Cinnamon Vanilla Bean 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!
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 3 large egg whites (at room temperature)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped (or 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt (1 large pinch)
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar (1 large pinch)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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 use the metal bowl of my stand mixer). Set the 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.3 large egg whites, ¾ cup granulated sugar, 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff, glossy peaks form and meringue is mostly cool. This will take 5 to 7 minutes depending on your mixer.
- Fill a pastry bag (see note) fitted with your tip of choice (or you can just cut the end off after filling it) with the meringue . Pipe meringues into circular shapes about 1 ¾ - to 2-inches in diameter on 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets (the meringues won't spread as they bake).
- Bake the meringues until crisp on the outside and still slightly soft on the inside, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Don't open the oven door to peek! Cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
- Pro tip: When separating the 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.
- Alternatives to pastry bag: If you don't have a pastry bag and tip, use a sandwich bag with one corner snipped off. You can also just use a spoon to make small dollops. It's not as pretty, but still just as good. I've made them that way plenty of times!
Nutrition
Serving: 1meringue | Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.02g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 0.1IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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