Meringue recipes

Crisp on the outside with a soft inside – well-made meringues are a beautiful thing.

Here are some of our best meringue recipes – take your pick from a classic Eton mess, nutty hazelnut meringues and our ever-popular basic meringue recipe.

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Mini chocolate and blood orange pavlovas

Pavlova

Mini chocolate and blood orange pavlovas

Need an easy but delicious winter dessert? These mini chocolate and blood orange pavlovas need just six ingredients and 20 mins to assemble.

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Kim-Joy’s stem ginger and salted-caramel meringue creature cake

Meringue

Kim-Joy’s stem ginger and salted-caramel meringue creature cake

Kim-Joy's stem ginger cake is packed full of ginger flavour, plus thick layers of cream cheese frosting and thick salted caramel. What a joy!

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Kim-Joy’s lemon meringue pie bubble bath

Lemons

Kim-Joy’s lemon meringue pie bubble bath

Kim-Joy's delightful lemon meringue pie has a buttery biscuit crust, encasing a smooth, tart lemon filling. Top with loads of swiss meringue.

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Bejewelled festive torrone (Italian nougat)

Christmas gifts

Bejewelled festive torrone (Italian nougat)

This version of torrone (Italian nougat) includes pistachios, almonds, dried apricots and candied peel to create a bejewelled festive treat.

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Mango and elderflower mess

Mango desserts

Mango and elderflower mess

Based on the modern classic eton mess, this colourful dessert swaps out the more common strawberries for juicy ripe mango, marinated in floral elderflower cordial.

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Almond cheesecake meringue nests

Almond

Almond cheesecake meringue nests

Scoops of pillowy amaretto-spiked mascarpone top golden sugar meringue nests to make these individual festive desserts. 

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Chocolate meringue cake

Chocolate cakes

Chocolate meringue cake

Chocolate cake topped with chocolate meringue is always a good idea... This gluten-free cake tastes even better the next day: a greay bake to make ahead.

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Lemon meringue shortbread

Easter baking

Lemon meringue shortbread

Marcus Wareing shares a taste of his childhood with this zingy lemon meringue shortbread recipe. Serve with napkins - it can get messy!

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Double chocolate meringue tower

Meringue

Double chocolate meringue tower

Build a teetering double-chocolate meringue tower with our easy recipe. The crisp meringues are served with double cream and chocolate sauce.

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Snow eggs with almond crumb, mango sorbet and passion fruit

Meringue

Snow eggs with almond crumb, mango sorbet and passion fruit

This snow eggs recipe by Elainea Emmott is a simple showstopper dessert packed with tropical flavour. Meringues float on crème patissière.

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Michel Roux Jr’s Îles flottantes

Dinner party desserts

Michel Roux Jr’s Îles flottantes

Master this classic French dessert Îles flottantes which sees a perfect custard topped with meringues then covered in caramel. How you flavour the custard is up to you!

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Lemon and strawberry meringue cake

Platinum Jubilee

Lemon and strawberry meringue cake

Expect gasps when you unveil this gloriously OTT strawberry cake filled with lemon curd, berries and cream and topped with a meringue crown.

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Chocolate coconut meringue wreath

Make-ahead Christmas desserts

Chocolate coconut meringue wreath

This is one epic dessert. A chocolate coconut meringue wreath topped with fruit curd, chocolate cream, toasted coconut and melted chocolate.

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Frozen thandai semifreddo meringue cake

Impressive recipes for a special occasion

Frozen thandai semifreddo meringue cake

Ravinder Bhogal's spectacular frozen thandai semifreddo meringue cake is perfect for a big Diwali gathering or other special celebration.

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Cranberry pavlova with sorbet

Cranberries

Cranberry pavlova with sorbet

Can't face Christmas pud? Our cranberry pavlova is the perfect counterpoint of sweet and sharp to balance the rich flavours of Christmas.

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Gloria’s lemon meringue pie

Dinner party desserts

Gloria’s lemon meringue pie

Learn how to make Gloria's lemon meringue pie. The London restaurant's famous pud has tangy custard, crumbly pastry and mile-high meringue.

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