Cookbook:Meringata di Frutta in Coppa (Meringue with Fruit and Cream)

A quick and easy meringata is made as follows:

Ingredients

 * Vanilla pastry cream, home-made or store-bought, as needed
 * Any fruit of choice or a mixture, as needed
 * Crème chantilly, as needed
 * Crumbled meringue cookies, as needed
 * Fresh mint or basil
 * Raspberry coulis or other topping of choice

Procedure

 * 1) Spoon a few tablespoons of vanilla cream into the bottom of a martini or parfait glass.
 * 2) Cover the custard with your fruit of choice, leaving enough room for the topping.
 * 3) Cover the fruit with crème chantilly, and sprinkle crumbled meringue chips on top.
 * 4) Serve with a sprig of mint or basil and drizzle with raspberry coulis.