Coffee & Hazelnut Eton Mess
Serves
4
Preparation time:
15 minutes
Cooking time
Serve immediately
What to do:
Step 1
Hull and chop the strawberries, put them in a bowl, sprinkle with sugar and set aside to macerate.
Step 2
Toast the hazelnuts in a dry frying pan, allow to cool then roughly chop.
Step 3
In a large bowl whisk the cream to firm peaks. Slowly add half of the coffee while you continue whisking.
Step 4
Roughly crush the meringues and stir briefly into the cream. Swirl through half of the strawberries and half of the hazelnuts.
Step 5
To construct the Eton mess, put a spoon full of strawberries into the bottom of 4 glasses, follow with some of the meringue mixture, a drizzle of the remaining coffee and then some hazelnuts.
Step 6
Repeat these layers until the ingredients are used up. Chill until ready to serve.