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Creamy homemade meringue topped with mixed berries for a delicious dessert or snack.

Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas with Maple Soaked Berries

Bree Hester
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine australian
Servings 4 mini pavlovas
Calories 519 kcal

Ingredients
  

Raw Sugar Meringue:

  • 1 cup turbinado sugar
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla or vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch (plus 2 teaspoons)

Maple Soaked Berries:

  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1 pint raspberries
  • 3/4 cup pure maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt.
    Combining sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in a bowl for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas.
  • This is what turbinado sugar looks like. It is also called raw sugar. It is coarser than granulated sugar, so we need to melt it or it will be grainy.
    Ingredients for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas: turbinado sugar in a measuring cup and eggs.
  • Heat some water in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Set the mixing bowl over the simmering water and whisk until the mixture is thick and the sugar has dissolved. The easiest way to tell is to rub some between your fingers but make sure that all of the sugar hasn't sunk to the bottom.
    Whisking turbinado sugar and egg whites for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas over simmering water.
  • Add the bowl to the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
    Meringue mixture in a stand mixer bowl for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas.
  • Beat on high speed until the meringue is stiff, glossy, and voluminous. (Such a great word. It makes me feel very Nigella.) Add the vanilla bean paste.
    Adding vanilla bean paste to stiff meringue for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas.
  • This is what it will look like when it is ready. It takes 8 to 10 minutes.
    Stiff, glossy meringue for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas.
  • Take the bowl off of the mixer and add the cornstarch. Gently fold in with a rubber spatula.
    Piped meringue for Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas on a parchment-lined baking sheet, ready for baking.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Pipe or spoon meringue onto the baking sheet. I piped mine into a nest. But you could do flatten it out and the middle with be more marshmallow-y instead of crisp. Bake in a preheated 250° oven for 1 1/2 hours. Then turn off the heat and let cool completely in the oven for another hour.
    Blueberries and raspberries soaking in maple syrup in a saucepan.
  • Add the berries and maple syrup to a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the berries soften and begin to release juice.
    Raw Sugar Mini Pavlova with whipped cream and maple-soaked berries on a white plate.
  • Make some whipped cream. Top the meringues with cream and spoon berries on top.
    Raw Sugar Mini Pavlovas with maple soaked berries and whipped cream, served on a white plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 519kcalCarbohydrates: 124gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 206mgFiber: 11g
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