Low-fat Chocolate Mousse In A Meringue Shell (pavlova)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 egg whites (room temperature)
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces cool whip free
• 1 (4 ounce) package fat free sugar-free instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
• 8 ounces skim milk
• 1/3 cup hersheys chocolate syrup

Recipe

• 1 meringue shell: preheat oven to 250 degrees. in a mixer bowl, whisk egg whites and cream of tarter until soft peaks form.
• 2 while using a mixer at med-high speed, add sugar, 1 t. at a time until all sugar is incorporated.
• 3 add vanilla and continue to beat at high speed until mixture stands in stiff, glossy peaks.
• 4 spoon mixture onto parchment paper or non-stick foil, making a 9" circle that is mounded up at the outside edge.
• 5 bake 250 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes. then turn oven off and allow it to stay inside the oven another hour (or overnight) to cool completely.
• 6 filling: whisk chocolate syrup into milk, then blend the milk mixture into the pudding. whisk only about one minute; allow pudding to sit 5 minutes to thicken.
• 7 mound thickened filling into cooled pavlova shell; refrigerate 4 hours or until filling has set. if desired, garnish with chocolate curls to serve.