Name: Meringues with Fresh Berries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 large 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

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

Ingredients

2 large 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

Instructions

1 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.

2 Drop meringue into 2 mounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Shape into 3-1/2-in. cups with the back of a spoon.

3 Bake at 225° until set and dry, 1 to 1-1/4 hours. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1 hour. Remove to wire racks to cool.

4 In a small bowl, combine berries and, if desired, sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Combine sour cream and extract; spoon into meringue shells. Top with berries.