It's spring and I love seeing all the berries at the grocery store. I decided it was a great time to make an Eton Mess! What is an Eton Mess? Good question. It's a famous English dessert consisting of berries, cream and bits of meringue cookie. The dessert is named after a famous college in England called Eton College. The story goes that a meringue dessert was stepped on by a dog on the way to a picnic at the college. They salvaged what they could and the "mess" of meringue, cream and strawberries was a hit.
I decided I had to try to make this dessert after I made my meringues kisses. I simply used a lightly sweetened whipped cream and a mix of fresh blackberries and raspberries instead of strawberries. Of course you can make it with the traditional strawberries as well.
The dessert was so light and airy. I love the bits of meringue in each spoonful to give some texture and crunch to this creamy dessert. I also loved that I had the bites of raspberries and blackberries to give a tart edge to the sweet dessert.
I can see why this dessert has been made again and again over the years. It maybe called a mess, but it's one delicious mess.

Fresh whipped Cream (see recipe below)
2 cups Fresh raspberries and blackberries
20 Meringue-Kisses (some broken)
Fresh Whipped Cream:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 Tbs powdered sugar
Recipe for Meringue-Kisses
Directions:


Note: I decided not to make my whipped cream too sweet. I was pairing them up with very sweet meringues so I did not want an overly sweet dessert. If you like things on the sweeter side increase your sugar to 4 Tbs.
To assemble Eton Mess: First place a dollop of the


Repeat process of layering until you top it off with more cream and berries. Garnish with more whole meringues, berries and mint. Serve immediately or chill up to 2 hours. Enjoy.
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looks wonderful delicious flavour and colours
ReplyDeleteThis is a real classic, and your version looks absolutely delicious! Awesome photos too!
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful with the whole berries! I've wanted to make these for years and these just may be our Easter dessert---so easy and delish!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog today---it made me smile, though I know you're a great baker :)
Love the clicks and colors!
ReplyDeleteI've never made an eton mess before.. but I sure love eating them. This looks very spring-y and perfect for easter!
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