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Schaum Torte


"This is a simple recipe that tastes as wonderful and ethnic as the dessert you would get in a German restaurant. I prefer to use strawberries, but anything goes with this one! You can make smaller mounds to have meringue cookies ... a low fat snack!"
Original recipe yield: 8 servings.
Prep Time:
5 Minutes
Cook Time:
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Ready In:
2 Hours 35 Minutes
Servings:
8

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup egg whites
  • 2 teaspoons vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups white sugar
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  • 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Butter a large baking sheet.
  2. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Blend in vinegar and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. With a large spoon, drop meringue in 8 clumps (about 4 inches diameter), close together on baking sheet. Indent the center of each clump with the back of a spoon.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven, and let shells cool in the oven, about 1 hour.
  4. To serve: Fill each shell with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and smother with thawed strawberries.