This meringue dessert is filled with a delicious creamy and slightly sweet mixture and topped with cherries and strawberries.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 hourshours
Cook Time 1 hourhour
12 hourshours
Servings 12
Ingredients
6largeegg whites
½tspcream of tartar
¼tspsalt
1 ¾csugar
Filling
6ozcream cheese, softened
1csugar
1tspvanilla
2cheavy whipping cream, whipped
2cminiature marshmallows
Topping
1can (21 oz)cherry pie filling
2cfresh strawberries, sliced
1tsplemon juice
Instructions
Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add the cream of tartar and salt; beat until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff peak form (do not under beat). Spread evenly in a greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake at 275° for 1 hour;turn off oven (do not open door). Let cool in oven overnight or at least 12 hours.
In another large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth; gently fold in whipped cream and marshmallows. Spread over meringue. Chill for 4 hours.