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It’s time for something sweet, so here are the Christmas desserts we make every year. I don’t think I’ve gone a Christmas without having the best Kiwi dessert - the Pavlova! And the rocky road is less of a dessert and more of a sweet that we graze on during Christmas. Enjoy!
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Pavlova
- 6 egg whites / 200g
- 270g caster sugar
- 10g cornflour + more for dusting the pan
- 1 tsp grapeseed oil
- 5g white vinegar
- 5g vanilla paste
- 300ml whipping cream
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 punnet of blueberries, strawberries and raspberries
- 3 passionfruit
1. Start by preheating your oven to 120°C.
2. Use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment and start whisking your egg whites. Start slowly and increase the speed every 2-3 minutes.
3. Once the egg whites start to form soft peaks, you can start pouring in your sugar slowly.
4. It should take you up to 3 minutes to slowly pour in all the sugar. Once it's all in, let it mix for another 2 minutes.
5. Check to see if the sugar is all dissolved by rubbing a small amount of the meringue between two fingers and see if it's grainy.
6. If it's smooth, you're good to move to the next step. If it's still slightly grainy, turn your mixer back on to medium-high for another 2-3 minutes or until the grainy texture goes away.
7. While the mixer is running, add the cornflour, white vinegar and vanilla.
8. Mix for another 2-3 minutes or until everything is incorporated.
9. Brush a large oven sheet pan lined with grease-proof paper with grapeseed oil.
10. Dust over a layer of cornflour. You can use a cake ring to give you an outline of a circle.
11. Place your meringue into the centre of the circle. You can be as tidy or as rustic as you want with this, but you do you want to make an even layer of meringue so that it cooks evenly.
12. Place this into 120°c oven for an hour and a half. After that time, simply turn the oven off, leave the door closed and leave the meringue in there to cool completely.
13. To garnish, whisk your cream with the icing sugar and spread it evenly on the top of the meringue.
14. Finish by adding your fresh, washed berries and passionfruit and enjoy!
Cheats trifle
- 1 Panettone, torn into small pieces
- 1 tub of mascarpone cheese
- 200ml of whipping cream
- 2 tbsp of icing sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 200g of deseeded cherries
- 3 dashes of orange bitters (optional)
- Dark chocolate for garnish
1. This one couldn't be easier, start by whipping your cream with 1 tbsp of icing sugar and the seeds from the vanilla pod.
2. Deseed half your cherries and place them into a bowl with 1 tbsp of icing sugar and the orange bitters, stir them well and set aside.
3. For the chocolate, use a peeler to create small shards.
4. To assemble, simply layer your torn panettone with a spoon of mascarpone followed by the cherries and the chocolate.
5. Finish the whole thing off with a nice big quenelle of your whipped cream.
6. Enjoy!
Rocky Road
- 700g milk chocolate
- 200g marshmallows (either shop-bought or you can make your own, recipe below)
- 120g Turkish delight chopped
- 1 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and chopped
1. Start by placing a large pot of water over medium heat.
2. Break all of the chocolate into a large mixing bowl and place the bowl over the simmering water.
3. While this is melting, make sure you have the rest of your ingredients ready.
4. As soon as the chocolate is completely melted, pour in the rest of your ingredients and mix well.
5. Line a small tin with roughly 2cm sides with grease-proof paper and pour in the chocolate mixture.
6. Leave this out at room temperature for an hour before placing it in your fridge to set (preferably overnight).
7. Cut into 3cm cubes
8. This makes a great gift! Enjoy!
Marshmallows
I'll put the recipe for this in in the comments
9 дек 2022
