‘Tis the time of year many of us seek giftable treats with a novelty quotient that will set them apart from the pack. These are the flourishes that create festive pops and memories to last all season long. So, if you are one such, look no further than Lord of Meringues, a boutique confection startup guaranteed to elevate your holiday accents.
Founded by local New Orleanian Ehren Abbott, Lord of Meringues serves up a panoply of IG-worthy sweets. For December, expect to find peppermint meringue Christmas trees, chocolate-dipped meringue lollipops hand-painted with gold luster and amazingly lifelike meringue mushrooms dusted with cocoa powder (the perfect finishing touch for home cooks tackling their own bouche noel). Available in both package quantities as well as in individual acrylic cubes, these items make gifting and favors a breeze.
Abbott discovered meringues on a trip through Switzerland years back. “I’d never had crunchy meringue before. I’d only ever had the soft, torched kind like we are used to here,” Abbott explained. “I really fell for them.” Upon his return he did some research and discovered while these sweets were popular in other parts of the world, not many confectioners were making them stateside. He soon learned why. “They are so temperamental – It is like they don’t want to be made,” he said. “They want to resist their own creation.” Yet he persevered, and after fiddling with recipes and techniques for over a year be finally settled on a methodology that worked. “I found I loved working with them – you can pipe them into different shapes and paint them – they are just such a versatile medium.”
Buy them online or at an array of specialty shops like Gracious Bakery, The Larder, Lionheart Prints, NOLA Boards and more. Abbott can also work directly with customers to create the perfect custom treat for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs and other special occasions.
