Meringue powder

A shelf-stable powder of dried egg whites, sugar and stabilizers that replaces raw egg whites in royal icing, meringues and frostings.

Meringue powder: A small bowl of white meringue powder beside a bowl of glossy whipped royal icing
  • Baking ingredients and additives

Mixed with water, meringue powder whips up like fresh egg whites but is more consistent and does not need raw eggs. Its main use is royal icing for decorating cookies and assembling gingerbread houses, where it dries hard and stable.

A spoonful can also help buttercream and whipped cream hold their shape. Because it already contains sugar and stabilizers, it is not an exact match for plain dried egg white, and recipes written for one may need adjusting for the other.

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Written by VanillaGoods in our own words from these sources. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

  1. Egg Products, Understanding Ingredients for the Canadian Baker (BCcampus open textbook)