Edible Glitter on Meringue: Before or After Baking?

Podcast: The Monégasque Table · MONÉGASQUE

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

Does edible glitter go on meringue before or after baking? Before — and meringue is the one surface where there is no second chance. Raw piped meringue is wet and sticky, which is the best adhesion this category ever offers, and the shimmer simply bakes in. A baked meringue is the opposite: the entire purpose of the long low bake is to drive moisture out, so a finished meringue is bone dry and has nothing left to hold powder. What makes meringue different from every other surface is that there is no liquid rescue afterwards. Dried fondant takes a thin brush of...