Berry pavlova
Serves: 8
Time to make: 1 hr 30 mins
Total cost: $16.80 / $2.10 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 175g (¾ cup) castor sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- few drops vanilla essence
- Filling
- 225g strawberries
- 1 cup frozen blackcurrants
- 3 cups low fat fruit yoghurt
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 130ºC. Line a baking tray with grease-proof paper.
2 Place egg whites in a large glass bowl and leave to come to room temperature. Whisk on a low speed. Gradually increase speed until frothy. Continue whisking until whites are stiff and form peaks.
3 Whisk in a third of the sugar at a time. Make sure it is well mixed before adding more.
4 Use a metal spoon to fold in cornflour, vinegar and vanilla essence. Spoon meringue onto prepared baking tray. Shape into a 23cm round, making a hollow in the centre.
5 Bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours, until meringue is firm and crisp on the outside. Cool thoroughly before removing greaseproof paper. Cool before filling. For the filling, slice strawberries. In a bowl, mix blackcurrants with yoghurt. Spoon into centre of meringue. Add strawberries and chill for 20 minutes. Serve decorated with fresh mint.
Variations
- Mini meringues (for bite-sized meringues): Pipe 30 swirls and bake at 130ºC for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely, then drizzle with a little melted chocolate (about 75g for this quantity).
- Sandwich meringues: Fill a piping bag with meringue mixture. Pipe 12 meringue swirls on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper, leaving space between them. Bake in oven at 130ºC for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Serve as single meringues or sandwich together with 150g reduced fat cream cheese mixed with 2 tablespoons honey or 150g Greek yoghurt with added honey. Sprinkle with a little cocoa before serving.
Make it gluten free:
Check cornflour and yoghurt are gluten free
HFG tip
See Step-by-step: Meringue for handy tips to ensure perfect meringues every time.
Sugar alert!
For our desserts we normally set a limit on free sugars. But pavlova and meringue are always going to be higher in free sugars; there’s no way around it. So keep in mind and save these for a special occasion.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 201cal
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Kilojoules 840kJ
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Protein 6g
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Total fat 2g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 40g
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–Sugars 40g
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Dietary fibre 1g
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Sodium 70mg
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Calcium 150mg
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Iron 0.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
Photographer: Melanie Jenkins
Last updated date: 8 January 2019
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