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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Recipe of the Week


Yum. Julie made these when we visited for Thanksgiving and I have wanted to make them ever since. Tried them tonight and I thought they were pretty darn good!

Chocolate filled Meringue Shells with Strawberry Sauce

2 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
Chocolate Filling (follows)
Strawberry Sauce (follows)

Heat oven to 375. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt in small bowl at high speed of mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition until stiff peaks hold their shape, sugar is dissolved and mixture is glossy. Fold in vanilla.

Spoon into about 10 mounds on parchment paper. I put mine in a ziploc with a large star tip (Wilton 1M) and did it that way. I liked the way it turned out.

Bake 1 hour or until meringues turn delicate cream color and feel dry. Cool in pan on wire rack.

Chocolate Filling:
4 ounces softened Neufchatel cheese (1/3 less fat cream cheese) and 1/4 c. cocoa in a small bowl on medium speed until blended (I needed to add some milk at this point). Gradually add 3/4 c. powdered sugar, beating until well blended. Fold in 1 cup of cool whip (OR if you're like me...one cup of real whipped cream. OH. YEAH.)

Strawberry Sauce:
put 1 package of frozen (thawed) strawberries in a blender. YOu might need to add some water and I added some sugar.

That's pretty much it!