Triple-Berry Crisps with Meringue Streusel

Name: Triple-Berry Crisps with Meringue Streusel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced almonds; 473 milliliters blackberries; 946 milliliters blueberries; 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 Tbsps chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 3 Tbsps chopped crystallized ginger; 3 larges egg whites; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind; 118 milliliters orange juice; 2 Tbsps finely grated orange rind; 473 milliliters raspberries; 6 Tbsps sugar; 59 milliliters flaked sweetened coconut

Triple-Berry Crisps with Meringue Streusel requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 12 servings with 186 calories, 3g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of almonds, cornstarch, crystallized ginger, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works well as a reasonably priced dessert. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 20

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To prepare streusel, place egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy (about 30 seconds). Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form (about 2 minutes). Gently fold in almonds, coconut, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

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Egg Whites

Cinnamon

Almonds

Coconut

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

Spread as evenly as possible onto a parchment-lined 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.

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Spread

Jelly

Roll

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Frying Pan

Bake 2 1/2 hours. Turn oven off; cool meringue in closed oven at least 12 hours or until completely dry.

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Oven

Remove meringue from paper. Crumble meringue into 1/4-inch pieces.

Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (flour through 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon) in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in meringue pieces.

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Cinnamon

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 35

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To prepare filling, combine blueberries and next 7 ingredients (blueberries through orange rind) in a bowl; toss well. Spoon 1/2 cup filling into each of 12 (6-ounce) ramekins or custard cups coated with cooking spray. Top each with 1/3 cup meringue streusel mixture.

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Cooking Spray

Blueberries

Orange Zest

Custard

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Ramekin

Bowl

Place ramekins on a baking sheet; bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until bubbly.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Ramekin

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Note: You can also make this dessert in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. (

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Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly.) Or use small skillets like the one above, which we found at Williams-Sonoma. (

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Bake for 25 minutes.) The recipe makes enough to fill 6 skillets, 2 servings per skillet.

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Frying Pan

Variation: Triple-Berry Crisps with Almond Streusel: If you're in a hurry, try this more simple, traditional streusel topping - made with butter, flour, and sugar.

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Almonds

Butter

Chips

Berries

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Almond Streusel: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 4 1/2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 3/4 cup regular oats; 1/3 cup sliced almonds

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All Purpose Flour

Almonds

Brown Sugar