Brenda's Classic Australian Pavlova
Recipe: #11188
November 16, 2013
Categories: Desserts, Eggs, Kiwi, Australian, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Mothers Day, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Cobblers/Tarts, more
"This is a simple and classic Aussie dessert. The recipe was given to me by a friend many years ago. It's crispy on the outside, but soft and gooey on the inside. The classic pavlova uses kiwi fruit and is topped with sweetened passionfruit pulp."
Ingredients
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- You can use any fruit of your choice: berries, pineapple, etc.
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (75.1 g)
- Calories 168.4
- Total Fat - 1.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 23.1 mg
- Sodium - 378.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 31.2 g
- Protein - 6.8 g
- Calcium - 2.4 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
Step 2
Beat egg whites until very stiff. Gradually add water beating between teaspoons.
Step 3
Add sugar VERY gradually. Take your time and don't hurry this step. Then beat in the salt, vanilla, vinegar and cornstarch.
Step 4
Shape meringue into a large 10 inch circle on parchment paper thats been placed on a cookie sheet.
Step 5
Build up the sides by laying coils of meringue one on top of the other to approximately a 1 inch depth. Or, you could spread the meringue with a spoon, using it to build up the sides.
Step 6
Bake for 1 hour.
Step 7
Turn off oven and leave tart inside for another hour.
Step 8
Gently peel off the parchment paper.
Step 9
Fill with whipped cream and top with fruit.
Tips
No special items needed.