Blueberry Peach Trifle

A trifle for one, anyone? Blueberry Peach Trifle is easily doubled to share the love.

The meringue recipe is quick and easy. It's magical. The recipe makes a lot of meringues; they keep in airtight containers for weeks. So there's plenty to make variations on the theme with all of summer's fruit and berries.

Use sweetened whipped cream or ice cream to make these even easier. Dumping everything in a bowl is also easier. Then it's akin to the English deconstructed trifle dessert called Eton Mess.

What you absolutely MUST do is eat this dessert as soon as it's made. Unless you like dissolved meringues.

Text and Photo by Jac Kyles Baker

Makes 1 trifle

Ingredients

For the blueberry sauce:

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1/2 cup peach syrup/juice

3 TB granulated sugar

1 TB cornstarch

For the soy pudding:

1 cup soy milk

3 TB light brown sugar

2 TB cornstarch

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

For the trifle:

3/4 cup sliced canned peaches, drained and sliced horizontally into chunks

3 to 4 meringues (recipe below)

1/4 cup blueberry sauce

1/2 cup soy pudding

fresh blueberries, optional

Preparation

Make soy pudding:

In a large microwave safe bowl, whisk brown sugar and cornstarch. Gradually whisk in soy milk until smooth.

Microwave on HIGH until mixture begins to boil and thickens slightly, 5 to 6 minutes total, stirring every 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Cover the surface of pudding with parchment paper or plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Chill in refrigerator.

Make blueberry sauce:

In a large microwave safe bowl, toss blueberries with sugar. Add peach juice. Stir. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes.

Carefully remove bowl from microwave. Place cornstarch in a small bowl and add a little of the blueberry/peach juice. Mix well and add to the blueberry sauce.

Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes until blueberry sauce begins to boil and thicken.

Carefully remove bowl from microwave. Set aside to cool.

Assemble trifle:

It's best to use a short, wide glass or jar to make this trifle. But use any glass you like.

Break 2 meringues into large pieces and layer on the bottom.

Add soy pudding on top of meringues.

Layer peaches on soy pudding.

Break a meringue into large pieces and layer on peaches.

Top meringues with blueberry sauce. Add more peaches.

Finish with soy pudding. Top with fresh blueberries, if desired.

Serve NOW.

Meringues

Makes 16 to 18 meringues

Ingredients

1 egg white

2 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

Beat egg white lightly. Stir in powdered sugar, a small amount at a time, until pliable dough forms.

Form the dough into a thin, 1/2 inch thick log. Cut into small pieces. Flatten pieces slightly.

Place three pieces on a microwave safe plate lined with parchment paper. Microwave on HIGH for 45 seconds until dry. Meringues triple in size.

Carefully remove meringues to a cooling rack.

Repeat with the rest of the meringue pieces.

Store meringues in an airtight container.

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