Weeping Meringue

If, after a few hours in the fridge, sugar droplets start forming on the outside of the meringue, you may have over-whipped your egg whites. When the bubbles in a common meringue are stretched to their maximum through over whipping, a temperature change can cause them to burst, and they’ll release a little of the sugar they’ve been holding, resulting in a weeping meringue. Humidity can also be a culprit here. If it is a hot and humid summer day, and the fridge has been opened and closed repeatedly, this can also cause a bit of weeping. Unfortunately, once meringue weeps, there is no fix for it other than eating the evidence. The Italian meringue recipe for the Lemon Meringue Pie in this book typically doesn’t weep.