Meringues With Lemon Cream
Ready In: 4 hrs 15 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
meringues with lemon cream
- 12 nested meringues
- 12 peaked meringues
- 450 ml low-fat yogurt
- 150 g caster sugar
- 60 ml cornflour
- 125 ml lemon juice
- 125 ml water
- 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 2 lemons, rind of, grated
- 125 ml whipping cream, whipped
Garnish
- 280 g strawberries, and or 280 g raspberries
Directions
- In a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over bowl, drain yoghurt in refrigerator for 4 hours or until yoghurt is 225 ml. Discard liquid.
- In non-aluminium saucepan, mix sugar and corn flour. Add lemon juice and water; bring to the boil, stirring constantly.
- Reduce heat and simmer gently for 3 minutes or until thickened.
- Whisk a little hot mixture into yolks; gradually stir back into saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring for 2 minutes; stir in lemon rind.
- Let cool to room temperature (if in a hurry, stir over a bowl of ice). Stir in drained yoghurt. Gently fold in whipped cream.
- Spoon into meringues; top each with second meringues. Garnish with fruit.
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