Pineapple Snow

Description

• Yield 6 cups of Pineapple snow and 2 cups of soft custard sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin (1 pkg)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ⅛ tsp salt
• ½ cup water
• 1½ cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 2 egg whites

Soft custard sauce (optional)

• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1½ cups skim milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

1. Combine gelatin, sugar and salt in saucepan.
2. Add water.
3. Place over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin is dissolved.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Stir in pineapple juice.
6. Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
7. Add egg whites and beat with electric beater until mixture begins to hold its shape.
8. Spoon into dessert dishes.
9. Chill until firm.
10. Serve plain or with soft custard sauce.

Soft custard sauce

1. Combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla.
2. Cook in double boiler over hot, not boiling, water.
3. Stir constantly. When custard coats a silver spoon, remove from heat.
4. Cool at once by placing pan in a bowl of ice water.
5. Stir in vanilla. Serve over fruit or gelatin.

Nutritional information

¾ cup serving pineapple snow without sauce:

• 45 calories | ½ fruit exchange 1.7 gm protein | 0 fat | 9.5 gm carbohydrate | 45.9 mg sodium | 96.4 mg potassium | 0 fiber | 0 cholesterol

¼ cup serving of sauce:

• 47 calories | ½ skim milk exchange 3.1 gm protein | 1.5 gm fat | 5.4 gm carbohydrate | 107.5 mg sodium | 92.4 mg potassium | 0 fiber | 69 mg cholesterol.

Notes

If you just want to use 2 egg yolks from the pineapple snow, try a half quantity of the sauce ingredients.