1
: a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
2
: a shell made of meringue and filled with fruit or ice cream
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Dessert for the table pumpkin bar (shortbread/butter cookie base, pumpkin custard), brown butter chocolate chip cookies, and cherry/cranberry meringue pies.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Instead of a buttery crust, this recipe calls for making a light-as-air meringue that bakes up crisp on the outside and marshmallowy in the center.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
The array is impressive, from beignets to meringues, plus new croissants, cookies, tarts and cheesecakes.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Flash-forward to modern day, when Ross presented his meringue show-stopper challenge.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Instead of a buttery crust, this recipe calls for making a light-as-air meringue that bakes up crisp on the outside and marshmallowy in the center.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
The array is impressive, from beignets to meringues, plus new croissants, cookies, tarts and cheesecakes.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Flash-forward to modern day, when Ross presented his meringue show-stopper challenge.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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meringue
noun
me·ringue
mə-ˈraŋ 
1
: a mixture of beaten egg white and sugar put on pies or cakes and browned
2
: a shell of baked meringue filled with fruit or ice cream
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