1
: a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
2
: a shell made of meringue and filled with fruit or ice cream
Examples of meringue in a Sentence
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Another granddaughter makes crispy baked meringue cookies that shatter on your tongue with a lingering sweetness.
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Kathleen Purvis, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
The diner-style dining room is simple yet comfortable enough to linger for dessert, which may be a tart meringue pie one day and buttermilk panna cotta the next.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Any handwritten menus, name cards, florals or favors are just meringue on the baked alaska.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Similarly, adding sugar slowly also creates a stronger meringue.
—Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Let the floral flavor shine in lemon bars, lemon ricotta cake, lemon meringue pie, or any of our favorite lemon desserts.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
Make the pie filling close to baking time, as the meringue mixture must be made at the last minute.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Adding 1/8 teaspoon per egg white will further stabilize the meringue, protecting it from turning grainy or collapsing if overbeaten.
—Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
There’s a choice of desserts including coconut cream cake, strawberry shortcakes and lemon meringue tarts, plus carrot cake bars and banana pudding.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Kathleen Purvis, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
The diner-style dining room is simple yet comfortable enough to linger for dessert, which may be a tart meringue pie one day and buttermilk panna cotta the next.
—Stephanie Burt, Saveur, 8 May 2024
Any handwritten menus, name cards, florals or favors are just meringue on the baked alaska.
—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Similarly, adding sugar slowly also creates a stronger meringue.
—Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Let the floral flavor shine in lemon bars, lemon ricotta cake, lemon meringue pie, or any of our favorite lemon desserts.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
Make the pie filling close to baking time, as the meringue mixture must be made at the last minute.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Adding 1/8 teaspoon per egg white will further stabilize the meringue, protecting it from turning grainy or collapsing if overbeaten.
—Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
There’s a choice of desserts including coconut cream cake, strawberry shortcakes and lemon meringue tarts, plus carrot cake bars and banana pudding.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
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meringue
noun
me·ringue
mə-ˈraŋ 
1
: a mixture of beaten egg white and sugar put on pies or cakes and browned
2
: a shell of baked meringue filled with fruit or ice cream
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