Negroni meringue pavlova wreath with pomegranate and pistachio

  • Portion size: Serves 8
  • Hands-on time 30 min, oven time 1 hour 30 min, plus setting and cooling
  • Difficulty: easy

Why have one good thing when you can have two? We’ve combined our favourite cocktail with a showstopping pavlova to create this negroni meringue wreath, topped with pomegranate and pistachio.

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Ingredients

  • 3 large free-range egg whites
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 75g golden caster sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • For the decoration
  • 4 oranges
  • 100ml ready-made negroni (we like the Campari and Tesco brands)
  • 75g golden caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 400ml double cream
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 30g shelled unsalted pistachios, lightly toasted and chopped
  • 30g pomegranate seeds

You’ll also need…

  • 1 large baking sheet lined with non-stick baking paper
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 110°C/90°C fan/gas ¼. Draw a 23cm circle on the baking paper, then turn the paper over.
  2. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites in a large mixing bowl with
    a pinch of salt until stiff. Gradually beat in the sugars, then the vanilla, until thick and glossy.
  3. Spoon the meringue mixture evenly around the circle edge, leaving a hole in the middle, then use the back of a spoon to smooth and swirl the meringue into a wreath shape. Bake for 1½ hours or until firm. Turn off the oven and leave inside until cool (see Make Ahead).
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  5. Meanwhile, make the decoration. Segment the oranges over a small heavy-based pan to catch the juice and put the segments in a bowl. Add the negroni and sugar to the juice and heat gently to dissolve the sugar, then bring to the boil and simmer until thickened to a syrup. Stir in the pomegranate molasses, remove from the heat and set aside to cool (see Make Ahead).
  6. Using an electric mixer, beat the cream and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until thick. Before serving, Spoon over the meringue, top with the orange segments and syrup, then sprinkle with the pistachios and pomegranate seeds

Nutrition

  • 449kcals Calories
  • 28.7g (17g saturated) Fat
  • 3.7g Protein
  • 40.6g (38g sugars) Carbs
  • 1.1g Fibre
  • 0.1g Salt

Make Ahead

Keep the cooked, cooled meringue in an airtight container for up to 1 week (freeze for up to 1 month – defrost overnight). Chill the cooled syrup and orange segments in separate containers for up to 3 days. Toss the segments in extra juice to serve.

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