Pineapple & banana custard meringues

Pineapple & banana custard meringues

Light, fruity and frothy, these quick puds are a smart choice for entertaining

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/gas 5/fan 170C. Drain the pineapple juice into a medium-sized pan. Blend in the cornflour then stir in the egg yolks, milk and vanilla extract. Heat, stirring all the time with a small whisk or wooden spoon until the mixture boils and thickens. Turn the heat to low and cook gently for one minute, stirring all the time.
  2. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in half the sugar. Tip in the pineapple, then slice in the bananas and stir everything together gently. Have a taste - add a little sugar if the sauce isn't sweet enough.
  3. Spoon the mixture into 4 individual baking dishes or large ovenproof teacups. Bake on a baking sheet for 5 minutes while you make the topping.
  4. Whisk the egg whites with an electric hand beater until they hold their shape. Tip in the remaining sugar and whisk until the meringue is glossy. Pile onto the hot desserts and bake for 5 more minutes until billowy and golden.

PER SERVING

259 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 14g, salt 0.28 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2003.

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  • Binder photo Tui

    04 January 2008

    Tui rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was a quick, easy and tasty dessert

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    10 January 2008

    veggiefoodlover13 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    it impressed all of my dinner party geusts!!

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  • Binder photo janeykuchen

    04 May 2008

    janeykuchen rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    YUK!!! what makes you think you need a whole teaspoonful of Vanilla extract?? it was bitter and frankly unpalatable - I had to throw it out after one serving, I won't be doing this again to your recipe, It's a good idea but the ingredients were not right, Banana also goes black if left, so cold pudding looked like an accident with a herd of slugs !! My husband was not impressed as he 's not fond of overripe bananas anyway...

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  • Binder photo Lyn

    02 February 2009

    Lyn rated and commented on this recipe

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    have to agree with janeykuchen, yuk it was very bitter, I made it for a dinner party and NO ONE ATE IT, what a waste of good food

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  • Binder photo Ruth Richardson

    08 October 2009

    Ruth Richardson commented on this recipe

    Be careful to use vanilla extract not vanilla essence

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  • Binder photo JulieS

    26 November 2010

    JulieS commented on this recipe

    I cheated and used ready-made custard instead of making it myself and it worked just as well and wasn't as bitter. Have also tried it with raspberries and peaches instead of pineapple and banana. YUMMY1

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

These tempting meringues contain only 5g of fat per serving.

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PER SERVING

259 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 48g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 14g, salt 0.28 g

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