Giant Eton Mess recipe

Andrew Webb
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Giant Eton Mess recipe

lovefood.com editor Andrew Webb shares his dinner party pudding secret: a giant Eton Mess, ready in only 10 minutes! Andrew's top tip: don't make it too early, as the meringues will start to go soft. Just before your guests arrive is fine.

At a glance
  • Cuisine English
  • Recipe Type Dessert
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation time 10 mins
  • Cooking time 0 mins
  • Serves 8 people
Ingredients
  • 500 g (17.6oz) strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 300 g (10.6oz) frozen summer berries, thawed
  • 450 g (15.9oz) strawberry yoghurt
  • 200 g (7.1oz) fromage frais
  • 16 mini meringues
To serve
  • 50 ml (1.8fl oz) creme de cassis, or double cream
  • 1 cup icing sugar, to dust

Step-by-step

  1. Find the biggest plate or casserole dish you have, and line the bottom with the strawberries and half the frozen berries (150g).
  2. Pouring straight from the pots, throw the yoghurt and fromage frais all over the berries. Use as much or as little as you like.
  3. Top with mini meringues in a pretty pattern, then dust with icing sugar.
  4. For the cassis sauce: blitz the remaining thawed berries in an electric mixer, then add the creme de cassis (again, as much or as little as you like!). Strain through a sieve and serve in a jug alongside the Eton Mess. Alternatively, enjoy with double cream.

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