Ginger-Cream Meringue Sandwiches
- 1 cup PLANTERS Sliced Almonds, toasted, divided
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 pkg. (3 oz.) crystallized ginger, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- Preheat oven to 300F.
- Trace 50 (2-inch) circles on large sheets of parchment paper; place on baking sheets.
- Set aside.
- Place 3/4 cup of the almonds in food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
- Set aside.
- Beat egg whites with electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Add sugar, 1 Tbsp.
- at a time, beating until sugar is well blended and dissolved after each addition.
- Gently stir in finely chopped almonds.
- Spoon 1 Tbsp.
- egg white mixture onto each parchment circle; lightly spread to edge of circle.
- Top each with 3 or 4 of the remaining sliced almonds.
- Bake 25 to 30 min.
- or until meringues are golden brown.
- (Meringues should lift easily off the paper and sound hollow when tapped.)
- Cool completely.
- Mix cream cheese, ginger and honey until well blended.
- Spread about 2 tsp.
- of the cream cheese mixture onto each of 25 meringues just before serving; top each with a second meringue to make sandwich.
egg whites, sugar, philadelphia cream cheese, ginger, honey
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/ginger-cream-meringue-sandwiches-98084.aspx (may not work)