Strawberry Eton Mess for Mother's Day
This Eton Mess is a fast and easy dessert filled with cream, marinated strawberries, and meringue topped with caramelized almonds. Try it this Mother's Day!
Ingredients
- Meringue
Marinade
- 500 g Strawberries
- 12 basil leaves or mint leaves
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp raspberry vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
Cream
- 250 ml heavy cream
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp cream cheese
- 4 tbsp sour cream
Almond
- sugar
- chopped almonds
Instructions
Marinade
- Cut strawberries in four and basil leaves in pieces.
- Add sugar, vinegars and mix everything together.
- Allow it to sit at least 15 minutes so that strawberries can absorb all the flavors and release their juices.
Cream
- Whip heavy cream with sugar to stiff peaks. Add sour cream and cream cheese, homogenize.
Almond
- Cover the bottom of a pan with sugar and let it caramelize. Once you have an amber caramel add the almond and stir.
- Remove from the heat, pour onto a sheet of baking paper. With another sheet on top, roll it to a thin layer of almond.
- Allow to cool and then break in pieces.
Assembling
- Add a layer of strawberries, follow with a layer of cream and top with crushed meringues. Keep going all the way to the top. Garnish to taste with small meringues, caramelized almonds, and strawberries.