Mini Pavlovas with Lemon Curd

Mini pavlovas with lemon curd and macerated strawberries. They’re an awesome make-ahead dessert!

Mini pavlovas are an awesome dessert to feed a crowd. The elements will be made forward of time and whenever you’re able to serve, the pavlovas will be crammed. This manner they keep crispy on the skin, and tender and marshmallowy on the within.

Mini pavlova nests

A pavlova is a scrumptious meringue cake named after a Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. These single-serve pavlovas are product of meringue that’s piped like nests on parchment paper. Bake them in a low oven till dry and crisp on the skin, with a marshmallow middle.

Pipe a flat circle first, then construct up sides across the circle by piping layers of meringue, round and round. These partitions will assist to maintain the fillings in place when serving.

Pavlovas want a dry setting in an effort to keep crispy on the skin. If you happen to dwell in a damp setting, this recipe won’t work so properly for you.

The fillings

Fill the mini meringue nests with whipped cream, do-it-yourself lemon curd, and macerated strawberries and mint.

The tangy lemon curd and contemporary strawberries are the proper matches to the candy pavlova base.

Lemon curd

The lemon curd is similar to my typical lemon curd recipe, besides this time it is utilizing solely egg yolks as a thickener. It is utilizing all of the egg yolks which are cut up from the whites for the pavlova. That method there isn’t any waste!

Macerated strawberries

Chop contemporary strawberries and macerate them in granulated sugar and shredded contemporary mint. The sugar attracts out the surplus moisture from the strawberries and enhances the flavour. I exploit this mix in my strawberry Swiss roll too.

The substances

For this recipe, you’ll need –

Pavlovas

• 5 massive egg whites
• Sugar – Caster sugar works finest as it is a a lot finer granule and can dissolve simpler. Nevertheless, if you have no, granulated sugar works too.
• Cornstarch
• Lemon juice or white vinegar
• Vanilla extract or paste
• Heavy cream (for topping)

Lemon curd

• 5 massive egg yolks
• Lemon juice
• Lemon zest
• Granulated sugar
• Butter
• Salt

Macerated Strawberries

• Recent strawberries
• Granulated sugar
• Recent mint leaves

The tactic

Pavlovas

Start with the pavlovas as they may take the longest. I bake them on one massive baking tray, however you can too cut up them over two trays.

Separate 5 eggs. Maintain the yolks in a separate bowl, you’ll need them later for the curd. In a bowl of a stand mixer, or in a big bowl with electrical hand beaters, add the egg whites.

Beat on excessive for about 1 minute till they’re foamy. Slowly start including within the sugar, a tablespoon at a time. Maintain beating on excessive till the egg whites are thick, clean, and shiny, and maintain stiff peaks.

Flip the beater on low, and blend within the cornstarch, lemon juice, or vinegar and vanilla.

Line one or two massive baking trays.

Spoon the meringue right into a piping bag and pipe 8 flat circles evenly on one massive tray, or 4 on every tray if utilizing two. Guarantee there’s about 8-10cm between every pavlova. As soon as your 8 circles are piped, start piping partitions round every circle and constructing your pavlovas as much as create little nests, or mini meringue cups.

You may as well skip the piping bag and easily place 8 spoonfuls of meringue on the trays. If doing that, use the again of a spoon to make indents within the meringue to create the nest.

Bake them in a low oven at 110°C/230°F for 1 hour and quarter-hour. Then flip off the oven and let the pavlovas cool in there for at the least two hours till crisp.

Lemon curd

In a microwave-proof bowl, whisk collectively the reserved egg yolks and sugar till properly mixed, then whisk within the lemon juice and zest.

Place the bowl within the microwave and cook dinner in 40-second increments, stirring every time for round 4 minutes in whole. This time might improve or lower relying in your microwave energy.

Verify that the curd is thick sufficient by dipping in a metallic spoon. The curd ought to simply coat the again of the spoon.

Stir the chilly cubed butter by the recent curd and stir till clean, then pour the completed curd by a sieve right into a clear jar. It is going to thicken because it cools.

Alternatively, you probably have no microwave you may make the curd in a sizzling water tub, see learn how to on this lemon curd submit.

Strawberries

Chop contemporary strawberries into small items and add them to a bowl together with sugar and contemporary mint. Stir, then go away it to sit down for at the least quarter-hour.

Cream

In a bowl, whip the heavy cream till medium peaks kind.

Serving

When able to serve, fill the pavlovas with a spoonful of whipped cream, lemon curd and high it with the strawberries. As soon as the pavlovas are crammed they’re finest served right away.

Make forward

All of the elements of this mini pavlova recipe will be made forward of time.

• The mini pavlovas – These will be made as much as 4 days forward of time and saved in a dry, hermetic container at room tempertaure. Word- they should be saved dry, so in very humid locations this may occasionally not work as properly
• Lemon curd – This may be made as much as per week prematurely and saved within the fridge, or it may be frozen for as much as three months. In case you are making the curd earlier than the pavlovas, the egg whites will be frozen till you are able to make the meringue.
• Macerated strawberries – These will be ready as much as 3 days prematurely
• and saved within the fridge in an hermetic container.
• Whipped cream – This may be ready as much as a day in adance and saved within the fridge in an hermetic container.

Different topping concepts

If lemon curd is not what you are craving you would attempt –

• Berries and cream
• Chocolate ganache
• Passionfruit curd
• Kiwifruit and cream

Yield: 8

Mini Pavlovas with Lemon Curd

Mini pavlovas with lemon curd and macerated strawberries. They’re an awesome make-ahead dessert!

Prep Time
20 minutes

Prepare dinner Time
1 hour quarter-hour

Cooling time
2 hours

Whole Time
3 hours 35 minutes

Substances

Pavlovas

• 5 massive egg whites
• 250g caster sugar or granulated sugar*
• 2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice or white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste

Curd

• 5 massive egg yolks
• 150g granulated sugar
• 125ml lemon juice
• Zest of a lemon
• 100g unsalted butter, cubed
• ⅛ teaspoon salt

Strawberries

• 200g contemporary strawberries
• 20g granulated sugar
• 5-6 massive mint leaves, shreddded

Cream

Directions

Pavlovas

1. Preheat the oven to 110°C/230°F common oven (no fan-bake.)
2. Separate 5 eggs. (Place the yolks in a small bowl and set them apart for the curd.)
3. Place the whites in a clear bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whisk on excessive for round a minute till the whites are foamy. Start including within the sugar, a tablespoon at a time, and preserve whisking on excessive. The combination will turn into thick, shiny, and shiny. Whisk till the sugar has dissolved and the combination is thick and glossy. This can occur the quickest with castor sugar. If utilizing granulated sugar, whisk till the combination could be very thick and really shiny, however there should be a couple of very small granules when some combination is rubbed between your fingers. You do not wish to overbeat the egg whites.
4. Flip the mixer on low and blend within the cornstarch, vanilla, and lemon juice.
5. Line a big baking tray with parchment paper.
6. Spoon the meringue right into a piping bag and pipe 8 flat circles evenly on one massive tray, or 4 on every tray if utilizing two trays. Guarantee there’s about 8-10cm between every pavlova. As soon as your 8 circles are piped, start piping partitions round every circle and constructing your pavlovas as much as create little meringue cups.
7. Bake for 1 hour and quarter-hour. Flip off the oven and let the pavlovas cool in there for at the least two hours till cooled and crisp. Do not open the oven throughout the baking and cooling interval.

Lemon curd

1. In a microwave-proof bowl, whisk collectively the reserved egg yolks and sugar till properly mixed, then whisk within the lemon juice and zest.
2. Place the bowl within the microwave and cook dinner in 40-second increments, stirring every time for round 4 minutes in whole. This time might improve or lower relying in your microwave energy.
3. Verify that the curd is thick sufficient by dipping in a metallic spoon. The curd ought to simply coat the again of the spoon.
4. Stir the chilly cubed butter by the recent curd and stir till clean, then pour the completed curd by a sieve right into a clear jar. It is going to thicken because it cools. Alternatively, you probably have no microwave you may make the curd in a sizzling water tub, see learn how to on this lemon curd submit.

Strawberries

1. Chop contemporary strawberries into small items and add them to a bowl together with sugar and contemporary mint. Stir, then go away it to sit down for at the least quarter-hour.

Cream

1. In a bowl, use electrical beaters to whip the cream till medium peaks kind.

Serving

1. Fill the pavlovas with a spoonful of whipped cream, lemon curd, and high it with the strawberries. As soon as the pavlovas are crammed they’re finest served right away.

Notes

All of the elements of this mini pavlova recipe will be made forward of time. See the above submit for particulars.

*Caster sugar works finest for pavlovas, because the finer granules will dissolve extra simply. Granulated sugar does nonetheless work too, it’ll simply not dissolve as properly.

Diet Info:

Yield:

8

Serving Measurement:

1

Quantity Per Serving:
Energy: 473Whole Fats: 25gSaturated Fats: 15gTrans Fats: 0gUnsaturated Fats: 9gLdl cholesterol: 202mgSodium: 132mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 1gSugar: 54gProtein: 8g