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Eton messIt can be tricky thinking about desserts to enjoy after a big old barbecue/cook out, as we have started making a bit of a tradition for Memorial Day (as I am sure many others do too). A cake might seem easiest as you can make it in advance, but I always find it a bit too heavy after the inevitable pile of food we’ve just eaten from the grill. Fruit is lighter and fits the season, but can seem a little, well, just like a bowl of fruit. That’s where Eton Mess comes in as the perfect, easy dessert for this time of year that’s both delicious and relatively light. True, ‘mess’ is a little appropriate in that it’s not likely to win a dessert beauty contest, but you can smarten it a little with nice glasses to serve and keeping some fruit for the top. And once everyone digs in, the appearance will be the last thing on their minds.

Eton messThe theme of this week’s Sunday Supper is red, white and blue since it’s Memorial Day weekend. Of course, by these colors the intention is to represent the American flag, but there are also a number of other countries that share the same three colors, one being my homeland of the UK, and so I thought I’d mix things up by bringing a version of a very British (well English – I hadn’t even heard of it in Scotland when I was growing up) dessert to the table.

Eton messThe story goes that Eton mess came about by a meringue dessert being accidentally crushed at Eton College, one of the oldest and most elite private schools in England, and what was created was then served. Whether true or not, it is apparently served annually at the school’s cricket match against Harrow school and has been for over a century. Cream, fruit and crunchy meringue are a fantastic mix of textures and flavors that work so well together, although it almost feels a stretch to call it a recipe, it’s so easy. But either way, it’s worth more people knowing about it to be able to enjoy.

Eton mess is typically made just with strawberries, but given I’m adding this to a US holiday table, it seemed only right to add blueberries. Plus, they are tasty and give us red, white and blue. Ta da! I’ve been fairly heavy on the fruit and less so on the cream in this version, but if you’d like a bit more cream then feel free to adjust the amounts. This is an incredibly easy and delicious dessert, that is perfect to enjoy at this time of year, and I can see us having it a few more times over the summer.

Eton mess

Eton mess
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Eton mess #SundaySupper

Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 3 -4
Author Caroline's Cooking

Ingredients

  • 8 oz/225g strawberries
  • 3 oz/85g blueberries
  • 1-2 oz/25-40g meringues homemade or store bought
  • 1 cup/120ml heavy/double cream

Instructions

  1. Husk and roughly chop the strawberries into small bite-sized pieces and mix with the blueberries.
  2. Break the meringues into similar sized pieces.
  3. When ready to serve, whisk the cream until soft peaks then mix in the strawberries, blueberries and meringues, holding back a few pieces of strawberry and blueberries for the top.
  4. Transfer to serving glasses/dishes and top with the reserved strawberries and blueberries,

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    • Thanks, Sue. Thankfully I had some leftover meringues from making this so I can still enjoy some more 🙂

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  16. The classic Eton mess with whipped cream is gorgeous and delicious but the yogurt (drained overnight) is really close especially if you add some vanilla sugar to the yogurt. 🙂

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