Meringue Cones and Marshmallow Pops

Marshmallow Pops - drying after being drizzled with white chocolate

Marshmallow Pops - packed and ready to deliver.

These cute little candies that look like ice cream are actually meringue cones. Meringue kisses or meringue candies are made from a combination of egg white, sugar and glucose or corn syrup. They went through a drying process in a low temperature oven that took from 5 to 8 hours depending on the weather. Assembling is easy but packing them individually in plastic could be tricky, especially if the weather is humid and they get sticky so fast that I wish I never have to make them anymore. The taste however is divine. They taste like crunchy cotton candy. But if you had the misfortune of eating a stale candy, it will taste like chewing sweeten polystyrene.

Cute Pink Candies by Dainty Cupcake

Italian Meringue Cone; looked like ice cream? haa fooled you! pretty darn cute too

Chocolate Coated Marshmallow Pops; handmade candy goodness.

Italian Meringue Kisses

Italian Meringue by Dainty Cupcake

This is my first attempt in making the famous Italian Meringue. I was curious on the taste. Some say the texture is crunchy, light and melt in your mouth. I personally think it taste like cotton candy. Only better. But the downside would be, it took so long to dry and become crunchy and it smells of egg. But never the less, i like it very much but not sure if I'll make it again because of the long baking time.