Now that the sun is creeping out it's time to start pulling out the spring and summer recipes! Pavlova is the perfect recipe to go for if you've got a BBQ or garden party planned anytime soon! It can feed lots of people to feed, it requires very few ingredients and is super easy to make. It's also gluten free and if you pile it up with lots of fresh fruits it makes a beautiful looking dessert.
Ingredients
5 eggs whites
280g caster sugar
1/2 vanilla pod (seeds)
300ml double cream
Selection of fresh fruits
1 tbsp icing sugar to decorate (optional)
Method
- Preheat oven to 150C/130C Fan/300F/Gas 2.
- Prepare two pieces of baking parchment by drawing a circle on each, approximately 20cm in diameter, then place on two baking trays.
- Whisk your egg whites until they form firm white peaks.
5 eggs whites
280g caster sugar
1/2 vanilla pod (seeds)
300ml double cream
Selection of fresh fruits
1 tbsp icing sugar to decorate (optional)
* I like to use a lot more fruit than I've shown in this picture so that I can really pile it up high on top of the pavlova, I think that this makes it looks so much more impressive!
Method
- Preheat oven to 150C/130C Fan/300F/Gas 2.
- Prepare two pieces of baking parchment by drawing a circle on each, approximately 20cm in diameter, then place on two baking trays.
- Whisk your egg whites until they form firm white peaks.
- Add the sugar bit by bit, and continue to whisk until the mixture becomes glossy and thick.
- Spoon the mixture onto the baking parchment, carefully spreading it to fill the circles.
*If you're making a single layer pavlova, I'd recommend making a shallow crater in the meringue so that the edges are higher than the centre, this way you have a frame to fill with fruit at the end!
- Bake the meringues for 1 hour, or until they start to look golden on top with a lovely chewy centre.
- This is an important step (which I chose to skip) that prevents your meringue from cracking. Once you've baked the meringues in the oven, turn off the heat and leave them to cool completely inside the oven. I prefer to make them in the evening and leave them in there to cool over night.
- Whip together the cream and vanilla until it forms medium stiff peaks.
- Layer your meringue with the cream and lots of fresh summer fruits and sprinkle over your icing sugar. I sometimes like to add a fruit coulis on top, I'll be uploading some easy coulis recipes very soon!
If you try out this recipe, please share your photos on social media and tag me @babbleandbake.
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