Eton mess

Name: Eton mess
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g fresh strawberries; 400 ml double cream; 4 ready-made meringue nests; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Fresh mint for garnish

Prep time

15 min

Servings

Total time

15 min

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Classic British summer dessert with crushed meringue, whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Deliciously messy and utterly irresistible.

Ingredients

500 g fresh strawberries
400 ml double cream
4 ready-made meringue nests
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Fresh mint for garnish

Method

Hull and slice most of the strawberries. Mash a third of them to a rough purée with 1 tbsp icing sugar.
Whip the cream with the remaining icing sugar and vanilla to soft peaks.
Roughly crush the meringues into large pieces.
Gently fold together the cream, meringue pieces, sliced strawberries and strawberry purée.
Do not overmix – it should look beautifully messy.
Serve immediately in glasses or bowls, topped with the remaining whole strawberries.

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1
Hull and slice most of the strawberries. Mash a third of them to a rough purée with 1 tbsp icing sugar.
2
Whip the cream with the remaining icing sugar and vanilla to soft peaks.
3
Roughly crush the meringues into large pieces.
4
Gently fold together the cream, meringue pieces, sliced strawberries and strawberry purée.

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This recipe is written for 4 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
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