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Suspiro de Lima (Peruvian Meringue with Cream Cheese)

Name: Suspiro de Lima (Peruvian Meringue with Cream Cheese)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: egg whites 6 pieces; caster sugar 180 g; cream cheese 400 g; evaporated milk 200 ml; lemon juice 15 ml; vanilla essence 5 ml; port or brandy 40 ml; fine salt 2 g

Soft meringue nests filled with a sharp cream cheese.

40 minutes · 8 servings · Moderate

The city claims a meringue dessert of its own, built from meringue that is left to cool dry overnight until it can be filled without weeping. Cream cheese filling goes into the cooled nests in the morning, and any meringue that cracks is set aside for another purpose. It is best made a day ahead, which is most of the reason home cooks love it.

Ingredients

egg whites6 pieces
caster sugar180 g
cream cheese400 g
evaporated milk200 ml
lemon juice15 ml
vanilla essence5 ml
port or brandy40 ml
fine salt2 g

Directions

1
Whip whites with sugar and salt 10 minutes to stiff glossy peaks.
2
Beat cream cheese, evaporated milk, lemon and vanilla 5 minutes until light.
3
Fill the meringue nests with the cream cheese mixture.
4
Chill 1 hour before serving.

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