Cream From Heaven - Natas Do Céu Recipe

How to make it

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• Roll out the cookies into fine crumbs and set aside.

• For the egg sweet topping

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• In a small sauce pan, pour in 2 tablespoons of water and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Stir.
• Heat the sugar water until it forms a light threadlike syrup but do not boil or allow to become golden.
• In a small bowl, whisk the yolks with a teaspoon of the milk. Gradually, while still whisking, drizzle in the sugar syrup, incorporating it thoroughly into the yolks. Set aside.

• For the white mousse

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• Beat the cream with 1/4 cup sugar until peaks form and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites, until foamy. Continue to beat on high speed while gradually incorporating 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• Beat until soft peaks form.
• Fold the egg whites into the cream until the egg whites are thoroughly incorporated.

• To assemble

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• Work in alternate layers starting on the bottom of glass bowl with the cookie crumbs. Pour a layer of cream followed by a layer of cookies until there's no more left of both then ending with topping it all with the sweetened egg yolks .