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Throughout the holiday season make some Christmas Meringue Pops as a fun snack to serve. This easy recipe uses egg whites, some castor sugar, and food dyes to create fun holiday-inspired shapes.

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These Christmas Meringue Pops are the perfect snack for sending your child to their school holiday parties since this is an allergy-friendly snack.

You can even send these meringue pops in lunches or serve them during gatherings as one of many fun foods you can choose from! Because they are gluten-free and nut-free

Everyone will be impressed by how beautiful they look.

Meringue Pops only require 3 ingredients plus whatever food dyes you want to use.

Meringue is easy to make and this recipe requires you to pipe the meringue into simple shapes like a Christmas tree.

The older kids can help to pipe the meringue into fun shapes.

The hard part is waiting for the meringues to slowly bake at a low temperature and then not opening the oven door as they are allowed to harden inside the oven.

In about 3 hours, you’ll have crunchy, beautiful Christmas Meringue Pops ready to enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS

Fluffy meringue is piped into shapes, like Christmas trees over sticks to create a yummy Christmas snack the whole family will enjoy!

Are you ready to get started?

You’ll find the specific ingredient amounts and detailed instructions in the printable recipe at the bottom of this post.

KITCHEN TOOLS YOU MAY NEED

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Measuring Spoons – I LOVE my set of these!
Parchment Paper
Baking Tray
Stand Mixer
Piping Bags and Frosting attachment
Spatula

CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS INGREDIENTS

This fun and easy Christmas Meringue Pops recipe uses everyday kitchen staples to create a delicious dessert or snack your family will love over the holidays.

All you need is:

some egg whites
pinch of salt
caster sugar
vanilla extract
a few food colorings
colorful decorations
some sticks

CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 110 C / 230 F.

Using a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until it gets fluffy.

When the egg whites get fluffy, slowly add the caster sugar and continue whisking.

Add the vanilla extract to this step.

You are done when the egg whites look like a big solid foam, hang onto the beater without dripping. and there are no sugar crumbs in the mixture.

Divide the meringue into three cups.

Add red food coloring to one cup, green food coloring to another cup.

Leave one cup plain.

Place the parchment paper on a baking tray.

Place sticks on the parchment paper where you want to pipe the Christmas trees.

Place each cup of the meringue into piping bags.

Next, pipe the mixture on top of the sticks.

Pipe the mixture into shapes like Christmas trees and Santa’s hat.

Decorate them as you wish.

Bake the baking tray in the preheated oven for 1.5 hours.

After baking, let the meringue pops rest in the oven for 1 hour until it gets hard without opening the oven door.

In about 3 hours, you’ll have a cheerful holiday snack that’s sure to become a new favorite!

CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS TIPS AND QUESTIONS

If you’ve never made dessert pops using meringue, don’t worry! Below are some common questions and helpful tips.

Hopefully, this will answer any questions you may have.

If not, feel free to ask in the comments and I’ll answer the best I can.

HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO MAKE CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS?

This fun holiday snack can be made quickly. This Christmas Meringue Pops recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 10 minutes. TOTAL. This includes:

About 5 minutes of prep time
Close to 10 minutes to create the meringue
Around 10 minutes to color the meringue and add it to piping bags
15 minutes to pipe the Christmas trees and Santa’s hats
2.5 hours to bake and allow to harden in the oven

HOW DO I STORE CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS?

You can store Christmas Meringue Pops in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 3 months.

Since this recipe lasts so long you can make them ahead of time to be ready for the holidays.

Just make sure they are stored in a cool place.

You can also store the meringues in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month.

CAN I MAKE ANY SHAPE FOR THESE CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS?

Yes, you can make any shape for these Christmas Meringue Pops.

I suggest sticking with simple shapes like squares to look like gift boxes, a reindeer’s face, Santa’s face, candy canes, etc.

You can create as many colors as you want.

Place some meringue into a cup and dye it using food dye to your desired color.

CAN I MAKE CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS AHEAD OF TIME?

Yes, you can easily make Christmas Meringue Pops a few weeks ahead to save time prepping for the holidays.

These meringues can either be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 months or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

WHAT GOES WELL WITH CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS?

Christmas Meringue Pops go well with a wide variety of holiday snacks. These recipes would be great to serve together on Christmas day.

Some of my personal favorites include:

WHAT IS VANILLIN POWDER?

Vanillin powder is a naturally occurring flavoring agent you can use in baking instead of vanilla extract.

It is a powder extracted from the vanilla bean.

It will still taste like vanilla but will not change the color of what it is added to.

WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS RECIPE?

This simple Christmas Meringue Pops recipe not only tastes great, but it’s also incredibly versatile.

Try adding some sprinkles or colored sugar to add some extra sparkle to the meringue pops. YUM!

CHRISTMAS MERINGUE POPS RECIPE

Yield: 13 Meringue Pops

Christmas Meringue Pops Recipe

Throughout the holiday season make some Christmas Meringue Pops as a fun snack to serve. This easy recipe uses egg whites, some castor sugar, and food dyes to create fun holiday-inspired shapes.

Ingredients

3 egg whites, at room temperature
Pinch of salt
1 cup caster sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract or 1 package vanillin powder
Food colorings
Colorful decorations
13-20 sticks

Instructions

Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until it gets fluffy
When the egg whites get fluffy, add the caster sugar at 3 times and continue whisking.
Add the vanilla extract to this step.
The important criteria for the egg whites are, to become solid, to hang in the beater, and to avoid sugar crumbs when you touch them.
When the meringue mixture turns into a bright and giant foam, divide them into three cups and add the red and green food colorings to the meringue mixture.
Put the parchment paper on a baking tray, put the sticks, and pipe the mixture on top of it
Decorate them as you wish.
Bake in a preheated oven (110 C / 230 F) for 1.5 hours.
After cooking, let it rest for 1 hour until it gets hard without opening the oven door.
ENJOY!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 64Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 23mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 1g

Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.

WHAT’S NEXT

I hope you enjoy this fun holiday snack recipe as much as my family does!

If you get a chance to use this recipe, let me know! Leave me a comment below, or share it with a picture on Instagram or Facebook! Don’t forget to tag me @kelly_reci_ and use the hashtag #kellysthoughtsonthings so I can see how you use it!