Hi Alyssa, I’m sorry you had trouble with this recipe. I have never made meringues without an electric mixer- even with a mixer you have to whip it for quite a good amount of time to reach a stiff consistency.

Thank you, Janelle. The instructions were in the body of the post but I’ve updated the recipe box to include it as well. Basically you use red food coloring gel to paint stripes of red along the inside of a pastry bag before you add the meringue.