MERINGUE CANDY CANES

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Make and share this Meringue candy canes recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Jo Coburn

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 3 dozen cookies, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 egg whites, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
red food coloring

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees, make sure your racks are in the middle of the oven.
  • Fit large pastry bag with a 1/2 round tip and medium-bag with 1/4 round tip.
  • Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly trace 36, 2-2 1/2 inch long candy canes backward on parchment paper.
  • Flip paper over.
  • In medium sized bowl, beat whites, cream of tartar and salt until foamy.
  • Adding 1 tablespoon of sugar at a time, beat until stiff, glossy peaks form.
  • Beat in extract.
  • Remove 1/2 cup of meringue; tint pink with food coloring.
  • Transfer white meringue into large pastry bag and pink to medium bag.
  • Fill in tracing with white meringue and pipe in pink stripes across canes.
  • Bake in oven for 1 1/4 hours.
  • Turn oven off; let sit for 1 hour in oven.
  • With a metal turner transfer canes to wire rack and let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 12.5, Sodium 20.7, Carbohydrate 2.8, Sugar 2.8, Protein 0.3

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