Haley thought these looked like ghosts, Trevor thought they looked like blobs, and Paul thought they looked like mounds of poop. Lovely.
I’m going with Haley on this one.
Regardless, they’re cute, right?
And at only 15 calories per cookie, you can enjoy several without any guilt. How often do you hear that about Halloween treats?!
Halloween Ghost Meringues
Makes approx. 50 meringues
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Cool time: 1 hour, or overnight
Ingredients
• 2 large egg whites
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• red and yellow food coloring*
• 2 teaspoons mini chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, add egg whites, salt, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Continue to beat, gradually adding in the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add in the food coloring and continue to beat for another few seconds until combined.
Transfer the meringue to a Ziploc bag; cut a very small corner off and pipe out meringue onto the parchment into dollops, about the size of a quarter (they can be pretty close together, since they barely expand while baking.) Add two chocolate chips on each for the eyes.
Bake in the oven for 45 minutes, until lightly browned and dry. Turn off the heat and allow the meringues to rest in the oven with the door closed for another hour or ideally overnight, until completely cool.
Remove the meringues from parchment (they should pop right off, but if not, use a spatula.)
Store in an airtight container.
Note: for the food coloring, I used 12 drops of yellow and 4 drops of red. Adjust to get the orange hue you want!
(inspired from Taste of Home, adapted from my Maple Meringues)
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Stephanie says
Awwww, haha. Your house must be a ball of laughs all the time. If it makes you feel any better, I think they look like ghosts too! Fun idea!
Joanne says
I definitely think ghost when I look at these, so I’m going with Haley also! And pretty cute ghosts, at that!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
I totally agree with Haley — definitely little ghosts! They’re not even the right color for poops… No idea what Paul was thinking. Just have him go watch a baseball game and eat his share instead! ;)
Amanda says
What a fun recipe!!!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
These are just the cutest little Halloween treats ever! Definitely need to recreate the recipe for the upcoming Halloween. Great recipe!
Ray says
I am glad you removed the chocolate part, otherwise I would have to side with Paul. ????
Seriously, these look really cute!
pam (Sidewalk Shoes) says
I say ghosts!
Heather says
just adorable Amy! And I’m with Haley
Amy @Very Culinary says
Thanks, Heather!
Debbie Caraballo says
Hi Amy…how cute these are! I make the meringues quite a bit (or Forgotten Cookies, as I’ve always called them) and everyone loves them. Have to admit I was confused by the dipping in chocolate part of the instructions, but figured out that was for the Maple Meringues – which also sound so delicious! Thank you!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Hi Debbie! Whoops, I forgot to delete that part – thanks for catching it! If you make meringues often, then these will be a breeze for you. Enjoy, and thank you!
Jude says
CUUUTE. I want to make these, so I can eat them all, and smile while doing it. Love meringue.
Amy @Very Culinary says
You should! Too bad you can’t hand these out at Halloween :/
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
Haha aww I thought they looks like cute little ghosts but I can see how they would look like poop upon mentioning it. Although you may need to see a doctor if you’ve seen that color. But I digress… cute!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Bwah! Right? I mean…
Sues says
These are adorable!! And they totally look like ghosts!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Thank you, Sues!