Eton mess
Behind this strange name there lurks a delicious traditional English dessert made of meringues, strawberries and cream.
158K 5/5 based on 14 reviews
Last modified on: July 25th 2010
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
4 egg whites - 2
200 ml caster sugar - 3
588 ml strawberries - 4
400 ml liquid cream - 5
60 ml Vanilla sugar
How long will 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 ml 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 588 ml 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 ml 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 |
| 2,378 Kcal or 9,956 Kj | 22 gr | 545 gr | 120 gr |
| 119 % | 8 % | 51 % | 18 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 202 Kcal or 846 Kj | 2 gr | 46 gr | 10 gr |
| 10 % | 1 % | 4 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 297 Kcal or 1,243 Kj | 3 gr | 68 gr | 15 gr |
| 15 % | 1 % | 6 % | 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)
 | Strawberries: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Strawberry brunoise in a dessert-wine sabayon, Strawberry mousse with mascarpone, Strawberry and kiwi fruit salad, Strawberries with mint and cream, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flamiche, Cauliflower curry, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Beurre blanc sauce, Like Bounty, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Strawberry feuilleté, Pavlova, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Apple and almond cake, Nougatine, ... All |
 | Vanilla sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Nantais, Chocolate cake, Kouign-amann, Lemon tart, Black Forest gateau, ... All |
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