Coconut eton mess
serves
6
Petitegnet in Bali is an immaculately designed art-deco French bistro offering stunning food, this is their tropical take on the classic meringue/fruit/cream mash up fondly known as eton mess.
Ingredients (11)
- 4 eggwhites
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
- 1 tbs white vinegar
- 1 tbs cornflour
- 1/3 cup (15g) shredded coconut
- 125g punnet raspberries
- 1 tbs pure icing sugar
- 1/3 cup (80ml) dulce de leche
- 2 cups (500ml) thickened cream, whipped
- 250g punnet strawberries, chopped
- 1/3 cup (30g) coconut flakes, toasted
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat the oven to 140°C and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
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2.Whisk eggwhites using electric beaters on high speed for 2 minutes or until soft peaks. Add caster sugar, 1 tbs at a time, whisking constantly until stiff and glossy. Reduce speed to low, add vinegar and cornflour, then whisk until just combined.
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3.Transfer meringue to a piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm plain nozzle. Pipe 18 x 8cm rounds onto baking trays and sprinkle over shredded coconut. Reduce the oven to 120°C and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until crisp. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
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4.Meanwhile, place raspberries and icing sugar in a food processor and whiz until smooth. Strain, discarding solids.
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5.Combine dulce de leche and 1 tbs cream in a bowl to loosen, then swirl through 1 1/2 cups (375ml) cream.
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6.Spread 1 tbs remaining cream onto each serving plate. Top with meringue and press down to stabilise. Top with a little dulce de leche cream, raspberry syrup and strawberry. Repeat layers. Top each with a third layer of meringue, a dollop of dulce de leche cream and coconut flakes, then serve.
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