Eton mess


Eton mess
Behind this strange name there lurks a delicious traditional English dessert made of meringues, strawberries and cream.
168 K 5/5 (14 reviews)
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Last modified on: July 25th 2010
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 4 hours 55 min.
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Stage 1 - 4 hours 20 min.
Eton mess
Prepare meringues with 2 egg whites and 100 g caster sugar. Shape them by piping with a forcing bag if possible, to make little meringues about the size of a strawberry.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Eton mess
Prepare 200 g strawberries and cut into 2 or 4 according to their size. Ideally the pieces should be about the same size as the meringues.

Stage 3 - 20 min.
Eton mess
Prepare the chantilly (whipped cream) with 200 ml liquid cream and 30 g vanilla sugar.

Tip the strawberries, cream and meringues into a bowl,.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Eton mess
Mix gently.

Stage 5
Eton mess
And serve immediately.
Remarks
This dessert cannot be kept waiting otherwise the meringues go soft and it deteriorates into a "mess" worthy of the name!

The word "mess", used humorously here, originally came from the French word "mets" (dish).
Keeping: To eat right now.
Source: Home-made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe10 RDI=4 %270 RDI=30 %60 RDI=9 %1,190 RDI=60 %4,980 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g1 RDI=1 %50 RDI=4 %10 RDI=2 %200 RDI=10 %840 RDI: 10 %
Per person2 RDI=1 %70 RDI=6 %20 RDI=2 %300 RDI=20 %1,250 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 2.85 €
  • Per person : 0.75 €

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