Description
Elegant Almond Dacquoise Cream Clouds – A Delicious French Cookie
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup almond meal or almond flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 oz mascarpone cheese (optional for added richness)
- Crushed almonds (optional garnish)
- Fresh berries (optional garnish)
- A dusting of powdered sugar (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 225°F (110°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and draw circles on it (about 3 inches in diameter) to help guide your meringue layers. You can use a pencil to draw lightly on the parchment paper and then flip it over, so the ink doesn’t touch the meringue.
- In a clean mixing bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they form soft peaks. Gradually add the powdered sugar, a spoonful at a time, and continue to beat until stiff, glossy peaks form.
- Sift the almond meal into the meringue mixture, then gently fold it in with a spatula. Add the vanilla extract if using. Be careful not to deflate the meringue while folding.
- Transfer the meringue mixture into a piping bag and pipe it onto the prepared parchment paper. Pipe small rounds (about 3 inches wide), and be sure to keep them evenly spaced.
- Bake the meringue rounds in the preheated oven for 1–1.5 hours, or until they are crisp and dry on the outside. Turn off the oven and let them cool completely inside.
- While the meringues are cooling, prepare the cream filling. In a mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Add the vanilla extract and mascarpone cheese (if using), and continue to whip until the mixture holds stiff peaks.
- Once the meringues are completely cool, pipe a generous amount of cream filling onto one meringue and top with another to form a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining meringues.
- Garnish the cookies with crushed almonds, fresh berries, or a dusting of powdered sugar. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1.5 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Almond Dacquoise Cream Clouds