Espresso Meringues

Last week I made a banana cream pie for W and wanted to make meringues for myself.  Meringues are a wonderful way to use up leftover egg whites.  Several days prior I had received a recipe for chocolate-dipped espresso meringues from Real Simple.  I had all of the ingredients on hand so it was easy to mix them together. 

I opted not to dip mine in chocolate although I am sure that would be delicious.  They were good just like this.  Even my dad who is not a coffee fan said they were tasty.  Just a note: do not try to make meringues on a rainy day.  They will not turn out crispy.