meringue

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me·ringue | \ mə-ˈraŋ

Definition of meringue

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

Examples of meringue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fold this mixture back into the meringue, being careful not to overmix; be sure to leave some streaks for a marbled effect. — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2021 The meringue pie left in 2005, the same year the chocolate sundaes ended at Marconi’s on Saratoga Street. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2021 Bake on a rack in center of oven for 15 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned in spots. — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021 Other popular desserts include the olalliberry bread pudding almondine; cream puff with ollaliberry custard; and the olallieberry cream cake with vanilla cake, berries and a vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream frosting. — Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 3 July 2021 The dessert was a prune meringue, and the boss suffered a horrible accident on the commuter train the next day. — Star Tribune, 4 June 2021 Vanilla bean-muscovado Swiss meringue buttercream encases four magnificent layers. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021 In another clip, raspberry coulis is swirled, freestyle, into a snow-white meringue. — Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ, 9 July 2021 Preserved lemon tart in a squid ink shell and torched meringue topping. — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2021

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