Harris Gin & Raspberry Pavlova

Name: Harris Gin & Raspberry Pavlova
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g bag of frozen mixed berries (allow time for these to defrost); 300 g fresh raspberries; 2½ teaspoons cornflour; 375 g sugar; 6 egg whites; 600 ml double cream; 4 tablespoons sugar; 100 ml Harris Gin (or your gin of choice!); 100 ml Harris Gin (or your gin of choice!)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Hebridean Baker

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2021

About

For this recipe, it’s best to make the meringue in advance and, just before serving, add the layers of cream and fruit – it’s a dessert that always gets a gasp from dinner guests as it arrives at the table. Serve with a gin & tonic!

Ingredients

For the meringue

6 egg whites
375 g sugar
2½ teaspoons

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Dinner
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Scotland

Method

Place the fresh raspberries for the sauce in a bowl, pour over the gin and leave to steep.

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.

Now make the meringue. Whisk the egg whites until satiny peaks form, then whisk in the sugar a tablespoon at a time. Sprinkle the cornflour over t