Description
Pumpkin Spice Meringue Pumpkins are light, airy cookies flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Shaped like pumpkins, they’re festive, gluten-free, and perfect for fall.
Ingredients
Scale
3 egg whites
¾ cup sugar
½ tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp pumpkin spice blend
½ tsp vanilla extract
Orange gel food coloring
Chocolate chips for stems
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 225°F (110°C).
2. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks.
3. Gradually add sugar; beat to stiff peaks.
4. Mix in vanilla and pumpkin spice.
5. Tint with orange coloring.
6. Pipe pumpkin shapes onto parchment.
7. Bake 1 hr 15 min; cool in oven.
8. Add chocolate stems after cooling.
Notes
Store airtight up to 1 week.
Use gel coloring for best results.
Pack gently for gifts to prevent breakage.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 25
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg