Eton Mess
Cuisine: British
Eton Mess is a home-style dessert. Ingredients and step-by-step instructions are below, with notes for home cooking.
Tutorial
Ingredients
- 500g strawberries
- 400ml double cream
- 3 x 7.5cm meringue nests
- 1 tbsp ginger cordial
- sprigs of fresh Mint
Steps
- Purée half the strawberries in a blender. Chop the remaining strawberries, reserving four for decoration.
- Whip the double cream until stiff peaks form, then fold in the strawberry purée and crushed meringue. Fold in the chopped strawberries and ginger cordial, if using.
- Spoon equal amounts of the mixture into four cold wine glasses. Serve garnished with the remaining strawberries and a sprig of mint.