Peach Melba ‘Eton Mess’

Name: Peach Melba ‘Eton Mess’
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Ingredients: 2 egg whites; ¼ tsp white wine vinegar; 350 g (12 oz/1¾ cups) caster (superfine) sugar; juice of ½ lemon; 4 peaches; 450 ml (15 fl oz/scant 2 cups) double (heavy) cream; 300 g (10½ oz) raspberries

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Part-Time Baker

By Florence Stanton

Published 2024

About

Peaches and raspberries get stacked up with meringue and cream in this fruity dessert. Built up in glasses, these make a nice change from the classic ‘mess’. Use store-bought meringues for a totally no-bake, easy dessert.

Ingredients

2 egg whites
100 g (3½ oz/½ cup)

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 100°C fan (110°C/200°F/Gas ¼) and line a large baking tray with baking parchment (or a silicone liner).

Make the meringue by whisking the egg whites in a clean bowl with an electric handheld whisk (or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with t