Thursday, August 03, 2006

Easy Eton Mess

The world's easiest dessert - I've been relying on this way too much over the years as a quick & fail safe end to a meal. Our raspberry harvest at the allotment isn't up to much beyond an occasional handful - but that's as the canes only went in this year - so anything is a bonus!

Ingredients:
1 box Meringue Nests (8)
Big tub of Double or Whipping cream
Raspberries - big punnet of fresh, but frozen works equally well here (defrosted!)
Additional raspberries or Strawberries to decorate

Method:
1. Whip cream to stiff peaks
2. Crush meringue nests
3. Mix cream, meringue & raspberries
4. Put in fridge for at least an hour so that the ingredients get to know eachother.
5. Decorate (optional) & serve.

Variations:
  • Use strawberries instead of raspberries. Blackberries would also work well.
  • Grated chocolate on top?
  • Amarretti biscuits - either crush a few to decorate it or serve with some.

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