Valentine Swans Recipe

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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
1374
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 8 slivered almonds
  • cherry chocolate mousse:
  • 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 can (14-1/2 oz) pitted tart cherries
  • sauce/topping:
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup water
  • red liquid food coloring
  • 2 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Meringue: In a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, vanilla and salt, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved, about 8 minutes. Drop eight 1/4 cupfuls onto an ungreased parchment paper lined baking sheet. Shape each into a 4-in. long teardrop shell.
  2. Spoon remaining meringue into a pastry or plastic bag and cut a hole in the corner of bag. For swan necks, pipe eight 3-in. long question-mark shapes onto a second parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Insert a slivered almond in each for a beak.
  3. Bake teardrop shells at 225° for 30 minutes, then place meringue necks in oven and bake both the shells and necks 1 hour longer. Turn oven off. Let stand in oven for 1 hour. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  4. Mousse: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a small bowl. Beat in confectioners' sugar and cocoa until fluffy.
  5. Drain cherries, reserving juice. Chop cherries and gently fold into mousse. Refrigerate until assembling.
  6. Sauce: Combine the cornstarch, water, food coloring and reserved cherry juice in a saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil, then cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool.
  7. Topping: In a bowl, beat whipping cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Spoon 1/3 cup into a pastry or plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the corner of bag and set aside.
  8. Assembly: Spoon 1/4 cup chocolate mousse into each meringue shell. Referring to photo above for shape, carefully spread remaining topping over mousse and shell to form swan body. Insert sliced almonds for wings. Insert meringue neck.
  9. Place each swan on an individual serving plate. Spoon cherry sauce around swans. Pipe hearts in the sauce around swans with reserved topping. Yield: 8 servings.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1373.83 Kcal (5752 kJ)
Calories from fat 900.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 100.09g 154%
Cholesterol 64.15mg 21%
Sodium 167.08mg 7%
Potassium 1114.27mg 24%
Total Carbs 86.83g 29%
Sugars 58.69g 235%
Dietary Fiber 17.73g 71%
Protein 35.39g 71%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 5.3mg 29%
Calcium 389.9mg 39%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 446.45 Kcal (1869 kJ)
Calories from fat 292.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.53g 154%
Cholesterol 20.85mg 21%
Sodium 54.3mg 7%
Potassium 362.11mg 24%
Total Carbs 28.22g 29%
Sugars 19.07g 235%
Dietary Fiber 5.76g 71%
Protein 11.5g 71%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.7mg 29%
Calcium 126.7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 35
    Points
  • 37
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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