How to Diet Eating on a Dime Eton Mess-- An English dessert of Meringue, Cream and Strawberries

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Eton Mess– An English dessert of Meringue, Cream and Strawberries. Traditionally the dish was served at Eton College but how it came to have the name is not clear. One story is a Labrador dog sat on a picnic basket in the back of a car and squashed a strawberry and meringue dessert. One thought was the "mess" was a rather delicious dessert, and the name stuck.

Until just recently, meringues haven't exactly been my cup of tea since they were too sweet for my taste as a standalone dessert.

It's a traditional English dessert made up of strawberries, pieces of crispy meringue and cream.

Eton Mess is a delicious summer fruit dessert, loved by all, great and small..

You can cook Eton Mess– An English dessert of Meringue, Cream and Strawberries using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Eton Mess– An English dessert of Meringue, Cream and Strawberries

You need 1 of FOR MERINGUE.
Prepare 3 large of egg whites at room temperature.
Prepare 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
Prepare 1/8 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1 of FOR BERRIES.
Prepare 1 lb of fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced.
You need 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries.
You need 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, divided use, half will be used for the strained strawberries the other half to sweeten the sliced strawberries and blueberries.
Prepare 1 of FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM.
You need 1 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream.
Prepare 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar.
It’s 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of unflavored gelatin.
Prepare 1 of FOR GARNISH.
You need 1/2 cup of chocolate shavings.

In the end, it will be broken up to mix with the cream and strawberries anyway..

When you wish to serve up whip up some fresh cream, break the meringue into bits and add to some chopped strawberries.

There are three traditional components of an Eton Mess, and those are meringue, whipped cream, and fresh fruit.

An Eton Mess makes the most of fresh fruits and juicy berries, which are at their peak in summertime.

Eton Mess– An English dessert of Meringue, Cream and Strawberries instructions

MAKE MERINGUES.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 275.
In a large bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks, slowly add sugar, and salt and beat until stiff, add vanilla and beat in. Place 4 mounda of meringue on parchment paper. Smooth out into 1/4 inch rounds leaving a bit of space between them. Bake 1 hour, turn off oven keep door closed and leave until oven is cold, at least 2 hours. Remove from oven, cut between parchment keeping parchment attached and store in air tight containers. (keeping the parchment attached will keep the meringues from breaking until needed). This can be done up to 4 days in advance..
MAKE BERRIES.
Place 3/4 of the strawberries in a blender and puree, strain out seeds, add 1/4 cup sugar to them, chill..
Combine remaing sliced strawberries and blueberries in a bowl, add remaing 1/4 cup sugar and let sit to extract juice than chill..
The berries can be prepared a day in advance.
FOR WHIPPED CREAM.
In a small heatproof bowl add 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water, add gelatin, soften 1 minute than place in a pan of simmering water just until dissolved and clear, remove to use while still liquid..
In a chilled bowl, whip cream to soft peaks add confectioners sugar, vanilla and liquid gelatin, beat until stiff..
Add about 1/4 cup of strawberrie puree and fold just to make a streaky look. Chill, because of the gelatin this whipped cream is stable abd should las a day or two..
TO ASSEMBLE ETON MESS.
Right before serving, remive meringue from parchment, break into bite size pieces. Place in serving glass add some of the strawberrie blueberrie mix and some whipped cream and very gently fold, top with a bit more whipped cream, garnish with chocolate shavings and pieces of meringue..

The dessert is usually served with fresh strawberries, which is delicious, but it can incorporate any favorite seasonal fruits, even.

STRAWBERRY MESS (ETON MESS) If you haven't heard of this dessert or tasted it, let me just tell you that it is pure yumminess in a dish.

In true English style, the ingredients are simple but the taste is anything but.

It is simply meringue cookies (homemade or store-bought), fresh whipped cream, and strawberries all combined together, hence.

The Eton mess, one of England's best-loved and prettiest desserts, is an absolute joy to eat.