What conveys summer more than good old strawberries and cream? Jazz them up a little with a quick and simple Eton mess that will impress your friends and tastes wonderful. And whilst you could make your own meringue, using ready made meringues saves so much time.
Eton Mess
2015-06-28 21:49:49
Serves 6
This is a quick and easy recipe for Eton Mess that tastes delicious
Prep Time
5 min
Total Time
5 min
Ingredients
- 450g strawberries chopped
- 1tbsp icing sugar
- 500ml double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 meringue nests
Instructions
- Blend half the strawberries with the icing sugar
- Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove the seeds and put to one side
- Whip the cream gently, you want it to be floppy still, and not stiff
- When you are ready to serve break up the meringue into chunky pieces and add to the cream with the remaining strawberries and mix well
- Divide half of the mixture into six dishes and drizzle with the strawberry sauce.
- Top the dishes with the remaining mixture and finish off with more strawberry sauce.
- Serve at once.
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