Recipes · French · Desserts
Vacherin Glacé
One serving has 583 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (42%), vitamin A (35%), phosphorus (20%) and cobalamin (20%). Ready in 115 minutes.

- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 90 min
- Makes: 1 serving (270 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 30 g Egg whites, raw
- 55 g Sugar
- 100 g Ice cream, vanilla
- 30 g Cream, heavy
- 5 g Sugar, powdered
- 50 g Raspberries, raw
Method
- Makes 1 portion; multiply by 6 for a full vacherin to share. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks, then whisk in the sugar a spoonful at a time until thick and glossy.
- Pipe or spread the meringue into a shell shape (a base disc plus a ring, or one nest shape) on a lined tray.
- Bake at 100 °C (212 °F) for 80-90 minutes until crisp and dry, then cool completely and, if not assembling straight away, store in an airtight tin.
- Whip the cream with the powdered sugar to soft peaks.
- Just before serving, fill the meringue shell with the vanilla ice cream, mounding it up.
- Top with the whipped cream and raspberries, and serve immediately while the ice cream is firm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 583 kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 90.6 g | |
| Water | 147 mL | |
| Fiber | 4 g | 13% |
| Protein | 8.2 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.32 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.44 g | |
| Leucine | 0.69 g | |
| Lysine | 0.54 g | |
| Methionine | 0.22 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.51 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 22.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.79 g | |
| Saturated | 13.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.37 g | |
| Cholesterol | 77.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 163 mg | 16% |
| Copper | 0.08 mg | 9% |
| Iron | 0.52 mg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 30.4 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.35 mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 141 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 353 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 9.2 µg | 17% |
| Sodium | 139 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.99 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.47 mg | 3% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.95 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 17.9 µg | 4% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.47 µg | 20% |
| Choline | 37.5 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 242 µg | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 13.9 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 26.9 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 5.2 µg | 6% |
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
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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