Eton Mess with Strawberry Meringues
A traditional British "pudding" or dessert made of meringues, whipped cream and berries.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- 10 meringue cookies
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 vanilla bean split and seeds scraped (or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 1 teaspoon rose water optional
- 1/4 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar) sifted
- 2 cups strawberries
- Mint leaves for garnish
- 2 Tablespoons freeze-dried strawberries for garnish optional
- 1 Tablespoon rose petals chopped for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk the cream until thickened.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the yogurt until smooth, then fold through the whipped cream, vanilla bean seeds (or extract), rose water (optional) and icing (powdered) sugar.
- Roughly chop the strawberries, reserving a few for garnish.
- To assemble, roughly break up the meringues. Begin by layering the cream, berries, and meringue in bowls or glasses. Repeat the layering, then garnish with strawberries, freeze-dried berries (if using) and rose petals (if using), and mint.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 443IU | Vitamin C: 67mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg