Meringue Nests with Cheesecake Filling & Berry Compote

Ingredients

Meringues:

Filling:

To finish:

Method

Meringues:
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line baking sheet with baking paper. 

Beat the egg whites until soft peaks are formed. Add the castor sugar a little at a time while beating well after each addition.

Sift in the corn flour and add the salt and vinegar. Mix into the beaten egg white mixture.

Spoon or pipe 6 circles onto the baking sheet. Using the back of a spoon, hollow each circle.

Place in the preheated oven and lower the heat to 125°C. Bake for 1½ hours. Leave to cool in the oven. 

Filling:
Beat the cream cheese, castor sugar, lemon juice and zest and vanilla essence together until smooth.

Fold in the whipped cream.

To finish:
Spoon the filling into the meringue nests and drizzle with the berry sachet.

Sprinkle with grated chocolate.