Floating Islands Turned Keto and Easy

Floating Islands, or in my language “Farófias” is a traditional Christmas dessert in my home country Portugal.

The traditional floating islands recipe (which by the way I also ketofied) has a rich custard sauce (leite creme as we call it), on top of which the islands gracefully swim.

To make the traditional version takes time, effort and let’s be honest also skills.

So after watching a cooking show on tv, where the floating islands were made in the microwave, I thought to myself “hey, what a great idea, maybe I can also change the base (sauce) and make it simpler and fish, for a summer dish”.

And so I did. Depending on the microwave, the floating islands are ready in less that 10 minutes, and the sauce literally in 1 minute.

Can it get better than this? Yes, it can. It is just so so fresh, creamy, and delicious, and keto!!! Who says now that keto is boring? Not with me for sure!

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								Floating Islands in Berry Sauce
																						
														
														
								
									
																												
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																					Dalila Dias
																			
									

								
														
																																																								
										
												
		
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										Difficulty:Easy																
														
															
									
										Prep Time:10 mins																
														
															
									
										Cook Time:1 mins																
														
															
									
										Serves:4
																
														
																	
										Freezable:No																
															
							
						
	
				
																
								
										
				
									
						
							
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							Ingredients
							
							
																
									
										3 egg whites at room temperature																									
																
									
										a pinch of salt or 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar																									
																
									
										1 tbsp sweetener																									
																
									
										2 tbsp mascarpone (cream cheese is also ok)																									
																
									
										1/2 cup berries																									
																
									
										4 tbsp cream																									
																
										
						

						
									
	
							Method		
							
 	In a clean and dry bowl beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff,
 	Add the sweetener and keep beating until you have a smooth meringue
 	Put small quenelles or tbsp of the meringue in a microwave approved recipient
 	Bake in the microwave for 30 seconds and test. If not set, do it again at 15 sec intervals (on my microwave , more than 30 seconds and the meringue turns into an inedible tough sole) until set
 	Set aside
 	In another bowl put the cream, mascarpone, and berries (I did not add any sugar) and using a hand mixer or a food processor blitz it into a smooth paste
 	Add 2 tbsp of the berry sauce each to small cups or glasses, put two floating islands on top and add mint leaves for decoration

Enjoy!