Almond Vacherin with Bing Cherry Compote

Name: Almond Vacherin with Bing Cherry Compote
Ingredients: ¼ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons brandy; 1 ounce sliced almonds, toasted and finely ground; 2 cups heavy (whipping) cream; ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; ½ cup powdered sugar; 6 large egg whites

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

This Bing cherry compote can be served by itself, over ice cream, or in this case as a filling for meringue shells loaded with brandy cream.

Ingredients

Vacherins

6 large egg whites
¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

To make the vacherins

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

Put the egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer. With the whisk attachment, whip them on medium speed until frothy. Increase to high speed and slowly add