Cherry Berries on a Cloud

Beautiful and light meringue based dessert. Excellent for Valentine's day and Christmas. I often make individual servings using a coffee mug for a pattern. Your guests will think you have slaved for hours.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 242 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 cup miniature marshmallows
• 1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 8 ounces frozen strawberries, thawed and drained (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl. Stir marshmallows, whipped topping, and vanilla through the cream cheese mixture. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 to 12 hours.

Step 3

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in a large bowl; add 1 cup sugar in small amounts into the egg white mixture and keep beating until very stiff. Draw a large circle onto a piece of brown paper or parchment. Fill in the circle with the meringue mixture building up the sides.

Step 4

Draw a large circle onto a sheet parchment paper. Fill the circle with the egg white mixture building up the sides to form a large cylinder.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn heat off and let meringue cool undisturbed in the oven without ever opening the oven door for 1 hour more.

Step 6

Stir cherry pie filling, strawberries, and lemon juice together in a bowl.

Step 7

Gently spread cream cheese mixture over the top of the meringue; top with cherry pie filling mixture.