Tropical Splendour

Name: Tropical Splendour
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 6 oz (175 g) caster sugar; the whites of 3 eggs; the yolks of 4 eggs; juice of 1 lemon; 2 x 235 g can of guava halves

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1985

About

The tropical element in this recipe is the guavas. They are one of my favourite tropical fruits and have the advantage of canning well. Here, guava halves stuffed and piled up with meringue swim in a tangy guava juice custard. This is a useful recipe because it is simple to prepare, visually effective and relatively inexpensive.

Ingredients

2 x 235 g can of guava halves
juice of 1 lemon
the yolks of

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Drain the juice from the guavas through a sieve into a bowl. Using a teaspoon (5 ml spoon) spoon the pips and any flesh which is attached out of each guava half into the sieve and put the guavas on one s