Meringue Trifle
Yield
8 servingsPrep
20 minCook
120 minReady
160 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
liqueur
triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor |
|
| 6 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet, null, null |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| 3 | each |
bananas
|
|
| Meringue | |||
| 4 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 1 | pinch |
cream of tartar
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 45 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 45 | ml |
liqueur
triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor |
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet, null, null |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 3 | each |
bananas
|
|
| Meringue | |||
| 4 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 1 | pinch |
cream of tartar
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
You can freeze the crumbled meringues ahead of time, but assemble the trifle no longer than 4 hours before serving.
MERINGUES: In bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form;gradually beat in sugar until stiff peaks form.
Beat in vanilla.
Onto a foil-lined baking sheet, spoon mixture into 2 inch rounds.
Bake in 250 degree F oven for 2 hours.
Let cool; break each round into 3 to 4 pieces.
Set aside.
In bowl, whip cream; gradually beat in sugar.
Fold in orange liqueur.
In top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water, or in microwaveable dish, melt chocolate with butter; let cool slightly.
Cut bananas into ½ inch thick slices.
Spoon one third of the whipped cream into 8 to 10 cup serving bowl.
Cover with ⅓ of the meringue pieces; drizzle with ⅓ of the chocolate.
Cover with half of the bananas.
Repeat with whipped cream, meringues, chocolate and bananas.
Top with remaining whipped cream, then meringues, then Refrigerate until serving.
