesn’t firm up 🙁
Made sure bowl is clean and followed instructions. Any tips to solve that?
hi Amanda, you need to whip it more then soft peaks, and i would use a stand-mixer for this one!
Make sure your bowl and whisk has no oil residue. I always wipe mune down with vodka. The alcohol evaporates and your egg whites wiLL have the lift they need.
Hi Amanda, when you take it off the stove you need to let it cool off for some minutes, what I do is I put it in a bowl of cold water and once it’s cooled down i whisk for 4mins at low speed with my hand mixer and another 3mins high speed just like Manuela said and I get my beautiful Meringues.
did you make sure to use a glass or metal bowl? plastic bowls don’t work for meringue. They hold onto grease from previous foods, no matter how well you wash.
I had the same problem! I used glass bowls and a stand mixer. I mixed it for a lot longer than the instructions say but did not firm up beyond soft peaks! Never had that happen with other meringue recipes!
Hi, Manuela.
Many thanks for this recipe ! You are so talented! May God bless you in all you do! Love from England xxx
Thank you for the tips Manuela. Xx
Hi can I use the liquid egg whites from the box?
Would love make these as graduation presents! Do I really need a stand alone mixer or will a handheld whisk be ok? Thank you.
Hi Manuela, thanks a lot for your help. I have a question, how long can Meringues last for if I make a bunch of them?
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I’ve made meringues with a hand mixer, but you must be sure it’s not a rainy or overcast day. Also, the bowl can’t be plastic, and the whites must be at room temp. Good luck!
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This recipe yields how many piece??
Depends on how big the roses are 35-40