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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Privat is seventy, with cornflower-blue eyes and a meringue of gray hair.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The lemon meringue pie is a classic with its bright, smooth lemony flavor crowned by a fluffy mountain of meringue.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
Get The Recipe 02 of 40 Coconut Meringue Nests
Don't be intimidated by the total time on this recipe—these meringues bake low and slow after 20 minutes of preparation.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
Those began with a light, tart, barely sweet granita and moved into a pumpkin custard, dotted with a nutty, rich bison-fat caramel and dollops of fluffy meringue.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
Dessert specials include Serbian schaum torte ($10), either strawberry or lemon meringue.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 35 of 45 Lemon-Lime Meringue Pie
Can't decide between lemon meringue and Key lime pie for Easter?
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2024
And, according to our Test Kitchen, the Italian meringue, though time consuming, is worth the effort.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
Puree fresh strawberries and add them to our take on a Swiss meringue.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
The lemon meringue pie is a classic with its bright, smooth lemony flavor crowned by a fluffy mountain of meringue.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2024
Get The Recipe 02 of 40 Coconut Meringue Nests
Don't be intimidated by the total time on this recipe—these meringues bake low and slow after 20 minutes of preparation.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
Those began with a light, tart, barely sweet granita and moved into a pumpkin custard, dotted with a nutty, rich bison-fat caramel and dollops of fluffy meringue.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
Dessert specials include Serbian schaum torte ($10), either strawberry or lemon meringue.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 35 of 45 Lemon-Lime Meringue Pie
Can't decide between lemon meringue and Key lime pie for Easter?
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2024
And, according to our Test Kitchen, the Italian meringue, though time consuming, is worth the effort.
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
Puree fresh strawberries and add them to our take on a Swiss meringue.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2024
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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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