Recipe: Meringue snow balls

­If you love desserts, then these scrumptious quick-to-make snow balls are just ideal for you and your family!

Ingredient:



Method

•  Beat egg whites until they form peaks

•  Add 1/4 cup of sugar to the egg whites and beat for a minute to form meringue.

•  Heat milk in a pot and keep it aside.

•  Add teaspoons full of meringue to the warm milk with enough space between one another to puff up and leave them for about five minutes.

•  Poach and flip the meringue. Once they are ready, lift them and drain extra milk and place them on a plate.

•  In a separate bowl, mix egg yolks, 1/2 cup of sugar and vanilla essence.

•  Pour the mixture in the milk.

•  Cook on medium heat and stir continuously for four to six minutes.

•  In a bowl, mix corn flour in cold water and pour it in the milk mixture and stir continuously to avoid lumps.

•  After the mixture has thickened, pour it in a bowl and let it cool.

•  Once the mixture has cooled, place meringues on top and enjoy the scrumptious snowballs!

Arooj Waqar runs a Facebook cooking page called Mona’s Kitchen and aspires to transform her passion for cooking into a career.

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, August 31^st, 2014.