Hokey-pokey vacherin

Preparation time:
15 mins plus overnight freezing time
Cooking time:
2 hours
Serves:
4
Rating:
(5)
Could this be the perfect dessert? Survey says yes! With sweet homemade meringue, vanilla and chocolate ice-cream and crunchy honeycomb, it’s a sure winner.
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Ingredients

2 x 20cm Homemade Meringue Rounds
500g rich chocolate ice-cream, softened
¼ cup dried pineapple, finely chopped
500g vanilla ice-cream,softened
100g, honeycomb chopped

Fresh raspberries, to serve

Homemade meringue rounds
4 eggwhites
200g caster sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Notes

Cook meringue rounds for 2 hours and 5 mins on 110°C in the oven.

Method

1. Line a 20cm round springform tin with baking paper. Trim edges of meringue rounds with a sharp knife, so they will fit in tin. Put 1 round in base of tin. Combine chocolate ice-cream and pineapple and spoon onto round in tin. Freeze for 20 minutes or until firm.

2. Combine vanilla ice-cream and honeycomb, then spoon onto chocolate ice-cream mixture. Put second round on top and press down firmly. Freeze overnight, or until firm. Cut with a warm knife and serve with raspberries.

Homemade meringue rounds
1. Preheat oven to 110°C. Draw a 20cm circle on each of 2 sheets of baking paper. Put sheets on 2 oven trays. Combine eggwhites, sugar, cream

of tartar and vanilla in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set over a saucepan of simmering water for 3 minutes, stirring often, until eggwhites are very warm to touch. Whisk on high for 8 minutes or until a thick, glossy mixture forms.

2. Using a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle, pipe mixture inside each circle. Bake for 2 hours or until dry and crisp. Set aside to cool and use within your chosen recipe.

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