Eton mess with strawberries and passion fruit

Name: Eton mess with strawberries and passion fruit
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g strawberries, hulled and quartered; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 300ml double cream; 200g meringue nests, roughly broken; 2 passion fruits, pulp only

Crushed meringue, whipped cream and juicy strawberries, ready in ten minutes.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.85 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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500 gstrawberrieshulled and quartered
2 tbspcaster sugar
300 mldouble cream
200 gmeringue nestsroughly broken
2passion fruitspulp only

Method

1
Toss half the strawberries with the sugar and leave for 10 minutes. Crush them lightly with a fork.
10 min
2
Whip the cream to soft peaks. Do not overwhip, as it should stay loose and creamy.
3
Fold the crushed strawberries and most of the meringue into the cream.
4
Spoon into glasses, layering with the whole strawberries.
5
Top with the remaining meringue and the passion fruit pulp. Serve straight away so the meringue stays crisp.

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