GRAPEFRUIT MERINGUE SHELLS

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"This pretty citrus dessert is refreshing, simple to make and elegant-looking. It's popular at our house both after a meal and with tea in the afternoon or evening." Patricia Polewski - McAllen, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

3 large egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup sugar
FILLING:
1 package (.8 ounce) sugar-free cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix
1 cup red grapefruit juice
1 cup 2% milk
1 medium red grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1 cup reduced-fat whipped topping

Steps:

Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add cream of tartar; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved., Drop 8 mounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Shape into 3-in. cups with the back of a spoon. Bake at 225° for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until set and dry. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1 hour. Cool on wire racks., For filling, combine the pudding mix, grapefruit juice and milk in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer or until thickened. Transfer to a bowl. Cover surface with waxed paper; refrigerate until chilled., Just before serving, spoon pudding into meringue shells. Garnish with grapefruit and whipped topping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 147 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 89mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.