Watermelon, berry and white chocolate pavlova

Watermelon, berry and white chocolate pavlova
  • Serves icon Serves 8-10
  • Time icon Hands-on time 45 min, oven time 1½ hours, plus 4-5 hours cooling and freezing

You need look no further for the ultimate summer showstopping dessert. We’ve adorned a white chocolate meringue base with creamy Greek yoghurt and a mound of fresh summer fruits in this stunning make-ahead pavlova. You’re going to love it.

More of a dark chocolate fan? Check out out chocolate and brown sugar swirl meringues with praline and chocolate caramel sauce.

Nutrition: For 10

Calories
346kcals
Fat
13.4g (8.2g saturated)
Protein
4.8g
Carbohydrates
50.6g (49.2g sugars)
Fibre
1.6g
Salt
0.2g
Calories
346kcals
Fat
13.4g (8.2g saturated)
Protein
4.8g
Carbohydrates
50.6g (49.2g sugars)
Fibre
1.6g
Salt
0.2g

Ingredients

  • 6 large free-range egg whites
  • 330g caster sugar
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 100g white chocolate, melted

For the watermelon and berry topping

  • 250g strawberries, hulled
  • 200g raspberries
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar
  • Juice 1 lemon
  • 180g pack watermelon chunks
  • Small handful fresh mint leaves, shredded, plus extra to serve
  • Freeze-dried raspberries (from large supermarkets) to serve – optional

For the filling

  • 200g greek yogurt
  • 150ml double cream
  • 3-4 tbsp icing sugar

You’ll also need…

  • Baking sheet; non-stick baking paper; electric mixer

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Draw a 25cm diameter circle on the sheet of non-stick baking paper with a pencil. Whisk the egg whites in a large, clean mixing bowl using an electric mixer until stiff peaks form when the beaters are lifted (3-4 minutes).
  2. Gradually add the caster sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, whisking well after each addition and bringing the whites back to stiff peaks before you add more sugar. Once you’ve whisked in half the sugar, add the rest in larger quantities. When all the sugar has been added, whisk the meringue back to glossy, stiff peaks, then whisk in the cream of tartar, vinegar and cornflour.
  3. Dab 4 tiny dots of meringue onto the corners of a baking sheet, then cover with the baking paper (pencil-side down). Spoon the remaining meringue into the circle and use the back of a spoon to make pillowy swirls. Transfer to the oven and reduce the temperature to 130°C/110°C fan/gas ¾. Cook for 1½ hours, then turn off the oven (don’t open the door) and leave to cool completely for 4-5 hours. Remove the meringue, carefully peel off the paper, then put on a serving plate/cake stand.
  4. Brush the inside of the cooled pavlova with the melted white chocolate (see tip) and leave to set completely.
  5. Put 100g of the strawberries and 50g of the raspberries in the small bowl of a food processor with the icing sugar and lemon juice. Whizz until smooth, then strain into a bowl (discard the seeds). Quarter the rest of the strawberries and add to the bowl with the remaining raspberries, watermelon chunks and shredded mint.
  6. For the filling, mix together the yogurt and double cream, then sweeten to taste with the icing sugar. Top the pavlova with spoonfuls of the yogurt cream, then spoon over the fruit mixture, scatter over a few mint leaves and the freeze-dried berries.

delicious. tips

  1. Brushing the inside of the meringue with melted white chocolate gives extra flavour and creates a barrier between the wet cream and the meringue, which allows the pavlova to stand for longer.

    Perfect your pavlovas with our how-to video…

  2. Make the meringue up to a day in advance. Keep in an airtight container somewhere cool.

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