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Pink Meringue Kiss Cookies

Pink Meringue Kisses ~ Light and almost ethereal these meringue kisses have been slightly tinted pink for a Valentine’s dessert touch.

I also made one with chocolate as a variation, but left the rest plain since that’s how Matt likes them. As for me, I have to admit, I’m not a meringue fan. I love the way they look and I love to make them, but I don’t like the texture.

This is a useful and easy 4-ingredient recipe to have on hand, especially when you have egg whites that need to be used-and I had some leftover from my Caramel Pot de Crème recipe. Although, those exact ones were not used in the merignues you see in the picture.

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Mini Lemon Meringue Pie

These Mini Lemon Meringue Piesare simple tartelettes that will please both the lemon and chocolate lover with its perfect bite of lemon tartness and chocolate sweetness.

I had originally planned on miniaturizing lemon tarts from Desserts by Pierre Herme not Lemon Meringue Tarts. I ended up scratching that plan, since I couldn’t execute the lemon crème curd. With that, I scratched the pate sucre as well and went with a traditional tart shell, kept the ganache portion and added the meringue for an almost traditional lemon meringue tart.

Luckily, I made a double batch of curd when I made the pear cake, knowing I just may need it for a back-up to this recipe.

As the saying goes, third time is a charm but that third time for the lemon crème curd will have to wait. I have to pump out 200 of these little babies for my very first order. Continue reading Mini Lemon Meringue Pie