Delicious Meringue Shells (Asda 20 Mini Meringue Shells.)

Member Name: flodombey

Product:	Asda 20 Mini Meringue Shells.
Date:	23/04/09 (86 review reads)
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Advantages: Low fat and ww points value

Disadvantages: None

I adore these meringue shells and they are incredibly versatile. Being on the weight watchers plan I can have 3 of these mini meringue shells for only half a point which makes them the ideal basis of a low point dessert.

I couldnt quite believe they are so low in points value and had to check the side of the bos a number of times before accepting it - it just seemed too good to be true.

The nice thing about these meringues is that they are lovely and crunchy on the outside and slightly gooey in the very middle like a perfect meringue should be. They feel like a real treat to be eating and I defy anybody to make the dessert I describe below and not enjoy it!

Basically what I tend to do with these is chuck my alloted 3 in the bottom of a pudding bowl, slice up a load of strawberries (I only need to quarter about 5 to have enough and this makes them about the right size) and throw in on top and then add a single scoop of vanilla ice cream (I use Sainsbury's be good to yourself for extra low fat appeal).

Smash this all up so the strawberry juice and the smashed up meringue mingle with the ice cream and you have an absolutely delicious and only 2.5 point dessert which looks a bit like a version of an Eton Mess. Every time I make this I sit there not quite believing that something quite so tasty and indulgent can be quite so low on fat.

If, like me, you struggle to feel like you are not missing out when it comes to dieting then these are ideal because if used as described above it feels like a proper pudding but without blowing your diet for the day.

Because of the shape of these they can also be used to sandwich ice cream in the middle or chocolate sauce or any number of other sweet things, they are fairly cheap too, the price seems to float between 99p and £1.20 in Asda depending on whether they are on rollback or not, but with 20 in a box and the fact that they do keep well if you put them in an airtight container, they are great value as a basic to keep in stock.

Anything that helps me stick to my daily points allowance is a bonus and these are brilliant for doing just that.

Summary: Great incentive to stick to your diet, wonderful with ice cream and fruit.