Food and Recipes Desserts The Best Meringue Recipes To Dazzle Every Dinner Party By Marissa Wu Marissa Wu Marissa Wu is a writer with a love for home, food, travel, and art stories. She holds a journalism degree from Boston University. When not editing and producing articles or updating the homepage, she's trying new recipes, jolting along in her manual transmission car, Fitz; hammering out a manuscript on her 1930s Royal Aristocrat typewriter, Georgie; and making film photographs with her Rolleiflex, Cecil. She's currently an Associate SEO Editor for PureWow. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on July 23, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos When it comes to dessert, there are options. The humble pie, the towering cake, bright bonbons, cobblers from the family vault—there is no shortage of sweets for your Southern table. The sweet stuff is basically an essential to the end of any meal, so how could you possibly choose? While each has its own merits, from convenience and ease to the ability to impress, pies, cakes, and cobblers might be outshined by the humble meringue. At the base, our Basic Meringue calls for just five pantry ingredients. From there, you can go any direction. It can top pies, become its own Mini Meringue Kiss, and even turn into the best meringue cookie you've ever laid eyes on. Whether you use it to dress up another dessert or have it stand alone, meringues know how to put on a show and do it all. We know how to make the best meringue, so dive on into our best meringue recipes and get going. 01 of 15 Basic Meringue Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Basic Meringue This is the foundation for all the other meringue recipes. Bookmark it for later! 02 of 15 Orange Meringue Pie Micah Leal Recipe: Orange Meringue Pie Who said meringue pie is a lemon-only club? This bright pie features naval oranges in addition to lemons for a balance of sweet and tart. Generous amounts of meringue, toasted golden, are obligatory. 03 of 15 Raspberry-White Chocolate Meringue Sandwich Cookies Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Raspberry-White Chocolate Meringue Sandwich Cookies It's la vie en rose with these Raspberry-White Chocolate Meringue Sandwich Cookies. Freeze-dried raspberries swirl into our Basic Meringue to create this delicate cookie that holds a treasure of white chocolate ganache and raspberry preserves in the center. 04 of 15 Mini Meringue Kisses Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Mini Meringue Kisses Miniature stars, swirls, and mounds of deliciously airy meringue mean a kiss for your tongue with each poppable bite. Choose your favorite colors to dye the meringue before piping, and don't you dare forget the sprinkles. 05 of 15 Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie Southern Living Recipe: Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie Affectionately and alternatively dubbed the Mile-High Meringue, our Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie is as easy as it is impressive. Make your own crust or use a pre-made one. It doesn't matter because the silky lemon curd and fluffy, floaty meringue will steal the show. 06 of 15 Lemon-Lime Meringue Pie Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling; Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Lemon-Lime Meringue Pie Indecisive? Have your limes and your lemons, too. Here, we take a page from the key-lime pie with a buttery graham cracker crust and the toasty meringue from the lemon pie playbook. 07 of 15 Tequila-Key Lime Meringue Pie Jody Horton Recipes: Tequila-Key Lime Meringue Pie This pie will be the star of the party thanks to the splash of tequila that'll bring you right up to the beach on a summer afternoon. 08 of 15 Lemon Meringue Roulade Micah A. Leal Recipe: Lemon Meringue Roulade Creamy lemon curd rolls into a roulade, an almond meringue mixture, before being topped with fresh whipped cream, more lemon curd, and shortbread cookies. It looks fancy, but is actually fairly simple. Whip this out at your next dinner party and listen to the ooohs and ahhhs roll in. 09 of 15 Lemon Meringue Cookies Micah A. Leal Recipe: Lemon Meringue Cookies Consider these a shortcut to the lemon meringue pie you were thinking about. 10 of 15 Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart with Honey Swiss Meringue Jody Horton Recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart with Honey Swiss Meringue A delectable honey meringue ties together the creamy cheesecake, sweet pumpkin, and a crunchy pecan crust for a divine dessert at any fall gathering. 11 of 15 Lemon Drop Meringues Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Lemon Drop Meringues With their two-tone stripe and sprinkling of nonpareils, these Lemon Drop Meringues will transport you straight to Candyland. 12 of 15 Eton Mess Lilechka75/Getty Images Recipe: Eton Mess Akin to a trifle, the Eton Mess requires only some fruit, whipped cream, and crushed meringue cookies to get you on your way to an impressive dessert that took little effort at all. 13 of 15 Lavender-Ginger Meringue Twists Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Lavender-Ginger Meringue Twists You will be the envy of every teatime if you show up with these twists. They look fancier than they are, and with the help of some food coloring and piping bags, you're more than well on your way. 14 of 15 Coconut Meringue Nests Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Coconut Meringue Nests These will the be the pièce de résistance of your Easter meal. Dare we say it will be egg-cellent? 15 of 15 Almond Meringue Puffs with Hazelnut-Chocolate Filling Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Almond Meringue Puffs with Hazelnut-Chocolate Filling Did we hear Nutella? Yes, we did. Grab the hazelnut spread of your choice and whip up these easy meringue puffs for the next potluck. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit