Eton Mess Recipe
Eton Mess
Submitted By: Taz
Ingredients:
½ lb Strawberries
½ lb Raspberries
2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream - chilled
3 Tbs Golden Castor Sugar* - divided
6 Meringue Cookies - more or less to taste (recipe included with PDF) - store bought is fine**
Preparation:
- Core the strawberries and cut into thick slices OR chop into bite sized pieces - Transfer to a large bowl
- Add raspberries and sprinkle with 1 Tbs sugar - Give everything a good stir (you can smash some of the berries if you like to release more juice)
- Cover and place in refrigerator for 1hour to allow berries to macerate
- Place whipping cream in a large chilled bowl along with the remaining 2 Tbs sugar (you can add ½ tsp of vanilla extract if you wish - I don't so I did not include it in the ingredients) and stir to combine
- Whisk or beat the cream until stiff peaks form
- Break up the meringues into bite sized pieces over the whipped cream - Add the macerated berries and their juices to the whipped cream and fold to combine (DON'T OVER MIX - you just want everything well distributed NOT 'blended')
- Transfer to dessert bowls or wide rimmed glasses, garnish with additional berries and a sprinkle of sugar if desired, and serve immediately
NOTE: If taking on a picnic, Eton Mess can be chilled in the refrigerator overnight (more than a day and the meringues will lose their 'crunch' and the whipped cream will 'collapse' - Alternately you can leave the meringues separate and add them just before serving OR whip the cream a couple of hours ahead of time and take everything separate and fold together on site)
*
If you cannot find Golden Castor Sugar, just place 1 Cup of granulated sugar in a food processor or blender
and pulse about 5 times (DO NOT OVER PROCESS! You are not making 'powdered sugar' you are making
'fine' sugar)
**
I personally use Vanilla Meringue Cookies from Trader Joe's® but if you do not have a Trader Joe's near you
then you will have to make your own, shop around, or order online
