Ingredients for 6 servings
- 1/2 l of French custard
- 5 egg whites
- 80g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- 1 pinch table salt
- 50g caster sugar and tablespoon of water
1- Start the oven at 150'c (302'F)
2- Put your egg whites in a bowl. Add the salt and whisk until stiff. Then, add the sugar and vanilla sugar. Whisk for another 5 minutes.
3- Pour your meringue into a baking tin and place them in a bain-marie. Bake for 35 minutes.
4- When done take your tin out of the water and let your meringue cool down completely.
5- Take your cooked egg whites out of the tin and cut them in 6 equal slices. Pour some French custard at the centre of each plates and place a slice of meringue on the top of it.
Prepare your caramel :
6- pour your sugar in a pot then add the water and cook until golden blond. Then, drizzle some of it onto the meringue.
Keep your floating island in the fridge.
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