Bavarois de Guindones

Name: Bavarois de Guindones
Yield: Serves 8–10
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 8–10 whole prunes for garnishing; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 12-ounce can unsweetened evaporated milk; 1 cup prunes, chopped; 14 tablespoons sugar, divided; 6 eggs, whites and yolks separated; ¼ cup water; 1 cup sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Peruvian Kitchen

By Morena Cuadra and Morena Escardó

Published 2014

About

We call this light dessert merengón, which means “large meringue.” This baked meringue studded with chopped prunes, and covered with caramel—just like flan—is always served with custard on the side.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
¼ cup water
6 eggs, whites and yol

Americas
Peru
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
To make the caramel: Put 1 cup sugar and ¼ cup<