I love Easter dinner and especially a fun springy dessert. Meringues have almost been a favorite of mine. This one is different........its chocolate......and so good with strawberries.
Chocolate Meringue: Let 6 egg whites stand at room temp for at least 30 minutes. Set the oven at 350 degrees. On a piece of parchment paper draw a 10" circle. Now, I lived in Mexico where it was impossible to find parchment paper until the last few years........so I always used a brown paper bag......cut to fit just a little larger than the 10" circle. Okay now beat egg whites til soft peaks..........now add 1 cup of sugar......one Tblsp at a time......(this is so the sugar dissolves as you are beating) Beat at high speed until stiff peaks form and sugar in dissolved. Now fold in about 1/3 cup of finely shredded chocolate (I prefer dark chocolate......but its up to you) Okay now add 3 Tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 tsp balsamic vinegar. Spread the meringue onto the circle on your cookie sheet...........form with your rubber spatula to sort of have a little edge all around. Just before you put the meringue in the oven......TURN DOWN to 300 degrees...... Bake in oven for 1 hour........remove and cool completely on a cooling rack. Carefully remove the brown paper........and place on serving plate.
For the berries........you need about 4 cups or more, depending......on you. Take about 1 cup and blend in the blender with about 1 Tblsp of sugar.........this gives you the juice you need.
Keep the rest whole or halved or quartered, depending on size of berries.
Whip one cup of whip cream with 1 Tblsp of sugar.
To Serve: dump the whipped cream onto the meringue.......then top with the whole berries.
Slice into serving pieces and drizzle each with the berry puree..........This is a really yummy dessert and a little different from the norm.........if you like strawberries and chocolate.......this is for you!
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