If you’re holding a Summer soiree why not try my Sweet Peach Iced Tea recipe, or Erren’s Strawberry Cocktail to serve after dessert? Because of its impressive appearance, you might think that pavlova is difficult to make, but you’d be wrong! It only takes a handful of ingredients to make and the meringue base can be baked in advance, leaving just whipping the cream and preparing the fruit for the topping before serving. Decorating is also quite simple as more often than not, pavlova’s shape is quite rustic and a few cracks are unavoidable, but these imperfections are very beautiful and all part of its appeal.
What is Pavlova?
Pavlova is a dessert that’s prevalent in Australia and New Zealand. It has a base made from egg whites and sugar (similar to Meringue cookies with a softer middle) and it’s served topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Fold cornstarch into the mixture with the vinegar and vanilla.
Draw a template for the meringues using using a pencil and a dessert plate on the baking paper.
Then turn it over so it doesn’t bake on the pencil side.
Spread the meringue onto the template making a crater in the middle.
Bake in a low, cool oven until the outside is crisp. Then the oven is turned off, and the meringue is left to cool and dry out until the inside soft, but no longer wet.
Fill with whipped cream (You can use my recipe for homemade whipped cream).
Top with fresh fruit before serving.
Update Notes: This post was originally published in July of 2015, but was republished with new photos, step by step instructions and tips in July of 2021.
Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
