easy breezy meringue topping

Vanilla meringue is one of those unique dessert toppings that tastes so lovely and simply made. It is not too sweet, but ultra light and fluffy. It looks beautiful. It’s easy to make. We need it for Lemon Meringue pies and cakes. Bonus: we get to use a kitchen torch!

Easy-Breezy Vanilla Meringue Topping

Mili Takashima

Vanilla Meringue is gorgeous on top of pies, tarts, cakes and cupcakes. It's super light and naturally gluten free, using egg whites, slight-sugar, and either a work out with your wrist to make a whisk, or hands free with the use of a standing mixer.

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Ingredients

  

• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• In the bowl of your standing mixer, place all of the ingredients.
  
• Next, use the whisk attachment to mix together all of the ingredients and to dissolve the sugar.

  Place the bowl onto your standing mixer with the whisk attachment. Slowly increase the speed until it reaches the highest/fastest setting.
  
• In a couple of minutes, you'll have the end result. It will be a thick, beautiful fluff that will stick the whisk –  that's how you'll know it's ready.
  
• pat it down or …
  
• Pipe it.
  
• If desired, use a kitchen torch to brown and lift to meringue.
  

You can plop the whole-batch onto a pie if you wish. I recommend doubling the recipe if you’d like to cover a whole pie. Use a spatula to spread it around, without pressing down too much, since you’ll want to keep the beautiful volume. You can also spoon it all into a pastry bag for piping.

You can leave the topping as is, brown it in the oven for a short period of time, until you get the color you wish, or use a hand-held kitchen torch like the one I recommend from my Amazon affiliate shop.

Other recipes you may like to pair with this vanilla meringue topping: Lemon Bars, Mango Bars, Raspberry-Lime Tarts or Bars.