Quick Eton Mess
This cheat’s quick & easy Eton Mess with ready made meringue, shop-bought strawberry sauce, whipped cream and fresh berries is the perfect summer dessert to whip up when you’re in a hurry.
Equipment
- Chopping board
- Large metal spoon
Ingredients
- 1 x 8 pack meringue nests or 112g / 3.95oz meringue shells (or cookies US)
- 300 ml whipping cream
- 150 g raspberries
- 400 g strawberries chopped
- 2 tablespoons strawberry sauce / syrup
- Mint sprigs to decorate optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the whipping cream on high until it forms thick soft peaks.
- Add in the meringue nests, breaking them up into pieces as you go. Using a large metal spoon fold the mixture until just combined.
- Fold the berries and strawberry syrup through the cream and meringue gently until it’s running through nicely, NOT completely combined, so there are some patches of cream and meringue with no berry mix (if you want to decorate the Eton Mess you can reserve some strawberries and raspberries first.) Transfer to a individual dessert bowls or one large serving dish. You can decorate with the reserved berries and mint sprigs if you like. Serve immediately*.
Notes
*It’s fine to eat the leftovers for the next 2 days, BUT they will go very sloppy and so I don’t recommend it. Instead, put leftovers into a smaller bowl, cover with clingfilm and then foil and freeze! Alternatively store it in an air-tight food container. It will make a lovely frozen dessert. Depending how much you freeze, you’ll need to take it out 10-25 minutes before ready to eat to soften a little.
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