Floating Islands II recipe

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Ingredients

2 egg whites
1 pinch salt
¼ cup white sugar
3 cups milk
3 eggs
2 egg yolks
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

219.5 calories
carbohydrate: 31.3 g
cholesterol: 171 mg
fat: 6.4 g
fiber: : -
protein: 9.3 g
saturatedFat: 2.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 106.3 mg
sugar: 31.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites with salt until foamy. Gradually pour in 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.

  2. Bring milk to a simmer in large saucepan over medium heat. Drop egg white mixture in six separate mounds into simmering milk, leaving one inch between mounds. Poach 3 to 5 minutes, turning once. Remove meringues with slotted spoon and drain. Remove milk from heat and set aside.

  3. Beat eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar. Stir in milk from the saucepan.

  4. Cook milk mixture in a double boiler over simmering water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Let cool before stirring in vanilla.

  5. To serve, pour custard in a dish and top with poached meringues.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a favorite dessert of everyone who tries it.

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