Recipes · Belgian · Desserts
Merveilleux
One serving has 446 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (35%), copper (31%) and riboflavin (24%). Ready in 140 minutes.
- Preparation: 80 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (141 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 30 g Egg whites, raw
- 35 g Sugar
- 60 g Cream, heavy
- 15 g Chocolate, dark
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Preheat the oven to 100 °C (210 °F). Whisk the egg white to soft peaks, then gradually whisk in half the sugar until you get a stiff, glossy meringue.
- Pipe or spoon the meringue into two 8 cm discs on a lined baking tray. Bake for 1 hour until dry and crisp, then leave to cool completely in the switched-off oven.
- Whip the cream with the remaining sugar and the vanilla to firm peaks.
- Sandwich the two meringue discs together with a layer of the whipped cream, then cover the whole outside generously with more whipped cream.
- Grate the chocolate finely and press it all over the cream to coat. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 446 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.9 g | |
| Water | 61.4 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 6% |
| Protein | 6.1 g | 13% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.21 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.29 g | |
| Leucine | 0.45 g | |
| Lysine | 0.32 g | |
| Methionine | 0.16 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.34 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 28.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.96 g | |
| Saturated | 17.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.75 g | |
| Cholesterol | 68.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 53.1 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.28 mg | 31% |
| Iron | 1.9 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 41.8 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.3 mg | 17% |
| Phosphorus | 85.5 mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 215 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 9 µg | 16% |
| Sodium | 69.4 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.65 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.02 mg | 2% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.23 mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.42 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 3.6 µg | 1% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.17 µg | 7% |
| Choline | 10.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 247 µg | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 0.36 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 37.8 IU | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 0.64 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 3 µg | 3% |
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
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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