Classic Eton Mess
Crisp crushed meringue folded with thick double cream, juicy British strawberries, and fiery ginger cordial.
Ingredients
500g fresh strawberries, halved400g
400ml double cream300ml
3 meringue nests, roughly crushed8 pack
1 tbsp ginger cordial500ml
small sprig of fresh mint to garnish20g
Method
- Purée half the strawberries in a blender. Chop the remaining strawberries, reserving four for decoration.
- Whip the double cream until stiff peaks form, then fold in the strawberry purée and crushed meringue. Fold in the chopped strawberries and ginger cordial, if using.
- Spoon equal amounts of the mixture into four cold wine glasses. Serve garnished with the remaining strawberries and a sprig of mint.
Cost to cook
4
serves 4 ·
Live supermarket prices, as of 3 Oct. Full-pack shop cost · about £5.63 of it is what this recipe actually uses.
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Tesco Asda
£9.16 est. · serves 4