Fruit-Filled Chocolate Chip Meringue Nests

Ingredients

Meringues

• 4 large egg whites
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 package Nestlé® toll house® semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 3 cups fresh fruit

Chocolate sauce

• 1 box Nestlé® Carnation® evaporated milk
• 1 package Nestlé® Toll House® semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 °F.
2. Lightly grease baking sheets.
3. Beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in large mixer bowl until soft peaks form.
4. Gradually add sugar; beat until sugar is dissolved.
5. Gently fold in morsels.
6. Spread meringue into ten 3-inch nests with deep wells about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
7. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until meringues are dry and crisp.
8. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
9. Heat evaporated milk to boiling in medium, heavy-duty saucepan.
10. Stir in morsels.
11. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened and smooth.
12. Remove from heat; stir in sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
13. Drizzle meringues with chocolate sauce and fill with fruit (whole blackberries, blueberries or raspberries, sliced kiwi, peaches or strawberries).
14. Serve immediately.