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Pecan Meringue Kisses

A light, sweet treat of egg white meringue studded with pecans, baked until crisp.

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Why it works: Egg and pecans are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,280 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Pecan Meringue Kisses

Oven300°F
Time15 to 20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F.

  2. Grease a cookie sheet.

Make the meringue

  1. Beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form.

  2. Gradually add brown sugar, beating constantly, until stiff peaks form.

  3. Fold in pecans.

Bake and cool

  1. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of meringue onto the greased cookie sheet.

  2. Bake about 15 to 20 minutes or until delicately brown and firm.

  3. Cool three to five minutes before removing from cookie sheet.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

323Calories
9 gProtein
26 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Egg + pecanstop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,280 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Sugar + pecanstop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,962 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Egg whites
Whipped into foam that gives the meringue its structure and lift.
Brown sugar
Stabilizes the whipped whites and adds sweetness and caramel-like flavor and color.
Pecans
Add texture and nutty flavor, and are folded in to distribute evenly through the meringue.

The step that matters

Beat the sugar in gradually until stiff peaks form. Adding sugar slowly while beating dissolves it into the foam, producing a glossy, stable meringue. Dumping it in at once can leave grainy or collapsed results.

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar):

  1. Pecansthe original
  2. Almondfits about as well
  3. Chestnutfits about as well
  4. Milletfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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