Strawberry and Chamomile Eton Mess
Meringue cookies and whipped cream are folded together and topped with honey macerated strawberries and finished with chamomile and fresh passionfruit pulp.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 12 strawberries hulled and quartered
- 3 tbsp honey warmed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 12 meringue cookies broken into small pieces
- 12 chamomile flowers
- 2 passion fruit
Instructions
- Place strawberries, honey and lemon juice in a mixing bowl and toss together. Allow mixture to sit for 5 to 7 minutes.
- In another mixing bowl combine heavy cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat together until medium peaks form.
- Reserve 1 cup whipped cream and pouring meringue cookies into remaining whipped cream and fold together.
- To assemble: Spread whipped cream and meringue mixture onto a platter and smooth the top. (should be about 2 inches thick)
- Top mixture with reserved whipped cream and smooth the top again
- Using a slotted spoon, spoon strawberries on top of the bed of whipped cream and top with chamomile flowers.
- Dot passion fruit on top and serve.