If you are looking for an easy Halloween dessert recipe that will disappear in no time, these Meringue Ghosts are what you are looking for! This simple recipe uses only 5 ingredients and produces adorable (and delicious) ghosts that are so fun to serve up!
Preheat oven to 250F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the bowl of stand mixer with the whisk attachment (or in a large bowl using a hand mixer), whip the egg whites on medium setting until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and beat on medium-high. With the mixer still running, slowly add the sugar (about a tablespoon at a time) and beat until stiff peaks form, about 5-8 minutes. Add the vanilla and beat to incorporate.
Spoon the mixture into a piping bag with a wide, round tip (I use a Wilton 2A tip). Holding the bag straight up over the parchment lined baking sheet squeeze out a large dollop of meringue to form the base, lifting the bag up slightly and continuing to apply pressure to make a slightly smaller dollop on top of the first one. Then repeat this by slightly lifting bag and producing another slightly smaller dollop. Stop squeezing and lift the bag up to create the pointed top. Repeat with the remaining meringue to produce about 12 ghosts.
Bake in the oven on a middle rack for about 45 minutes or until the meringues are dry on the outside. Let the meringues completely cool on the baking sheet before peeling them off of the parchment paper. [Tip: to prevent the meringue cracking while it cools, leave the meringues in the oven with the oven door open just a bit. This will help the meringues cool down slowly and helps prevent big cracks from forming.]
Once the meringues are cooled, use a black edible food marker to draw the eyes and mouth on each ghost. Alternatively, you can use black icing.
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Keyword cream of tartar, egg whites, Hallowe'en, Halloween cookies, meringue
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