Recipe: Meringue Parfaits

Hello wonderful yummy looking goodness! These Ombre Meringue Parfaits by the Wedding Chicks are absolutely beautiful and party perfect. I love everything about this - including the fun colors and the little name flags. This is definitely on file for the wedding.. possibly a wedding party brunch idea? Find more about this recipe and more of these beautiful pictures here. And by the way, jump on over to the Wedding Chicks site too… they have some wonderful ideas!

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Ingredients

• 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 1 cup plus 5 tablespoons sugar, granulated a pinch of sea salt

Directions:

Step One
Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place your egg whites into the bowl of an electric mixer, making sure there are no egg shells or egg yolk in them.

Step Two
Using a whisk attachment on medium speed whisk the whites until they form firm peaks. With the mixer still running, gradually add the sugar and a pinch of salt. Turn the mixer up to to the highest speed and whisk for about 7 to 8 minutes until the meringue mixture is white and glossy. Test the meringue by rubbing a little between your fingers. If it feel at all grainy, mix for a little longer. Be careful not to over mix, otherwise it will collapse. At this point you can gently fold in a variety of different flavors. We used 1 teaspoon each of lemon zest and orange zest. Divide the batter into three parts.

In the bowl of an electric mixer whisk the cream on medium-high speed gradually add the sugar until soft peaks form. Add the vanilla.