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It’s time for a fresh summery dessert! This one comes from the UK, a British friend of mine prepared it for me once and now I cannot help posting it!

It’s called ‘Eton mess’ because it was first served at Eton College, one of the most famous schools of the United Kingdom. “Mess” actually refers to the fact that this dessert is basically a chaotic mix of strawberries, meringues and whipped cream. I reckon it’s a perfect summer dessert: it’s fresh and quick, above all if you decide (like I did) to buy ready-to-use meringues instead of making them yourself.

It’s very easy to make and you can adjust the quantities of the ingredients as you prefer…you can add more meringues or more strawberries as you like!

Ingredients (serves 1)

5 small meringues (plus a couple to garnish)
200 ml thick cream
1 ts vanilla extract
1 ts icing sugar
8 strawberries (plus a couple to garnish)

Method

Clean and cut strawberries and leave aside (I’ve decided not to add sugar here!). Whip the cream, adding vanilla extract and icing sugar.  Crumble up the meringues and pour into whipped cream. Add the srawberries and mix quickly.  Pour into a serving cup and garnish with more meringues and strawberries.

Tags: dolce estivo, dolci estivi, dolci freddi, dolci freddi estivi, dolci inglesi, dolci veloci, Eton mess, fragole, fragole e meringhe, meringhe, panna montata

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