Meringue Mushrooms
Servings 50 each
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp wilton meringue powder
- 1/4 cup water
- 6 tbsp sugar (plus 2 tsps sugar)
- 1/8 tsp flavoring optional
Instructions
- in large bowl put meringue powder, water and 3 tbsp plus 1tsp sugar
- whip for 5 min
- gradually add remaining sugar and continue whipping for 5 min until meringue stiff and dry
- pipe out mushroom lids and equal number of stems on parchment paper
- bake in preheated oven at 250 for 30 – 40 min until stems are crisp
- remove stems and cool
- bake tops for 15 min longer
- turn caps over and press in center to make an indentation
- when all is cooled insert stems into melted candy melts and insert into the caps
- dust mushrooms with very light dusting of cocoa
Notes
do not double batch