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Meringues with Fresh Berries Recipe

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"Juicy ripe berries and a dollop of light cream fill these cloud-like meringue desserts," Agnes Ward writes from Stratford, Ontario. "When I double this recipe to serve friends, they always rave about it."

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Meringues with Fresh Berries Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield: 2 Servings

20 60 80

Ingredients

2 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
Dash salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mixed fresh berries
1/2 teaspoon sugar, optional
1/3 cup sour cream
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon rum extract

Directions

Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla.
Drop meringue into two mounds on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Shape into 3-1/2-in. cups with the back of a spoon.
Bake at 225° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until set and dry. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1 hour. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a small bowl, combine berries and sugar if desired; let stand for 5 minutes. Combine sour cream and extract; spoon into meringue shells. Top with berries. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (calculated without optional sugar) equals 222 calories, 7 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 149 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Meringues with Fresh Berries in Cooking for 2 Spring 2008, p33

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Reviewed on May. 27, 2011 by Clifton66

This is the first time I have ever made any recipe with a meringue. I made two changes -- used fat free sour cream and almond extract instead of rum extract. I was very pleased with the results.