Christmas Pavlova

A crisp meringue base with a soft marshmallow centre, topped with whipped cream and festive fruit.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 25 min
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Total: 1 hour 40 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
8 people
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg whites
  • 225g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 300ml double cream
  • 250g raspberries
  • Seeds of 1 pomegranate
  • 2 clementines, peeled and segmented
  • Small handful of fresh mint leaves

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 150°C (130°C fan)/gas mark 2 and mark a 20cm circle on baking parchment.

  2. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, then add the sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking until thick and glossy.

  3. Fold in the cornflour and vinegar.

  4. Spoon onto the circle, shaping into a nest with a dip in the centre.

  5. Reduce the oven to 120°C (100°C fan)/gas mark 1/2 and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave to cool inside.

  6. Whip the cream to soft peaks and spoon into the centre of the meringue.

  7. Top with the raspberries, pomegranate seeds, clementines and mint, and serve straight away.