Ingredients

• 150ml/¼ pint red wine
• 55g/2oz brown sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• split and seeds scraped out
• ½ apple
• cored
• peeled and sliced thickly
• 4 free-range egg whites
• 225g/8oz caster sugar
• 1 tbsp honey

Directions

• Heat the red wine in a small saucepan and simmer until its volume is reduced by half.
• Add the sugar
• vanilla pod and seeds and apple slices and simmer for 4-5 minutes
• or until the apple softens but still holds it's shape. Spoon into a dessert bowl.
• Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed.
• Beat the caster sugar in gradually until the mixture is thick and glossy.
• Spoon the egg white mixture over the bowl to completely cover the apple mixture
• then drizzle over the honey.
• Use a mini-blowtorch to brown the meringue all over. Serve immediately.