Christmas tree meringues recipe

Name: Christmas tree meringues
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 4 egg whites; 250g caster sugar; green food colouring gel; hundreds and thousands; 12 yellow stars from 1 x tub multi-coloured stars

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Sprinkled with hundreds and thousands and topped with a star, these wonderful Christmas tree meringues will definitely get you in the festive spirit. They're easy to make and deliciously sweet, perfect for a Christmas treat or edible gift.

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Serves 12
15 mins to prepare and 1 hour to cook, plus cooling
93 calories / serving

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Tesco Large Free Range Eggs 6 Pack
4 egg whites
£2.10
£0.35/each
Silver Spoon Caster Sugar 1Kg
250g caster sugar
£2.25
£2.25/kg
Dr. Oetker Extra Strong Food Colour Gel - Green 15g
green food colouring gel
£1.50
£100.00/kg
Tesco Hundreds & Thousands Sprinkles 85g
hundreds and thousands
£1.40
£16.47/kg
Tesco Multi-Coloured Stars Sprinkles 50g
12 yellow stars from 1 x tub multi-coloured stars
£1.40
£28.00/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas ½, 120°C, fan 100°C and line 2 baking sheets with nonstick baking paper.
In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites with a hand-held mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add half the sugar, 1-2 tbsp at a time, whisking well between each addition. Mix in the green food colouring, and then add the remaining sugar and whisk until stiff peaks form and the meringue is glossy.
Spoon the meringue into a large piping bag fitted with a star nozzle. Pipe Christmas trees onto the lined baking sheets, sprinkle over a few hundreds and thousands, and then top each tree with a yellow star.
Bake for 1 hr until the meringues are crisp and dry. Turn the oven off, prop the door open a little and leaves the meringues inside to cool for an hr – this will prevent them from cracking as they cool. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely before removing from the baking paper.