Barefoot with Friends and Vanessa’s Pavlova
This Pavlova recipe, Vanessa’s Pavlova, is light, delicate and sweet with a delicious mixed fruit topping! Make it and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients
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- 4 eggs whites
- 1 cup of superfine (castor) sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons superfine (castor) sugar
- 1 nectarine, sliced and seeded
- 1 kiwi, peeled, halved and sliced
- 2 passion fruits or 1 tin of passion fruit pulp (about 4 ounces)
- 1 pint of fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
- 1 Granny Smith apple, washed and chopped (seeds removed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Place egg whites in clean bowl and beat on high until stiff peaks form.
- Lower speed to medium and add 1 cup of sugar until mixed.
- Return speed to high and continue to mix until stiff peaks form and meringue is glossy.
- Reduce speed to low, add corn starch and mix.
- Still on low speed, add vinegar and mix.
- Turn off beaters and scrap beaters back into bowl.
- Put foil on a baking sheet and scrap meringue out of bowl onto baking sheet forming a circle.
- Continue to add meringue until bowl in clean; spread meringue shaping it into a round pile.
- Bake for 1 hour in preheated oven.
- While meringue is baking, prepare whipped cream.
- In clean mixing bowl, add heavy cream and beat on high until soft peaks form.
- Add 2 teaspoons of superfine sugar and beat until mixed through.
- Remove whipping cream to plastic container, cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble.
- Slice nectarine, kiwi, strawberries and apple and place in a separate mixing bowl.
- Squeeze passion fruit pulp and seeds over fruit and mix well.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to assemble.
- Remove meringue from oven when done and allow to cool completely.
- Place on serving plate and frost with whipped cream.
- Pile fruit on top of whipped cream and arrange for presentation.
- Slice and enjoy!
