Meringues

Light and fluffy, with a bit of soft chewiness in the middle. Meringues look stunning - but they are SO easy to make.

The Delia Online Cookery School: Try Delia's recipes, from Eton Mess to a lovely low-fat dish with baked apples. You can also watch how to make meringues in our cookery school video.

Apricot Meringue Cake

This used to be a rather soft, rather squashy meringue, but now I like it crisper and chewier. Either wa...

This used to be a rather soft, rather squashy meringue, but now I like it crisper and chewier. Either way it’s loved by everyone. You can of course use any other fr...

Baked Apple Meringues

This is the perfect dessert for someone watching their waistline. I'm quite proud of the fact this taste...

This is the perfect dessert for someone watching their waistline. I'm quite proud of the fact this tastes so sublime without any fat or sugar, but, depending on you...

55 minutes - 1 hour

to cook

Chestnut Floating Islands

This is cool and light - as are traditional floating islands - and the chestnuts add a Christmas dimension....

This is cool and light - as are traditional floating islands - and the chestnuts add a Christmas dimension. Microwaving the meringues is a breeze, but if you don't ...

Chocolate Hazelnut Meringue Roulade

When we first put this on the menu at Delia's City Brasserie at the football club, it was one of the fastes...

When we first put this on the menu at Delia's City Brasserie at the football club, it was one of the fastest-selling desserts ever. Please don't worry about rolling...

Vegetarian

Eton Mess

This recipe, inspired by the strawberry-and-cream dessert traditionally served at Eton College on 4 June, i...

This recipe, inspired by the strawberry-and-cream dessert traditionally served at Eton College on 4 June, is great for nervous meringue makers – because the meringues ...

1 hour

to cook

Individual Queen of Puddings

This is another great English classic, yet when you look at the recipe, you can hardly believe such simple ...

This is another great English classic, yet when you look at the recipe, you can hardly believe such simple ingredients could be transformed into such wonderfully light...

Lemon Meringue Ice Cream

This is sharp, very lemony and most refreshing, truly an ice cream for summer. We have found that the sh...

This is sharp, very lemony and most refreshing, truly an ice cream for summer. We have found that the shop-bought meringues actually work better than home-made ones...

Meringues

This must be the most popular egg-white recipe of all, whipped with fine sugar into tall, stiff shining pea...

This must be the most popular egg-white recipe of all, whipped with fine sugar into tall, stiff shining peaks, then very lightly baked so that the surface is crisp and...

1 hour

to cook

Meringues with Summer Fruit

In the summer, soft fruit make the perfect filling for meringues, as their sharp acidity contrasts beautifu...

In the summer, soft fruit make the perfect filling for meringues, as their sharp acidity contrasts beautifully with the sweetness of the meringue. The Delia Online ...

30 minutes

to cook

Meringues with Cream and Lemon Curd

Watch how Delia makes this recipe in our Cookery School Video, just click the image to play.

30 minutes

to cook

Petits Monts Blancs

Chestnut has an amazing affinity with meringue, and here the creamy richness of mascarpone is lightened by ...

Chestnut has an amazing affinity with meringue, and here the creamy richness of mascarpone is lightened by fromage frais. The Delia Online Cookery School: If you ha...

Orange and Rhubarb Meringue Pie

The flavour of orange zest does something quite magical to the flavour of rhubarb, and this light, fluffy m...

The flavour of orange zest does something quite magical to the flavour of rhubarb, and this light, fluffy meringue pie is a perfect dessert for late spring. ‘Pile-i...

45 minutes - 50 minutes

to cook

Queen of Puddings

This, with a cloud of meringue on top, is probably one of the lightest and most mouth-watering puddings eve...

This, with a cloud of meringue on top, is probably one of the lightest and most mouth-watering puddings ever invented. The Delia Online Cookery School: You can now ...

40 minutes - 50 minutes

to cook

Strawberry and Vanilla Pavlova

This is a delicious pudding which is very difficult to make if you don't have the right recipe but dead eas...

This is a delicious pudding which is very difficult to make if you don't have the right recipe but dead easy if you do! Served with sharp fruits to counterac...

1 hour

to cook

Traditional Lemon Meringue Pie

Everyone in my cookery team agreed that this famous English classic needed a revival. It is suprem...

Everyone in my cookery team agreed that this famous English classic needed a revival. It is supremely light, squashy and fragrant with lemons. How did we ever...