Eton Mess

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit

By Abra Berens

Published 2023

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Eton mess is one of my favorite desserts. At its heart, it has three ingredients: dry meringue, something creamy, and some sort of tart, red fruit. You can build it as tidy, individual pavlovas, or bake the meringue in a giant thin sheet just to smash it and make a big unruly pile in a serving bowl or jar. Traditionally, the English make it with strawberries (you know they have a thing with strawberries and cream), but I want a more jolting fruit. My favorite way to make this is with the ra