Delicate, light meringue nests overflowing
with fresh fruit and drizzled with warm chocolate sauce -- how
could anyone resist?
Fruit-Filled
Chocolate Chip Meringue Nests
- Meringues:
4 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE®
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
Chocolate Sauce:
2/3 cup (5-ounce can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated
Milk
1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Morsels
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
3 cups fresh fruit or berries (whole blackberries, blueberries
or raspberries, sliced kiwi, peaches or strawberries)
- For Meringues: Preheat
oven to 300ºF (150ºC). Lightly grease baking sheets.
- Beat egg whites, salt
and cream of tartar in large mixer bowl until soft peaks form.
Gradually add sugar; beat until sugar is dissolved. Gently fold
in morsels. Spread meringue into ten 3-inch nests with deep wells
about 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes
or until meringues are dry and crisp. Cool on baking sheets for
5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- For Chocolate Sauce: Heat
evaporated milk to boiling in medium, heavy-duty saucepan. Stir
in morsels. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly
thickened and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in sugar, vanilla
extract and salt.
- Drizzle meringues with
Chocolate Sauce and fill with fruit (whole blackberries, blueberries
or raspberries, sliced kiwi, peaches or strawberries); serve
immediately
Makes 10 servings.
Estimated Times:
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Cooling Time: 5 mins cooling
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (1/10 of recipe): Calories: 400 Calories from Fat:
140 Total Fat: 16 g Saturated Fat: 9 g Cholesterol: 5 mg Sodium:
180 mg Carbohydrates: 61 g Dietary Fiber: 4 g Sugars: 49 g Protein:
6 g
Recipe and photograph are
the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.
