Eton mess
Behind this strange name there lurks a delicious traditional English dessert made of meringues, strawberries and cream.
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Last modified on: July 25th 2010
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
4 egg whites - 2
200 g caster sugar - 3
400 g strawberries - 4
400 ml liquid cream - 5
60 g Vanilla sugar - Total weight: 1,180 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 4 hours 55 min. | 4 hours 55 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 hours 17 min.
Prepare meringues with 4 egg whites and 200 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.
Prepare 400 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.
Prepare the chantilly (whipped cream) with 400 ml liquid cream and 60 g Vanilla sugar.
Tip the strawberries, cream and meringues into a bowl,.
Tip the strawberries, cream and meringues into a bowl,.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Mix gently.
Stage 5
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).
The word "mess", used humorously here, originally came from the French word "mets" (dish).
Keeping
To eat right now.
Source
Home-made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,190 Kcal or 9,169 Kj | 22 gr | 302 gr | 120 gr |
| 109 % | 8 % | 29 % | 18 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 186 Kcal or 779 Kj | 2 gr | 26 gr | 10 gr |
| 9 % | 1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 274 Kcal or 1,147 Kj | 3 gr | 38 gr | 15 gr |
| 14 % | 1 % | 4 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 5.68 €
- Per person : 0.71 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: The total turnip, Turban of sole with langoustines, Lemon creams, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Sliced veal with leeks and mushrooms, ... All |
 | Strawberries: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Strawberry Charlotte, Strawberries with mint and cream, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Strawberry sorbet, Strawberry brunoise in a dessert-wine sabayon, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oat shortbread biscuits, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Cannelés, Lemon creams, Peach and verbena feuilleté, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple Pie, Strawberry Charlotte, Stewed apricots, Nantes Tourton, Moist chocolate cake, ... All |
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