If you love crisp sweet meringue, you will love these strawberry meringues! These strawberry meringue cookies are piped into cute little hearts, which are perfect for Valentine's Day! All you need are four simple ingredients!
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If you are looking to fancy things up this Valentine's Day, give this easy strawberry meringues recipe a try! These strawberry hearts will jazz up your Valentine's celebrations.
My kids had a lot of fun eating these strawberry meringue cookies. Meringue is whipped egg whites. We pulverized freeze-dried strawberries to add a rich sweet strawberry flavor to our cookies. You can also enjoy my vanilla meringues too!
Why these strawberry hearts are so great:
- Meringues are really easy to make with just a few simple ingredients.
- Freeze dried strawberries give this strawberry meringue dessert flavor and a beautiful pink color.
- Make them as fancy as you like! You can pipe these meringues into hearts, or drop the fluffy meringue onto a cookie sheet with a spoon.
Ingredient notes:
- Egg whites - I recommend size large or extra large eggs.
- Freeze dried strawberries - You can find these at most stores. Do not use fresh or frozen strawberries or your meringue will not set.
- Cream of tartar - This is the magic stuff that helps your meringues set
- Sugar - Try to find a fine grind sugar. If you can't regular sugar will work.
How to make strawberry meringues:
Step 1: In a food processor, grind ⅔ cup of freeze-dried strawberries. Grind it for 2 minutes until the strawberries are a dusty powder.
HINT: I LOVE this mini Cuisinart Immersion Stick. It not only is an immersion blender for soups, but it comes with a mini food processor attachment that is so much easier to use for small jobs!
Step 2: This is what your strawberry powder will look like.
Step 3: Add the egg whites to a standing mixer. You can also use an electric hand mixer. Whip the egg whites on high for 1 minute.
Step 4: Add in the cream of tartar, strawberry powder, and sugar. Whip 4-5 more minutes until the mixture forms still peaks.
Step 5: This is the star tip I used to pipe my strawberry meringues. You can use any tip you like. The star style tips add some pretty texture to your piped meringue.
Step 6: Add the meringue to the piping bag.
Piping tips:
- Fill your piping bag no more than ¾ full. If you over fill the bag, the meringue will squeeze out the top too, all over your hands.
- Pipe the meringues in any shape you like. I did both styles of piping with the same tip!
Step 7: To make hearts, I traced a heart-shaped cookie cutter on parchment paper. I then flipped it over so the pencil marks wouldn't get on my meringue.
Step 8: Squeeze the piping bag and meringue will come out. You can dot the meringue into star shapes around the heart outline, or squeeze and trace the heart with meringue in one motion.
Step 9: Bake the strawberry hearts at 225º F for 45 to 55 minutes. Baking time will vary depending on how large and thick your meringue is piped.
Turn the oven off and allow the meringues to sit on the cookie sheet in the oven for another 20-30 minutes without opening the door.
Variations:
- Drizzle chocolate over the meringue, or dip the bottom in chocolate.
- Use freeze dried raspberries or blueberries for more fun colors!
Check out this fun strawberry meringues web story too!
Recipe FAQ:
If your meringues turned out chewy, you didn't bake them long enough.
Cream of tartar is an acid and it acts as a stabilizer for the egg whites. It helps bind the proteins to help make the meringues get stiff.
You can overwhip the egg whites. If you do overwhip them, the egg whites will become too stiff to pipe.
These meringues will keep fresh up to 3 days but they will lose their crispness.
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Recipe
Strawberry Meringues
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅔ cup freeze dried strawberries
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
Instructions
- In a food processor, grind ⅔ cup of freeze-dried strawberries. Grind it for 2 minutes until the strawberries are a dusty powder.
- Preheat the oven to 225º F.
- Add the egg whites to a standing mixer. You can also use an electric hand mixer. Whip the egg whites on high for 1 minute.
- Add in the cream of tartar, strawberry powder, and sugar. Whip 4-5 more minutes until the mixture forms still peaks.
- Choose a frosting star tip to pipe my strawberry meringues. You can use any tip you like. The star style tips add some pretty texture to your piped meringue.
- Add the meringue to the piping bag.
- To make hearts, I traced a heart-shaped cookie cutter on parchment paper. I then flipped it over so the pencil marks wouldn't get on my meringue.
- Squeeze the piping bag and the meringue will come out. You can dot the meringue into star shapes around the heart outline, or squeeze and trace the heart with meringue in one motion.
- Bake the strawberry hearts at 225º F for 45 to 55 minutes. Baking time will vary depending on how large and thick your meringue is piped.
- Turn the oven off and allow the meringues to sit on the cookie sheet in the oven for another 20-30 minutes without opening the door.
Notes
- Do not use fresh or frozen strawberries in this recipe, your meringues will be mushy and not set. You need to be sure to use freeze-dried strawberries.
- These meringues will keep for up to 2 days in an air-tight container. Note they will not stay crispy if you store them.
Piping tips:
- Fill your piping bag no more than ¾ full. If you over fill the bag, the meringue will squeeze out the top too, all over your hands.
- Pipe the meringues in any shape you like. I did both styles of piping with the same tip!
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
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Cheryl | Pook's Pantry
Such a fun and easy recipe! This would be great for so many occasions. And, I have freeze-dried strawberries in the cupboard! I know what I'm making this weekend 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much. I hope you love them as much as we do!
Beth
Oh I just love the freeze-dried strawberries in these. Can't wait to try them again with the blueberries and raspberries!
Sandi Gaertner
Enjoy!
Jenni
So simple and perfect for Valentine's Day! I love this recipe!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much, Jenni. Enjoy :-).
Laura
These are so delicate and delicious! Love the addition of strawberries.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Laura! I am glad you enjoyed them.