Name: Foolproof Swiss Meringue Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1½ cups white sugar; 6 egg whites; ¼ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp cream of tartar

How To Make Foolproof Swiss Meringue

Whether you’re making a Swiss meringue as a base for cake or topping for a pie, you’ll succeed easily with this easy recipe that needs just 4 ingredients!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupswhite sugar
6egg whites
¼tspkosher salt
¼tspcream of tartar

Instructions

Bring 2 cups of water to a simmer in a medium pot.
Combine the sugar, egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer.
Reduce the heat of the pot and place the bowl over the steam. Whisk the egg whites lightly for 6 to 10 minutes until a digital or candy thermometer inserted into the mixture reads 160 degrees F. Remove from the heat immediately.
Place the bowl back onto the stand mixer with a whisk attachment. Whisk at high speed for about 3 minutes until the egg whites are cool and stiff peaks form. The mixture should hold peaks effortlessly and start balling up around the whisk attachment while appearing silky, shiny, and pure white.
Use the meringue immediately over cakes and pastries, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

To effortlessly cut the piled-on, torched meringue pie, run a sharp knife under hot water, wipe clean, run both sides over butter. Repeat before each slice.
It will hold its shape without separating for about a week in the refrigerator.