Light, airy, sweet, and delicious, these cinnamon vanilla bean meringues are a perfect confection. You’ll love how they look on your cookie platter!

Meringues are pretty much a health food. Completely non-fat and only 27 calories each!

Can we please agree on meringues having a health food status? No? Too much sugar to make them a health food, I guess. 

Well…they are better for you than a triple-chocolate-caramel-oreo-cookie-dough-brownie-milkshake, right?

I think they are the perfect treat. Not one bit heavy, just a touch of sweetness to satisfy that craving. And they are perfect for the holidays for that very reason! The perfect bite after a heavy meal.

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These meringues combine one of my favorite ingredients, vanilla beans, with spicy cinnamon. Again–in my own humble opinion, perfect for the holidays!

About these vanilla bean meringues

With only 10 minutes hands on prep time, you can quickly “whip” these meringue cookies up and pop them in the oven. No peeking until the time’s up! Seriously! You don’t want the meringues to fall. They need that nice low steady heat.

Make them your own

  • Beat in 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder instead of the cinnamon. 
  • Fold in finely chopped nuts, like pecans, walnuts, or pistachios after the meringue has been whipped.
  • Fold in mini chocolate chips, or chopped chocolate into the meringue before baking.

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Recipe

Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Meringues

4.34 from 12 votes
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 24 meringues
Light, airy, sweet, and delicious, these cinnamon vanilla bean meringue cookies are a perfect confection. You'll love how they look on your cookie platter!
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 200°F. Prepare 2 baking sheets by lining with parchment paper.
  • Combine egg whites, sugar and vanilla bean seeds in a heat-proof bowl (I used the metal bowl of my stand mixer). Set bowl over a pot of simmering water and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture is warm (not hot), about three minutes. Add salt, cream of tartar, and cinnamon.
  • Beat with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff, glossy peaks form and meringue is mostly cool. This will take 5-7 minutes depending on your mixer.
  • Fill a pastry bag (fitted with your tip of choice–or you can just cut the end off after filling) with the meringue. Pipe meringues into circular shapes about 1 3/4- to 2-inches in diameter on 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
  • Bake the meringues until crisp on the outside and still slightly soft on the inside, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

  • When separating eggs, make sure to not get any yolk in the whites. If there is any yolk whatsoever, or grease of any kind in the mixture, you won’t be able to whip the whites into a meringue.
  • If you don’t have a pastry bag and tip, use a sandwich bag with one corner snipped off. Or, just use a spoon to make small dollops. Not as pretty, but still just as good. I’ve made them that way plenty of times!

Nutrition

Serving: 1meringue, Calories: 27kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Sodium: 12mg, Sugar: 6g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Verdict: These are so delicious. The vanilla and cinnamon are subtle yet very much there. I think this is such a classy holiday dessert. Pretty and light!
Husband’s take: Loved these! He’s really not all that picky.
Changes I would make: None.
Difficulty: Easy.

Now…I’m off to go create that triple-chocolate-caramel-oreo-cookie-dough-brownie-milkshake.

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35 Comments

  1. Averie @ Averie Cooks says:

    Two of my fave flavors in life are – cinnamon & vanilla! These are right up my alley!

  2. Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain says:

    I’m loving this combination! I’ve made lemon meringues before that were pretty tasty, but the vanilla bean and cinnamon definitely make these 11/10!

  3. Tracey says:

    Yep, meringues are totally health food! I love the pretty specks from the vanilla beans :) These sound great!

  4. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says:

    Oh these look so pretty!!

  5. amy @ fearless homemaker says:

    Ooh, I loooove meringues but haven’t made them in probably a year. Why not? I have no idea, but I must change that ASAP. I will now be googling/pinning meringue recipes for the next hour, thanks to you! =P

  6. Lázari, Noemia says:

    Sou brasileira, moro em Macapá – Amapá, região Norte do Brasil e estou encantada com o seu blog. Amo as suas fotos e principalmente, suas receitas. Esses merengues parecem divinos! Vou tentar chegar à sua perfeição.
    Um abraço!!
    Noemia Lázari.

    1. Rachel says:

      I had to use google translate ;)–but thank you for your nice comment!

      1. Lázari, Noemia says:

        Imagine!! Eu também faço isso… rs. O que seria de nós sem o maravilhoso google translate? rs.

  7. Cassie | Bake Your Day says:

    These look so perfect. I love the little flecks of vanilla bean…that is my favorite!

  8. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says:

    Love these. The flavor sounds delicious this time of year, and you are right – they are almost health food :)

  9. Alaina @ Fabtastic Eats says:

    yum! not only do they sound delish, but they’re so pretty!

  10. Rachael {SimplyFreshCooking} says:

    These are so cute! I’ve never actually eaten meringues! WHAT is wrong with me???

    I hope you’re doing well!! xo