1
: a dessert topping consisting of a baked mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar
2
: a shell made of meringue and filled with fruit or ice cream
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Clouds of Meyer lemon mousse, shards of sweet meringue and sweet, tiny candy pearls were served in a tangy passionfruit sauce.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The shareable meringue dessert is a real showstopper, and endlessly customizable.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
To assemble, pipe amaretto cream onto half of the meringues; sandwich together with remaining meringues.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Hold meringue until filling is ready.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The shareable meringue dessert is a real showstopper, and endlessly customizable.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
To assemble, pipe amaretto cream onto half of the meringues; sandwich together with remaining meringues.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Hold meringue until filling is ready.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Meringue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meringue. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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meringue
noun
me·ringue
mə-ˈraŋ 
1
: a mixture of beaten egg white and sugar put on pies or cakes and browned
2
: a shell of baked meringue filled with fruit or ice cream
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