Eton Mess
The pudding of Eton College's summer cricket match against Harrow — crushed meringue, softly whipped cream and strawberries folded together at the last moment, so the meringue keeps some crunch.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g strawberries, hulled
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 300 ml double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 60 g shop-bought meringue nests
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1333 kcal · P 12.9g · C 82.1g · F 109.7g
Estimated from 6 of 6 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Blitz 150 g of the strawberries with 1 tbsp icing sugar and the lemon juice into a smooth sauce. Quarter the rest.
- 2Toss the quartered strawberries with half the sauce.
- 3Whip the cream with the remaining icing sugar and the vanilla to soft, floppy peaks: stiff cream makes the mess heavy.
- 4Break the meringues into rough pieces, some large, some crumbs.
- 5Just before serving, fold the meringue and strawberries through the cream in a few strokes, leaving streaks.
- 6Spoon into glasses and drizzle with the remaining strawberry sauce. Serve at once, before the meringue softens.
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Questions and answers
How long does Eton Mess take to make?
About 15 minutes.
What ingredients do you need for Eton Mess?
6 ingredients: strawberries, icing sugar, lemon juice, double cream, vanilla extract, shop-bought meringue nests.
How many servings does this Eton Mess recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Eton Mess?
About 333 kcal, with 3.2 g protein, 20.5 g carbohydrate and 27.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Eton Mess recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Eton Mess?
Eton Mess comes from British cuisine.
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