Cold Desserts Recipes - Exotic Fruit Pavlovas Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites

• 375g/13oz caster sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar

• 2 pinches of cream of tartar

For the topping:

• 150g/5oz ripe pineapple

• 1 large mango

• 2 peaches

• 200g/7oz Greek yogurt

• 2 teaspoons clear honey

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

• 1 banana

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 2 passion fruit

Serves 4-6

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas mark 2 and line a large baking sheet with non-stick baking parchment.    

2. Whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff, then gradually add the sugar and continue whisking until the meringue is shiny. Whisk in the vinegar and cream of tartar with the last of the sugar.

3. Mound the meringue into 12 large egg shapes on the parchment. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes until crisp on the outside but still soft inside. Transfer the pavlovas to a wire rack and leave to cool.

4. To make the topping, peel and stone the pineapple, mango and peaches as necessary and cut the flesh into slices or small cubes. Place the fruit in a bowl and stir gently to combine.

5. In a separate bowl, mix together the yogurt, honey and vanilla essence. Peel and chop the banana and toss in a little lemon juice. Fold into the yogurt.

6. To serve, spoon the yogurt mixture over the pavlovas, then the exotic fruit mixture. Halve the passion fruit and scrape the seeds over the top.