Never-Fail Meringue
Created by KittenCal on January 2, 2012
- Servings: 1
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #3817
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 3 egg whites (from large eggs)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
How to Make
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Step 1: Blend cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan. Add boiling water and cook, stirring until clear and thickened. Let stand until completely cold.
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Step 2: Blend cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan. Add boiling water and cook, stirring until clear and thickened. Let stand until completely cold. With electric beater at high speed, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Turn mixer to low speed and add vanilla. Gradually beat in cold cornstarch mixture. Turn mixture again to high speed and beat well.
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Step 3: Spread meringue over cooled filling.Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (222.9 g)
- Calories 306.5
- Total Fat - 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 9.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 73.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 66.7 g
- Protein - 0.7 g
- Calcium - 15 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg