How to Make Meringue Mushrooms - CHOW Tip

Meringue mushrooms are a whimsical addition to a yule log or cookie plate. Alice Medrich, author of Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies, shows how to create realistic mushrooms from a basic meringue recipe.
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Meringue mushrooms look like something only a skilled pastry chef can make, but they're actually quite easy to do at home. Start with a classic recipe for meringue, the kind that makes a dry crunchy cookie, not the kind for a soft pie topping. Scrape all of the meringue into a large pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip that's about a half an inch in diameter. The trick to making the stems is to hold the pastry bag vertical and very close to the baking sheet. Squeeze without lifting for a couple of seconds and then pull up and away. To pipe the caps, hold the pastry bag as high above the baking sheet as you want the mushroom cap to be. Don't move the bag as you squeeze and then move aside with a short, circular motion. To give them a really natural look, as though they came off a dirty forest floor, I like to sprinkle them with a little cocoa powder and either blow on them or fan them with a file folder and then they go into a 200 degree oven for two hours to dry out and crisp up. When they're done, turn over the caps and spread them with a little bit of melted chocolate. Trim off the pointy end of the stem and adhere to the caps. These mushrooms are great to decorate the traditional Christmas Yule Log Cake, but they also make terrific little cookies.

[@theladyamalthea]

Out of all the top KZbin videos on meringue mushrooms, yours are the most realistic. As a true mushroom lover, thank you!! Your piping tips are particularly useful!

[@micahsakata]

made this over the holiday. the hardest was to get any of the stems to stay upright. all in all, it worked out fine and everyone loved eating them. i recommend letting the merangues roast longer than 2 hours to brown just slightly. this gives a burnt marshmallow taste.

[@ScottVSpiro]

So glad to see this. I practiced a few times and when it was time - a few days later - to produce my buche de Noel and decorate it, the mushrooms looked more professional than most other photos. You made me a star!

[@NewbieCamper]

They look wonderful ... so much fun! And imminently 'doable' - thank you.

[@Fancylooks]

Amazingly realistic! WOW

[@chantalchar]

these look super real, so cute :) thank you!

[@addy330]

Wow. These look so amazing and life like.

[@bearmagic2002]

That is awesome, I cannot wait to make them.

[@nataliamo12]

Amazing. love this.

[@seygra20]

This is such a cute idea. I must try this some time when I make choco cake

[@countchocula86]

Thats so awesome!

[@norxcontacts]

Nice job on the mushroom tips.

[@AgtBauer24]

Wow, this is actually a good CHOW vid, did not think of doing this with meringue!

[@JonathanChang127]

amazing idea. must try this.

[@Cupcookstudio]

Thanks for sharing such brilliant idea. I printscreen a scene of this video to share on my fanpage:D

[@monicakitty9243]

It looked so real !

[@marac9087]

Amazing!!!!

[@MRSketch09]

Hmm, Pretty cool.

[@zeitgeistry]

Love!!

[@sammileah]

those are so cute!

[@mightybitbit]

SOOOO CUTE!!!!!

[@bruce7768]

amazing！！！just like real！！！

[@toddweller]

Cool!

[@micro-babe]

THAT IS SO COOL.

[@maryamliyanaintizam5357]

wow!

[@FoodTimeChannel]

i actually thought the thumbnail was of a real mushroom. holy crap this woman is good.

[@oakwind]

Awsome. Funny how Chow is either hit or miss.

[@PapaAnimal]

thats so smart!

[@cool1cool2cool3]

finally we're not being fucked over with a how-to-use-a-straw chow tip :D

[@strangeAngel305]

Next Video PLZ! yule log recipe and how too! plz and ty :D

[@hussain12386]

nice

[@HeyLookItsAmy]

Oh my god yes

[@nigggggsf8118]

something that is finally legit

[@MusicKnowte]

0:43-0:46. As if they came off a dirty forest floor. delicious!

[@stooge81]

delightful. i wonder if goat butter can be substituted for the chocolate?

[@ezzadavie1913]

I like to brush mine with Doritos Consomme to give it that south western kick

[@miklos.]

@lenhister mushroom consomme sounds good :D

[@tty23]

I forgot what meringue was, and I clicked this video thinking the mushroom was real and that meringue was some fancy mushroom dish

[@AntiGravityC9]

SHROOOMIESSSS

[@Poharex]

@stickyfoot84 I think the baking in 200 degrees can take care of that.

[@AsianRecipe]

this is probably one of the bettter videos chow uploaded!

[@LewnusL217]

OMG This is the shit! TOTES doing this tomorrow evening. SO EASY TY!!!

[@macaw2000]

After you make a whole batch, use it for Meringue Mushroom Consomme

[@breed697]

CONSOMME!!!!!

[@LeonLovesIt]

OMG i thought they were real mushrooms! :D

[@lenhister]

Next video: How to make mushroom consomme

[@JonO387]

@kmwboston Still, is it ok if someone spits on your food before they cook it?

[@Razendity]

shits good

[@cybertooth49]

@lenhister How to make meringue mushroom consomme

[@ollininvincible]

MERINGUE MUSHROOMS! DFTBA!!!!!!!

[@emilos911]

a-fucking-mazing, i thought it was an actual mushroom at first

[@hoyitsjoe]

YOU FOOLED THE FUCK OUTTA ME, LADY!

[@sfg078]

How do you make meringue doritos??

[@happybirdtime]

Good thing we can use a folder or a fan instead :D

[@aloo20]

Yay a video where the Doritos Consomme isn't in the top comments :)

[@WalmartGreatFalls]

Walmart has Fly-Doughnuts!

[@awesomespiritcat2126]

What about the ones you can make out of a toasted marshmallow

[@imalrockme]

Marshmallows make great snowmen, I remember Martha Stewart's.

[@UnknownParticles]

@PowersTyCarson The username should have tipped you off.

[@kmwboston]

@JonO387 it's getting baked, you turkey

[@ZylnorWrath]

Why cant I view this on my iPad?

[@Warrior1396]

THis seems like it would go good with some Doritos Consomme

[@riss337]

Where the doritos consomme at?

[@SteamyDumpling]

WHOA THOUGHT IT WAS A MUSHROOM

[@nishihs]

I like the bit where she spits all over her tray. your guests will love the personal touch

[@mahadewiiii]

nishihs This comment cracked me up! :)

[@derektucker7800]

LMFAO!😂 why the fuck would she say " I like to blow on them, or use a filing folder." ?! Thats dumb

[@degs88degs]

first!

[@-Kal-]

These almost make up for the Doritos consomme. Almost.

[@GhibliOmatiC]

@breed697 Is this consomme thing gonna become a meme? XD

[@swagzilla3000]

HOLY SHIT I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACTUAL MUSHROOM

[@Conrii]

See now this is a Chow Tip. No one wants to make a fucking Dorito consomme. This is something that's clever, easy to do and would be something that might actually serve a purpose.

[@koztowz]

I've seen Crumb Boss and Steph91069 do a way better job... Crumb Boss and Mr. New Jersey for the win.

[@JonO387]

Blowing on them is very sanitary....

[@Rewonline]

I still think they are actually mushrooms.

[@dizzymaiden]

@BornWhiteSupremacy1 -what? they are mushrooms don't read so much into it.

[@CutiieCupcakez]

yum. dirty forrest floor.

[@stickyfoot84]

blowing on them is not sanitary!

[@amandaETW]

At 0:49, ewww, all the saliva that's going onto the mushroom caps!

[@emilnx]

my guests always love when I blow on my food...

[@daspense]

BUTT DRUGS

[@comfortablesofa]

This consomme shit has to stop... and by that I mean Chow should take down that video

[@Metrosexualmod27]

No actual recipe.. just click Bait instagram quick trash