Recipes · French · Desserts
Mont Blanc
One serving has 526 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (66%), copper (58%), pyridoxine (39%), vitamin C (35%), riboflavin (30%) and thiamin (23%). Ready in 90 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (219 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 20 g Egg whites, raw
- 23 g Sugar, powdered
- 100 g Chestnuts, roasted
- 20 g Sugar
- 25 g Water
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
- 30 g Cream, heavy
Method
- Whisk the egg white to soft peaks, then whisk in the powdered sugar a spoonful at a time until stiff and glossy.
- Spread or pipe into a small disc on a lined tray and bake at 100 °C (210 °F) for about 1 hour until dry and crisp; cool.
- Simmer the chestnuts with the sugar, water and vanilla for 10 minutes until very soft, then push through a fine sieve or ricer to make thin chestnut vermicelli.
- Pile the chestnut vermicelli over the meringue disc in a rough mound.
- Whip the cream to soft peaks with the extra powdered sugar and pipe or spoon it over the top before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 526 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 97 g | |
| Water | 101 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.1 g | 17% |
| Protein | 6.2 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.24 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.3 g | |
| Leucine | 0.46 g | |
| Lysine | 0.39 g | |
| Methionine | 0.17 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.31 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.39 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 13.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 7.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.37 g | |
| Cholesterol | 33.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 51.4 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.52 mg | 58% |
| Iron | 0.98 mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 37.6 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 66% |
| Phosphorus | 127 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 655 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 6.4 µg | 12% |
| Sodium | 45 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.66 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.74 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.51 mg | 39% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 72 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.07 µg | 3% |
| Choline | 6.8 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 124 µg | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 26.2 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 18.9 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.78 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 8.8 µg | 10% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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