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Christmas Eton Mess – Go Green!

Christmas Eton Mess – Go Green!

Summary

Servings 4
Time Needed Prep
Cook
Ingredients 9
Difficulty Easy

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Ingredients

  • 8 Egg Whites
  • 4 tsp Cornflour
  • 2 tsp White Wine Vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Berries Of Your Choice for decoration
  • 1 Caster Sugar (500 Grams)
  • 1 Cream (200ml) whipped
  • 1 Green Food Colouring
  • 1 Chocolate for decoration

Nutrition Information

Qty per
559g serve
Qty per
100g
Energy 775.1675kcalcal 138.75106278248kcalcal
Protein 61.8225gg 11.065914887904gg
Fat (total) 46.46gg 8.3161050700318gg
 - saturated 15.225gg 2.7251980131561gg
Carbohydrate 22.67625gg 4.0589340851121gg
 - sugars 3.88375gg 0.69517161140198gg
Dietary Fibre 1.625gg 0.29086678301338gg
Sodium 731.6825mgmg 130.96746766904mgmg

Please Note - Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.

Christmas Eton Mess Go Green!

Even if you have no skill or inclination in making desserts, this is a recipe anyone can make and you have two choices.

Christmas Eton Mess | Stay At Home Mum

The first is the traditional way of baking and whipping from scratch with the recipe below.

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C

  2. Beat the egg whites until silky peaks form

  3. Gradually add the sugar one tablespoon at a time, allowing it to mix in between additions

  4. Once all the sugar has been added mix for another minute or so

  5. Add the cornflower, vinegar, vanilla and food colour and fold through with a metal spoon

  6. Line a baking tray with baking paper and dollop 2 heaped tbsp on the tray in mounds

  7. Place in the oven then turn the heat down to 120°C

  8. Bake for 50 mins, turn the oven off, leave the door ajar, and leave to cool down in the oven.

  9. Crumble the meringues into serving glasses or bowls, top with whipped cream, berries and chocolate.

Christmas Eton Mess | Stay At Home Mum

The second is to buy the meringues and crush those babies up, top with whipped cream, chocolate and raspberries and your Christmas guests will be none the wiser!

Christmas Eton Mess | Stay At Home Mum

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Raquel Neofit

Assistant Editor for Vanilla Magazine. Freelance Writer for all things lifestyle. Recipe Developer.

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