Recipe - Cherry Meringue Dessert

3 Egg whites
One fourth teaspoon Cream of tartar
Three fourths cup Sugar
FILLING:
1 pack (3oz) cream cheese,softened
One fourth cup Confectioners' sugar
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Whipping cream, whipped
1 cn (21 oz) cherry pie filling

In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat
until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tbsp. at a time, beating
until very stiff peaks form. Cover a baking sheet with foil or parchment
paper. Spoon meringue onto foil. Using the back of a spoon, form meringue
into a 9 inch heart shape, building up the edges slightly. Bake at 275F for
1 One half hrs. Turn oven off and do not open door. Let cool in oven for 1 hr.
Remove from the oven; cool completely. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese,
sugar and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped cream until mixture is well
blended. To serve, place heart on a serving platter; fill with cream cheese
mixture and top with pie filling. Yield 6 servings. Typed in MMformat by
cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Taste of Home
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by scotlyn@juno.com (Daniel S Johnson) on Feb
7, 1998