Dessert Recipes for Leftover Egg Whites

By By the editors of MidwestLiving.com
January 31, 2018
Delicate angel food cake and light-as-air meringue are just two ways to use leftover egg whites to make delicious desserts.
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Raspberry Swirl Angel Food Cake

A subtle swirl of fresh raspberries infuses this homemade angel food cake with light fruit flavor. Like all angel food cakes, it has no fat or cholesterol.Raspberry Swirl Angel Food Cake

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Coconut Macaroons

In all our years of testing, we've rarely found a cookie recipe as crazy-simple as this reliable crowd-pleaser. These cookies taste great au naturel--but dipping the bottoms in chocolate adds easy decadence (and looks eye-catching on a cookie tray).Coconut Macaroons

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Schaum Torte

Our double-decker version of a Wisconsin supper club classic stacks two semisoft meringue "cake" layers, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and fruit. You can make the whipped cream and meringue layers 24 hours ahead (tightly cover the latter). But wait to assemble the torte until right before serving--and invite plenty of friends. It's a quick-to-melt, eat-it-all-at-once kind of dessert.Schaum Torte

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Almond Meringue Bark

This beginner-level candy is made by spreading meringue thinly and baking it until shatteringly crisp (so much simpler than piping into kisses). Eat it plain, or sprinkle it on berries and whipped cream or an ice cream sundae, like shards of nutty toasted marshmallow.Almond Meringue Bark

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Wee White Layer Cake

With two tender layers and almond-kissed buttercream, this 6-inch cake is the stuff birthday memories are made of-just smaller.Wee White Layer Cake

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Mocha Meringue Kisses

These light-as-air sweet kisses, flavored with cocoa and espresso powders, are fat-free and just 32 calories each.Mocha Meringue Kisses

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Chocolate-Berry Meringue

Choose your favorite berries for this chocolate and cream dessert.Chocolate-Berry Meringue 

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Hazelnut Macaroons

We love these simple, subtle drop cookies plain, but if you want to dress them up, dip the bottoms of the cooled cookies in melted bittersweet chocolate.Hazelnut Macaroons

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Meringue-Topped Raspberry Cupcakes

Raspberry juice or raspberry liqueur flavors these cupcakes, while meringue adds a so-light topping. Press a raspberry into the meringue for a final touch.Meringue-Topped Raspberry Cupcakes

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Star Mint Meringues

These light, airy meringues are a low-cal holiday treat. Prep them in just 20 minutes.Star Mint Meringues

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Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroon Cookies

You can make these chewy cookies up to three months ahead of the holidays. Just freeze undipped cookies between waxed paper in an airtight container. When you're ready to serve them, thaw and then dip bottoms in melted chocolate.Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroon Cookies

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Chocolate Pavlova

Fresh fruit tops crispy-chewy meringue and whipped cream in this luscious dessert traditionally served at summer celebrations in New Zealand and Australia.Chocolate Pavlova

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Vertamae Grosvenor’s Coconut Custard Meringue Pie

A cloud of toasty meringue tops creamy coconut pudding in a recipe from Patty's friend and fellow soul-food queen. Though not difficult, the filling for this pie does require attentive cooking. This recipe comes from Patty Pinner's cookbook Sweety Pies (tauntonstore.com).Vertamae Grosvenor's Coconut Custard Meringue Pie

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