Cherry Chocolate Pavlova Recipe
Pavlova is one of my favourite desserts – mostly because it tastes amazing but also because is so light I’m convinced I could eat a whole one.
I haven’t actually done this.
Yet.
The nice thing about a pavlova is once the meringue is down you can make it pretty much any flavour.
As much as I enjoy the traditional strawberry route I will always opt to make a cherry chocolate pavlova. All my favourite things in one meal and it’s fairly straightforward to make.
I will say now, my cherry chocolate pavlova is not a lot to look at but we aren’t here to look, we’re here to eat!
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Cherry Chocolate Pavlova Recipe
A decadent dessert of light chocolate pavlova topped with cream and cherries cooked in Amaretto. This needs to be prepped well in advance as the long cooling time is the key!
Ingredients
- 3 fresh egg whites
- 6oz caster sugar
- 1oz cocoa powder
- 225g cherries
- 2 teaspoons of sugar
- Teaspoon cornflour mixed into a paste with a little water
- Optional splash of Amaretto
- 300ml double cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas Mark 2
- Use a hand whisk (or brute strength) to whip egg whites until they form stiff peaks
- Gradually whisk in the sugar to the egg whites
- Whisk in the cocoa
- Split the mixture between two lined baking trays, spread the mix into large circles
- Put baking trays into the oven and reduce the temperature to 140°C/275°F/Gas Mark 1
- Cook the meringues for 1 hour/1 hour 10 mins.
- Once the meringues are cooked, turn off the oven and leave the meringues in there to cool down. Ideally you won’t open the door at all.
- When you're ready to build your pavlova, de-stone the cherries and place into a small saucepan
- Sprinkle in the sugar
- Pour in the cornflour paste
- Add Amaretto (if using)
- Slowly bring the mix to the boil and stir until the sauce is a bit ‘jammy’
- Check the taste, add more sugar if required.
- Once the cherry mix and meringues are all cool, whip the double cream until thick. Spread 2/3 of the cream onto one of the meringues, put the cherry mix on top of the cream and place the second meringue on top.
- Use the remaining cream to top the pavlova, you could even grate a little dark chocolate over it if you have any.
Notes
Allowing the meringues to cool slowly in the oven reduces the chance of them cracking and increases the chance of them being crispy outside and chewy inside.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 347Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 42mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 2gSugar: 37gProtein: 5g
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