Cotton Candy Meringues
I was sitting in my house one afternoon when I had a brilliant idea: what if I used cotton candy sugar to make meringues? So of course I had to try it (and they were delicious).
Ingredients:
-1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 3 eggs (whites)
-1/2 cup cotton candy sugar
-1/4 cup cotton candy sugar
Prep:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Cover a large cookie sheet in parchment paper (DO NOT grease, and DO NOT use wax paper.)
Eggs and Tartar
Separate egg yolks from whites. In a mixing bowl, put the whites and the cream of tartar. Beat with an electric mixer until the mixture is white and frothy with tiny bubbles.
Sugar and Peaks
Add granulated sugar and cotton candy sugar gradually while beating on medium-high until peaks form.
Piping
Use a piping bag, or cut the corner off of a gallon-size Ziploc bag. Put all the batter into the bag and pipe onto the covered cookie sheet. Bake at 200 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. After 1 1/2 hours, turn off the oven (DO NOT open it) and leave the meringues in the oven until they are hardened and cool (at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight).
Enjoy your carnival confectioneries!