Mixed Berry Pavlovas

Name: Mixed Berry Pavlovas
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams blackberries; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 13 larges egg whites; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 591 milliliters superfine granulated sugar; 591 milliliters chilled heavy cream; 3 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 Tbsps distilled white vinegar; 907 grams strawberries, halved or quartered if large

Mixed Berry Pavlovas is a gluten free and vegetarian dessert. One portion of this dish contains about 4g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 310 calories. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours. Head to the store and pick up blackberries, cornstarch, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250°F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Swirl whites in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until barely warm to the touch. Beat whites with salt in a standing electric mixer until they hold soft peaks. Beat in 2 cups superfine sugar and continue beating until mixture holds stiff, glossy peaks (see cooks' note, below). Stir together remaining 1/2 cup superfine sugar and cornstarch. Beat into meringue, then beat in vinegar.

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Superfine Sugar

Corn Starch

Vinegar

Water

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Spoon 8 mounds of meringue (each about 2 inches high and approximately 1/2 cup) 1 inch apart on each lined baking sheet. Divide any remaining meringue among mounds.

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Mounds Bar

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Baking Sheet

Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until crisp but still soft inside, 1 to 1 1/4 hours total. If meringues are still not crisp after 1 1/4 hours, turn off oven and cool in oven 1 hour.

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Oven

Transfer from parchment to racks to cool. (Meringues may stick if cooled completely on paper.)

Just before serving, toss strawberries with lime juice and 1/4 cup granulated sugar and let stand, tossing occasionally until sugar is dissolved, 10 minutes.

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Sugar

Strawberries

Lime Juice

Add blackberries and toss to coat.

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Blackberries

Beat cream with vanilla and remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar with cleaned beaters. Tap meringues gently with back of a spoon to create indentations, then mound some whipped cream and berries onto each.

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Granulated Sugar

Whipped Cream