| Berry Good Pavlova |

| Filling 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries 1 cup fresh or frozen bluberries 1 TBSP corn starch mixed with ½ cup water to make slurry 6 Packets Truvia® natural sweetener 4 sugar free snack size dark chocolate bars In sauce pan combine berries, corn starch slurry and stevia. Bring almost to a boil. Turn head down to simmer. Simmer until mixture thickens. Pour into meringue shells (recipe follows) and drizzle with dark chocolate. (instructions follow) Meringue Shells 6 egg whites 4 packets Truvia® Natural Sweetener 1 tsp Cream of Tartar ½ tsp vanilla extract Preheat oven to 325º. In a very clean glass or metal mixing bowl beat egg whites until frothy. Continue to beat on high speed adding Xylitol, cream of tartar and vanilla. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form and meringue can be sculpted with the back of a spoon. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Place a generous dollop of meringue on parchment. Using a spoon or mini-spatula shape the meringue into a bowl shape. Repeat with the rest of the meringue. Be sure the meringue shells are about 2 inches apart on parchment. Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes then immediately remove from parchment. Fill with berry mixture (recipe above). Dark Chocolate Drizzle Place sugar free dark chocolate bars in disposable pastry bag. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time until chocolate is melted. Snip just the very end of the pastry bag. Squeeze chocolate to the end of the bag and drizzle lightly over Pavlova. |