A fresh dessert with good seasonal fruits:Eton strawberry mess. Inside, a beautiful strawberry compote, creamy whipped cream and homemade meringue pieces... Impossible to resist, you too will love dipping your spoon in it, I'm sure!
You need to test this recipe, just for the delicious smell of strawberries that are stewing in the pan... A pure delight! Strawberries and I are crazy in love: in the vegetable garden, I planted about ten strawberry plants that (luckily) produce a huge amount of fruit every year. So it's perfect for making easy desserts like this Eton mess.
What exactly is the Eton mess?
As the name suggests, it is a english dessert. A traditional recipe that will certainly remind you of pavlova: it has the same ingredients! The advantage of Eton mess compared to Pavlova is the more imperfect result that we want to obtain. No need to refine everything, just place the different parts in the glass and it's ready!
Sometimes, we see it presented in large bowls, for a family format. I chose to serve them in individual glasses. Here I suggest you make your small homemade meringues. Those in a hurry can opt for store-bought meringues.
What ingredients to use for this strawberry Eton mess?
To prepare small meringues, You will only need 4 ingredients:
- egg whites at room temperature
- granulated sugar
- vinegar (to make them hold better)
- pinch of salt.
For the game strawberry compote, you will need 4 ingredients:
- strawberries (I chose gariguettes)
- light brown sugar
- cornstarch
- lemon juice.
Finally, to achieve light whipped cream, you will need 3 ingredients:
- whole cream
- icing sugar
- vanilla pod
How to easily prepare this Eton mess recipe?
We start by preparing the meringues, because they need to cool down for the rest. Beat the egg whites until stiff and gradually pour in the sugar. All the sugar must be well dissolved to the touch. We fill a pastry bag with this meringue then we put small domes on a baking sheet. Cooking is done at low temperature, but for a long time.
To make the strawberry compote, we also do it in advance so that it cools well. In a small saucepan, place some of the strawberries cut into 4, the brown sugar, the lemon juice and the water. Heat over medium heat so that the strawberries release their juice well. Then we mix and pass through a sieve. All that remains is to add the remaining pieces of strawberries and coat them with the sauce.
For training, it suffices to alternate textures in the glass. A nice spoonful of whipped cream, then some meringue shards, a dose of strawberry sauce and we start again up to the top of the glass.
As there is meringue, and we want to keep the crunchiness as much as possible, we have to assemble it at the last minute. Otherwise, the meringues melt in the whipped cream.
Other recipes to try
If you like this kind of easy and fruity recipes, then I also recommend these other recipes from the blog: the Strawberry rhubarb tart crumble style, Peach strawberry fondant cake with ricotta, Strawberry mango pineapple smoothie Lemon strawberry cupcakes, No-bake strawberry speculoos cheesecake.
I really hope you like this Eton mess recipe... If you make it, don't hesitate to tag @liliebakery on Instagram so I can see your lovely desserts!
- 2 Egg whites ambient temperature
- 80g granulated sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 0,25 cc White vinegar
- 750g gariguette strawberries or other varieties
- 1 cs brown sugar
- 1 cs lemon juice
- 1 cs water
- 2 cs cornstarch
- 400 ml whole cream 30% mg
- 30 g icing sugar dose to suit your taste
- 1 vanilla pod
- Preheat the oven to 100 ° traditional heat. Start by whipping the egg whites to snow with the salt. When they become frothy, add the sugar little by little, waiting for it to dissolve well between each addition. The meringue should double in size, you no longer feel the sugar crystals to the touch.
- Add the vinegar, which helps stabilize the meringue. And whip one last time.
- Fill a pastry bag with this mixture (fluted tip or not). Arrange small domes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 1 hour. Leave the oven to cool gently for 1 hour longer to prevent the meringues from cracking.
- In a saucepan, pour 250g of strawberries cut in 4, brown sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch and water. Heat medium heat so that they release their juice well. Don't stop mixing.
- Then mix the cooked compote and pass it through a Chinese to remove the seeds.
- Pour the sauce into a bowl and add the rest of the strawberries cut in 4 (keep 3 for the decoration). To mix everything. The compote must be well cooled for assembly.
- Whip the whipped cream into a firm whipped cream, add the icing sugar in rain and finish with the seeds of the vanilla bean.
- In 6 glasses (mine are 220ml), first pour a nice spoonful of whipped cream, then break a few meringues and place them on top. Then pour in the strawberry compote. Repeat again with the whipped cream, meringues and strawberries. Decorate with meringues and strawberries, as you wish.
Terribly tempting this Eton mess...
Simply sublime!
Very beautiful photos, it really makes you want.
I knew the mess by name without knowing what it was.
these verrines are very tasty. j saliva in front of my screen
And it's really easy to do, I recommend it :)
Hi,
It makes my mouth water
Quick question... Could I make meringue circles directly?
Of course a little smaller than the container...
But in terms of cooking, would it be the same time?
I would like to have a nice layer of meringue instead of the shards (Yes, I am very greedy)
In any case, I thank you very much for your sharing... I am going to make the Banana Mousse (I have Bananas in the freezer, which I generally reserve to make Banana Milkshakes in the summer, but hey, summer is well and truly over!)
Hello Christelle, I don't quite understand your question because my recipe already mentions meringue circles. Instead of breaking them, you can put them whole, yes! See you soon :)