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vanilla ice cream

🥗Healthier: frozen yogurt

💰Cheaper: vanilla custard

Frozen yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

peach

🥗Healthier: nectarine

💰Cheaper: canned peaches

Canned peaches are more affordable and readily available.

strawberries

🥗Healthier: mixed berries

💰Cheaper: frozen strawberries

Frozen strawberries are often cheaper and still flavorful.

sponge cake

🥗Healthier: angel food cake

💰Cheaper: pound cake

Pound cake is less expensive and provides a similar texture.

Separate 3 egg whites from the yolks for the meringue.

Add 60 grams of sugar gradually to the egg whites while beating.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the egg whites and continue beating until the mixture doubles in volume.

Once the egg whites have doubled, incorporate the yolks into the mixture.

Add 60 grams of flour to the mixture and fold gently to maintain volume.

Transfer the mixture into a piping bag with a round tip of about 12-16 millimeters in diameter.

Pipe the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, forming sticks approximately 10-12 centimeters tall.

Sprinkle the piped meringue with powdered sugar and then with regular sugar before baking.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and bake the meringues for 12-14 minutes until crispy.

Prepare a serving dish (30 x 22 cm) for assembling the dessert.

Layer the bottom of the dish with the baked meringue sticks.

Soak the meringue sticks with syrup from the canned peaches.

Microwave 300 grams of dulce de leche for about 20 seconds to make it easier to spread.

Spread the dulce de leche over the soaked meringue sticks.

Add a layer of vanilla ice cream (approximately 1 kilogram) on top of the dulce de leche.

Chop the canned peaches into cubes and layer them over the ice cream.

Continue layering with more meringue sticks, syrup, dulce de leche, and ice cream until all ingredients are used, finishing with ice cream on top.

Cover the assembled dessert and place it in the freezer to set.

Serve chilled after allowing it to soften slightly at room temperature.

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