Raspberry Vacherin

Ingredients

Raspberry Vacherin:

• 8 egg whites
• 1 pound sugar
• 1 pound raspberry powder

Raspberry Sauce:

• 1 basket fresh raspberries or 1 bag frozen strawberries
• Sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees F.

Whip the egg whites until fluffy using a standing or hand held mixer. While on high speed, add 1/2 of the sugar. Slow to low speed and add the remainder of the sugar. Beat for 3 more minutes.

Add the raspberry powder by hand and mix with a spatula. Place the mixture into a pastry bag. Place a piece of parchment paper onto a baking sheet. Using the pastry bag, create round domes with the mixture.

Place in the oven at for 2 1/2 hours. Keep oven on. Remove from the oven and scoop out the insides with a spoon. Place back onto baking sheet and cook again for 1 hour at 190 degrees F.

Let cool and store in a dry place.

For Raspberry Sauce:

Blend 1 basket of fresh raspberries with sugar to taste. (Frozen raspberries may be substituted).

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.