While I know no one is ever actually scared by spooky Halloween treats, I do know for a fact that many people are terrified to work with meringue. Hopefully these bones and ghosts will help chase those demons away.
Meringue Bones And Ghosts Ingredients
2 large egg whites
2 drops fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
7 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
2 chocolate chips, melted, or as needed
How to Make Meringue Bones And Ghosts
Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats.
Whisk eggs whites and lemon juice together in a bowl until thick, white, and foamy. Add sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking constantly, until meringue is shiny, thick, and holds its shape.
Transfer meringue to a piping bag. Pipe 12 bone shapes onto a prepared baking sheet. Pipe 12 puffs to resemble ghosts onto the remaining baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until dried and firm, about 1 hour. Turn off the oven, close the door, and cool until completely dried, about 1 hour more.
Dip the tip of a toothpick into melted chocolate and dot chocolate "eyes" on each of the ghosts.
Meringue Bones And Ghosts Nutritions
Calories: 87.4 calories
Carbohydrate: 18.1 g
Cholesterol:
Fat: 1.6 g
Fiber: 0.3 g
Protein: 1.4 g
SaturatedFat: 0.9 g
ServingSize:
Sodium: 19.1 mg
Sugar: 17.6 g
TransFat:
UnsaturatedFat:
Meringue Bones And Ghosts Reviews
Just a quick comment. I made meringue bones one year. If they break in half, as meringue can do, they dont look like bones anymore... they look like the private parts of a man. It was quite embarrassing as I took them to a school sponsored event for my sons elementary school. Stick with the ghosts
I have made these meringue ghosts two years in a row, and they always come out perfect This has become my go-to meringue recipe. I might suggest adding a few drops of vanilla extract for flavor, but thats optional.
I made it before Halloween to test it and held perfectly. It tasted sweet, but not over-powering. I will be proud to serve these at my Halloween party later in the month I hope other people try this and get the success I got. This was such a great idea, I bet I couldnt think of that. I also tried the witches fingers and that was also very creative. Presentation: 100% Creativity: 100% Taste: 100%
Such an easy recipe Watching the video was helpful, and using an electric mixer made it even easier.
They were AMAZING I definitely recommend this I added food coloring to half of the uncooked meringue, and made them into flowers.
Maybe I have weak arms, but this was impossible for me to whisk by hand. I only have a hand-held mixer so I had to use that for a good 15 minutes to get the mixture nice and fluffy. My sore arms were worth it though; these are soo yummy
So easy and adorable Thanks again Chef John
This turned out super cute For my oven I found 225 to be on the hot side, a 2nd batch turned out better closer to 200. I also struggled with using a toothpick to apply the decoration (user error Im sure) and ended up making ganache that I put in a plastic squeeze dispenser to add the eyes and mouths.
I have always wanted to try merengues and this recipe was just right Beating the eggs by hand proved to be too much for me. I had to enlist my husbands help and I ended up getting out the electric beater. Wonderful Halloween treat.
It was hard to get the bones to not break apart. Make them thicker than you think. The ghosts were hard to make too but tasted great
Ive made meringue cookies a lot. I use different extracts and colors. Ive never used the lemon juice Ive always used the Crme of tartar. I want to try this one with black and make black cats, maybe with Anise extract. Has anybody tried this. If it turns out for me, Ill try and post a picture.
I had my oven on the lowest temperature but they turned a tiny bit brown. Next time I preheat my oven really good and turn it off after 30 minutes. I added a teaspoon vanilla flavour.
I made them last year and passed them out to trick or treaters.
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