frozen strawberry meringue

How To Make frozen strawberry meringue

• 1

  Crushed Strawberries: Wash berries under cold, running water. Remove hulls. Drain. Put berries into a small bowl. Mash with a potato masher or the rim of a glass. Set aside 1 cup to beat into the meringue. Sweeten remaining crushed berries to taste with powdered sugar or honey. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• 2

  Preparation: In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites on medium-high speed until the hold soft moist peaks.
• 3

  Add sugar, about 1 Tablespoon at a time and beating constantly until meringue is thick and glossy.
• 4

  Add the 1 cup crushed strawberries.
• 5

  Beat on medium speed just to blend.
• 6

  Transfer meringue mixture to a freezer container.
• 7

  Cover or wrap well.
• 8

  Freeze at least 1 hour until solid. (You can store in the freezer up to 1 month).
• 9

  To serve, spoon crushed, sweetened-to-taste berries evenly in the bottom of 4 individual stemmed glasses or shallow dishes.
• 10

  Top with frozen berry meringue.
• 11

  Garnish with strawberries and mint sprigs, if desired.
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