These are great little meringue shapes that are good either bagged up for a bake sale, or used for decoration/toppings on other deserts. My daughters favourite is having them on top of a generous scoop of sorbet.

Although the meringue recipe is quite easy, the piping a colouring can be a bit tricky so take your time. I recommend using icing sugar in this meringue recipe as it gives a very beautiful white finish.

Ingredients:

2 egg whites

4oz icing sugar

1 tsp lemon extract

Yellow food gel colouring

Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 120°C

Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper (baking parchment)

Whisk the egg whites until stiff

Add the icing sugar one spoonful at a time until the meringue is glossy and the bowl can be held upside down without it moving.

Whisk in the lemon extract

Take a piping bag and paint four fine lines of food gel down the inside of the bag. This can be very fiddly. I find it easier to place it over a glass to do this bit.

Once you have painted on the lines, fill the piping bag in the usual way with the meringue mixture.

Use a star nozzle to pipe the meringue into little kisses.

Bake in the oven for approximately 50mins, until the meringue is crisp.

Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

You can bag them up with decorative bows if you want to make them for a bake sale.

Or you can sprinkle them on top of your favourite dairy free ice-cream /sorbet for a great sundae.

I hope you have fun making these little lemon meringue kisses. I like to make them for local bake sales as they also provide a gluten free option for people. You can also try different flavours and colours. Let me know how you get on and any other recipes you might like to see in the comments.