Patriotic Meringue Pops

Celebrate red, white and blue with these fabulous Patriotic Meringue Pops. You won’t believe how easy they are to make. Plus, they make for the sweetest addition to your dessert spread.

How do you usually celebrate July 4^th? We love hosting family barbeques. My husband is always in charge of the grill. That leaves me with just about everything else! Jokes aside, I love taking charge of the sweet table. I love to have a variety of sweet desserts for, my family and friends. It gives them a chance to splurge a little or a lot on their favorite sweets.

I am so proud with my latest creation: Patriotic Meringue Pops. Who says lollipops need to be hard candy? Meringue is the perfect combination of sweet, crispy and smooth all at the same time!

For the meringue:

Egg whites of 4 eggs, room temperature

½ tsp lemon juice

1 cup granulated sugar

Blue gel food coloring

Red sprinkles

Blue sprinkles

Yields: Approx. 2 dozen meringue lollipops

To Make the meringue:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and place 12 lollipop sticks on top. Set aside.

Using a stand electric mixer, start beating egg whites and lemon juice on low speed.

Slowly add granulated sugar and increase speed to high. Allow to mix for 10 – 15 minutes, until mixture is white and forms stiff peaks.

Color the meringue with blue gel food coloring and mix until completely tinted.

Scoop blue meringue into a piping bag with Wilton icing tip #1M attached.

On your lined baking sheet, pipe out meringue directly on lollipop sticks, in a back and forth motion, covering about ¼ of the lollipop stick.

Top off each piped-out meringue with red and blue sprinkles.

Bake for 2 hours.

Once 2 hours is up, turn off the heat and leave in the oven the meringue for another 35 minutes.

Give 5 minutes to cool down before serving.