Dessert Shells With Cream Filling And Berries Recipes

MERINGUE SHELLS WITH LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 225°. Add vinegar, vanilla, salt and cream of tartar to egg whites; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form., Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a large star tip. Transfer meringue to bag. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, pipe meringue into twelve 3-in. round disks, building up the sides with meringue to form shells. Bake 45-50 minutes or until set and dry. Turn off oven (do not open door); leave meringues in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven; cool completely on baking sheet. , Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, mix sugar and potato starch. Whisk in water and 1/2 cup lemon juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Gently stir in lemon zest and remaining lemon juice. Transfer to a small bowl; cool without stirring. Refrigerate, covered, until cold., Spoon curd into meringue shells. If desired, top with whipped topping and berries.

DESSERT SHELLS WITH CREAM FILLING AND BERRIES

Steps:

• Mix yogurt and Cool Whip together. Keep covered in refrigerator until ready to assemble.
• Toss berries together in separate bowl. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
• To assemble: Plate dessert shells.
• Divide cream filling between shells.
• Divide berries between shells.
• I placed one berry on top of cream filling and the rest in front of the filled shell.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE CLOUDS

Steps:

• Bake the frozen pastry shells as instructed on the box. Each box contains six pastry shells. Using two boxes, all twelve will fit on a large baking sheet. After they are done, remove top and hollow out the inside of pastries. Set tops aside to use later as garnish.
• Slice strawberries lengthwise into medium-thin pieces. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and set aside to chill in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until smooth. In a separate large mixing bowl, whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form (about 3 minutes). Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Set aside and chill.
• Fill each pastry with cream cheese until it just reaches the top. Spoon strawberries over top. Use the pastry tops as a garnish with a dollop of the cream cheese mixture and a strawberry slice on top.

TULIPES (DESSERT SHELLS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease large cookie sheet.
• In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat egg whites, confectioners' sugar, and flour until well blended.
• Beat in melted butter, vanilla, and salt.
• Make TWO cookies by dropping batter by heaping tablespoons, 4 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• With narrow metal spatula, spread batter to form 4 inch rounds.
• Bake cookies until golden around edges, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Place two 2 inch diameter glasses UPSIDE DOWN on work surface. Guessing that the glasses should be short squatty ones.
• With spatula, quickly lift 1 hot cookie and gently shape over bottom of glass.
• Shape a second cookie.
• When cookies are cool, transfer to wire rack. (If cookies become too firm to shape, return them to cookie sheet and place in oven to soften slightly.).
• REPEAT steps five through 11 with remaining batter. (Batter will become slightly thicker upon standing.).
• Store tulipes in single layer in airtight container at room temperature.
• To serve, place on dessert plate and fill with your choice of filling.