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Strawberry Almond Pavlova

CA Grown
Heart shaped meringue shells are filled with sweet whipped cream and topped with juicy, California Grown strawberries. Talk about love at first sight!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 6 people
Calories 347 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 eggs room temperature*
  • 1 cup + 1 TBSP baker's sugar divided
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 lbs California strawberries*
  • 1 cup heavy cream*
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds crushed*

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 250 F (120C).
  • Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Reserve the yolks for another use and beat the egg whites until frothy in a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, or using a hand mixer.
  • Add the cream of tartar and 3/4 cup of the sugar, 1 tablespoon at time, while the mixer is on med/high. Beat until stiff peaks are formed and sugar is dissolved, about 7-8 minutes. The meringue will be glossy, white and smooth.
  • Trace six 4-inch hearts onto parchment paper using a cookie cutter or by freehand. Pipe meringue mixture onto the parchment in a single layer, filling in the heart shapes.
  • Around the edges, pipe small dollops to form a raised edge.
  • Bake at 250F (120C) degrees for one hour. After an hour, turn the oven off and allow the meringues to sit in the oven for another hour while it cools.
  • Slice all the strawberries.
  • To make the strawberry juice, add 1 tablespoon of sugar to about 1/2 pound of the sliced strawberries with 1 tablespoon and mash until pulverized.
  • To make the whipped cream, add 1 cup heavy cream with 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whip until desired consistency.
  • Remove the meringues from the oven and pipe in the whipped cream to the centers.
  • Top with sliced strawberries and reserved strawberry juice.
  • Sprinkle crushed almonds over all and serve.

Notes

*this comes from California

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 23mgPotassium: 330mgFiber: 4gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 641IUVitamin C: 89mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 1mg
Keyword strawberries, almonds, dessert, mint, meringue, pavlova, valentine, valentine's day, romantic, heart
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