Christmas mess
Take the classic summer Eton mess combo of cream and meringue and give it a festive twist with frozen mixed berries, cinnamon and blackcurrant liqueur
Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 5 mins
- In a small saucepan gently heat the frozen berries, icing sugar and cinnamon until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat, stir in the cassis, if using, and set aside to cool completely.
- Whip the double cream and Greek yogurt until just holding it's shape, ripple through the lemon curd. Break the meringue nests into a glass bowl, or 8 individual glasses. Spoon over half the cream, then half the berries. Repeat with the remaining cream and berries. Serve immediately.
GET AHEAD
If you want to prepare this in advance, break the meringues into your glass bowl. Cook the fruit, cool and put to one side. Whip the cream, yoghurt and add the lemon curd, cover and put in the fridge. Assemble before serving.
MAKE IT DIFFERENT
Swap the lemon curd for 200g mango purée from a can, then fold this through your whipped yoghurt cream, layer this onto your meringue base and drizzle with 4 tbsp Amarula (optional) then top with the flesh and seeds from 4 passionfruits and 1 peeled and stoned mango, cut into strips. Garnish with a few physalis (Cape gooseberries) for a really impressive finish!
PER SERVING
556 kcalories, protein 5.4g, carbohydrate 30.1g, fat 45.9 g, saturated fat 28.5g, fibre 2g, sugar 28.9g, salt 0.2 g
Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, December 2012.
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Ingredients
- 600ml double cream
- 400g Greek yoghurt
- 4 tbsp lemon curd
- 1 x 500g bag frozen mixed berries (we used Sainsbury's Black Forest fruits)
- 4 tbsp icing sugar
- 2 tbsp cassis (optional)
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 8 meringue nests
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 8
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 5 mins
Ingredients
- 600ml double cream
- 400g Greek yoghurt
- 4 tbsp lemon curd
- 1 x 500g bag frozen mixed berries (we used Sainsbury's Black Forest fruits)
- 4 tbsp icing sugar
- 2 tbsp cassis (optional)
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 8 meringue nests
PER SERVING
556 kcalories, protein 5.4g, carbohydrate 30.1g, fat 45.9 g, saturated fat 28.5g, fibre 2g, sugar 28.9g, salt 0.2 g
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