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Strawberry and Yogurt Eton Mess

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Eton mess is a dessert of English origin consisting of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream, which is traditionally served at Eton College's annual prize-giving celebration picnic on the "Fourth of June" (actually celebrated on the last Wednesday in May).

Total 00:10
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 4 medium-sized meringues
  • 280 ml (1 ⅕ cup or 9 ½ fl oz) double cream
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • 10 ml (1 tbsp) vanilla essence
  • 150 ml (⅗ cup or 5 fl oz) Greek yoghurt
  • 500 g (2 ⅕ cups or 1 lb 2 oz) strawberries

Instructions

  1. 1
    Rinse the strawberries, remove the tops, and cut into halves.
  2. 2
    Break the meringues into pieces (not too small) and place into a bowl.
  3. 3
    Put the double cream, vanilla essence, and icing sugar into a bowl. Whip until reasonably stiff.
  4. 4
    Combine the whipped cream, yoghurt, strawberries, and meringue, being careful not to mash the meringue into pieces that are too small.
  5. 5
    Serve in bowls.
Category
Desserts

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Strawberry_and_Yogurt_Eton_Mess