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Blackcurrant Eton mess
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 450g/1lb blackcurrants
- 2tbsp icing sugar
- 1tbsp water
- 8 meringue nests – whatever flavour you fancy
- 200ml/7floz double cream
- 200ml/7floz extra thick double cream
- 200ml/7floz crème fraiche
- 200ml/7floz clotted cream
Method
- Put half the blackcurrants into a pan with the icing sugar and water, bring to the boil and simmer for 5-8 minutes until cooked through and soft.
- Pass through a sieve into a clean pan and bring back to the boil, then take off the heat and put half to one side. Pour the rest over the remaining blackcurrants in a bowl and set aside to cool.
- Mix all the creams together until thickened then add a couple of spoonfuls of the reserved sauce and ripple through the cream. Crush the meringues lightly into pieces.
- Layer the fruit, the meringues, the cream mixture and the sauce in a tall glass and serve.