Meringues Chantilly with Roasted Berries

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Oven Rules

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Cook Time:
2 hr 0 min
Level:
Difficult
Yield:
8 meringues

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 4 hr 0 min
Cook: 2 hr 0 min
Total:: 6 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

4 extra - large egg whites, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch kosher salt
1 cup granulated sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Roasted Berries, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a small glass and a pencil, draw 4 (3 1/2-inch) circles on each piece of paper. Turn the paper face down on the baking sheets.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt on high speed until frothy. Add 2/3 cup of the sugar and continue beating on high speed until the egg whites form very stiff peaks. Whisk in the vanilla. Carefully fold the remaining 1/3 cup sugar into the meringue. With a large star - shaped pastry tip, pipe a disk of meringue inside each circle. Pipe another layer around the edge to form the sides of the shells.

Bake for 2 hours, or until the meringues are dry and crisp but not browned. Turn off the heat and allow the meringues to sit in the oven for 4 hours or overnight.

For serving, place each meringue on a separate plate and top the shell with berries.

Roasted Berries:

1 pint fresh strawberries
2 half-pints fresh raspberries
2 half-pints fresh blueberries
2 half-pints fresh blackberries
1/4 cup sugar
Vanilla bean, split and seeds removed

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Place the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries on a sheet pan and toss with the sugar and vanilla bean seeds. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving.

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recipe Meringues Chantilly with Roasted Berries
ruth west lanham hills, MD 11-12-2009
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foolproof meringues
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The best meringue recipe ever. The roasted berries are awesome, but when out of season try filling them with sliced chilled... bananas topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate ganache, elegant and inexpensive.Read more
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Peggy Jackson, AL 10-05-2009
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meringues chantilly
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is to answer Jenice.... PLEASE DO NOT use splenda in the meringues! I had already tried doing this and the meringue... willl be rubbery!!!! They will not be crisp and you will have to throw it away. So please do not waste your time and ingredients. Glad to hear about roastering the berries. I usually serve fresh and not roasted. Can't wait to try.Read more
recipe Meringues Chantilly with Roasted Berries
Debbie Lancaster, SC 06-24-2009
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Perfect as Written
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made this recipe yesterday exactly according to the directions and the result was beautiful and delicious. Just add a dollop... of slightly sweetened whipped cream to the inside of each meringue before topping with the berries. For the previous reviewer who had to adjust the time for the meringues, perhaps your oven temp is off a bit, but if you leave the meringues in the oven and do not open the door till they are cooled, they will be perfect every time. Also, making meringues can be a challenge if the humidity is high in your house.Read more
recipe Meringues Chantilly with Roasted Berries
Jenna Friday Harbor , WA 06-07-2009
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They need to cook MUCH longer than 2 hours.....but are worth it!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These are awesome. I absolutely love them!! the first 3 times I made them I was very disciplined to be at the oven at the 2... hours and turn it off, and leave them in the oven, off, for at least 6 hours. But they were never done. They would be chewy inside. So, I started cooking them on 200 degrees and not turning the oven off until I could smash one (I made a small meringue on the side of the cookie sheet) and it would not be mushy inside. It ended up being about 2 hours and 45 minutes...then leave them in the oven over night. they are great. I didn't make the berries, I just cut up strawberries and sprinkled sugar over them, and then used homemade whipped cream, MMMM!!Read more
recipe Meringues Chantilly with Roasted Berries
Mev Greensboro, GA 06-05-2009
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"BERRY, BERRY GOOD"
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Roasting the berries was incredible. I was lucky to find that the strawberries, raspberries and blackberries were on sale. ... I skipped the blueberries because they were not on sale. Also, I did not make the meriques, but served the roasted berries over ice cream. This was UNBELIVABLY GOOD! Kids and adults LOVED it. This could be served over pound cake, angel food cake...you name it. My daughter-in-law came back for seconds later that night (something she rarely does!) and just dolloped (fresh) whipped cream on top. YUMMY!Read more
recipe Meringues Chantilly with Roasted Berries
Jenice Wilsonville, OR 05-27-2009
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Splenda?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just curious if this recipe can be made using Splenda instead of sugar? Has anyone tried it?