Skip the store and bake something at home instead. These easy desserts come together fast, taste better than the plastic-box ...

Meringues are one baked good that I admit to having nightmares about. I can shut my eyes and see a batch of egg whites just swirling and swirling around in a stand mixer, like an endless spinning ...

Meringue is one of baking's simplest pleasures — just egg whites and sugar whipped to fluffy peaks, then baked low and slow until crisp and cloud-like. But while beautiful, meringue can admittedly ...

Chocolate meringue pie is our idea of a good time. The combination of a crispy pie crust, a creamy, rich chocolatey filling and a towering mountain of toasted meringue are the makings of the perfect ...

HOUSTON – If you love making desserts at home, you may have noticed how complicated it is to make a great meringue topping. But learning to do it right is important and celebrity chef Rick Moonen ...

Meringue does double-duty in this meringue-topped lemon sponge cake: Beaten egg whites lighten the lemon and butter cake batter, which is baked until tender and just set. A generous amount of Italian ...

Alex Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef, author of Old-School Comfort Food and the executive chef at New York City’s Butter restaurants. Read her PEOPLE.com blog every Tuesday ...

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The “pumpkin” meringue pie is actually faux pumpkin made from butternut squash and yam — roasted with butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper to creamy perfection — because they yield deeper flavor than ...