Mini Neapolitan Baked Alaskas

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 chocolate wafer cookies
• 1 cup reduced-fat strawberry ice cream (such as dreyer's slow-churned ice cream)
• 3 egg whites
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 spread and flatten 4 foil muffin liners into circles. place on a baking sheet and place a wafer cookie on the center of each. top each wafer with 1/4 cup of ice cream. place in freezer.
• 2 in a small saucepan, combine egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar. beat mixture on low speed with a hand mixer for 1 minute. continue beating mixture over low heat until the mixture reaches 160° f, about 12 minutes. remove from heat and add vanilla.
• 3 beat egg mixture until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. take care not to overbeat.
• 4 remove baking sheet from freezer. immediately spread meringue over ice cream, sealing to edges of wafers. use a spatula or butter knife to form peaks to make a more attractive presentation (touch the spatula to the meringue and then quickly pull it away).
• 5 broil 4-6 inches from heat for 1-2 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. watch carefully to avoid overbrowning.
• 6 serve immediately.