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Baked Summer Fruit

baked summer fruit
Ingredients:
  • (1 lb.) fresh or frozen un-thawed rhubarb, cut into 1/2 in. pieces
  • (1/2 cup) sugar
  • (1 tsp.) grated fresh ginger, optional
  • (2 cups) fresh or frozen un-thawed strawberries, hulled and halved
  • (3 large) egg whites, at room temperature
  • (1/4 tsp.) cream of tartar
  • (1/3 cup) sugar
Servings
6
Dessert

Baked Summer Fruit

Individual rhubarb and strawberry desserts with baked meringue on top.

Preparation Time
About 15 minutes
Cook Time
About 40 minutes

    Instructions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Place six 8 oz. ramekins on a baking sheet (or use a deep dish pie pan).
  2. 2In a medium bowl, combine rhubarb, sugar and ginger. Pour evenly into ramekins and cover with foil. Bake 25-30 minutes, set aside uncovered.
  3. 3Meanwhile, use an electric mixer to beat together egg whites and cream of tartar until it forms soft peaks. While beating, add sugar and beat until it forms stiff peaks.

  4. 4Press strawberries into each ramekin and top with egg whites. Bake another 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and serve.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 ramekin

Amount Per Serving:
  • Calories 148
  • Total Fat 0 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 35 g
  • Protein 3 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Sodium 31 mg
  • Fiber 2 g

Additional Information

Recipe Category: Dessert

Recipe Subcategory: Cobblers and Crisps

Recipe Ethnicity: N/A

Dietetic Info:
  • Glycemic Index:
  • Gluten Free: Yes

Vegetarian/Allergen Info: Contains Eggs

NOTE: Glycemic Index Scale: Low=0-55, Medium=56-69, High=70 or greater.