SteemKitchen Recipe Contest 6: Week 3 Desserts - Gluten free Passion Fruit Meringue Parfait
Who does not enjoy a light and fluffy dessert on a lazy Sunday afternoon?
I for one, being a self confessed sugar & spice and all things nice addict, will always skip starters so I can have dessert!
My absolute weakness is anything sweet; and my favourite is something light and oh so airy, something that just melts in your mouth; yes you've guessed right, I'm talking about Meringues!
This gal here is fussy when it comes to meringues, they have to be homemade, the store bought variety just will not pass the test!
As all cooks know, there are three types of Meringues - French, Swiss and Italian.
The one generally made by most home cooks is French Meringue - castor sugar whisked into egg whites till stiff peaks form.
Swiss Meringue is sugar and egg whites whisked over a pan of hot water till sugar melts, then whisked till stiff peaks form.
Italian Meringue on the other hand is a hot sugar syrup that is whisked into beaten egg whites till stiff peaks form. This is not such an easy meringue to make but is popular with bakers.
No guessing either that I was super excited when we were given the theme of Dessert for this week's SteemKitchen Recipe Contest 6 - Week 3 : Desserts, check it out guys and dolls if you love cooking.
So without further ado, I bring you my gluten free Dessert - Passion Fruit Meringue Parfait.
Ingredients
4 servings, prep time 1 hour, cooking time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook's note - Meringues and Passion Fruit Filling can be made in advance
Meringues -
- 2 Egg Whites
- 1 cup Castor Sugar
- Pinch of Salt
- Few drops Vanilla
Filling -
- 4 Passion fruit
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Custard Powder
- 2 Kiwi Fruit
- 250 ml fresh Dairy Cream
The how-to:
Make the meringues by whisking egg whites, castor sugar & salt till stiff peaks form, fold in a little Vanilla.
Pipe meringues onto sprayed baking paper, bake at 120 C for 1 hour 30 min
Scoop out Passion Fruit, place into pot, add sugar & bring to the boil.
Thicken Passion Fruit with Custard Powder, place in refrigerator to cool completely.
Whisk cream till stiff peaks form, gradually fold into Passion Fruit, reserving a little of both cream & fruit for garnishing.
Layer Meringues and Passion Fruit Fluff in a pretty glass container.
Garnish with extra cream & Kiwifruit
Do not be fooled by their exterior, they are beautiful on the inside - a lesson to be learned here - never judge a book by its cover.
We're ready to rock & roll :)
Delish Passion Fruit Fluff
A beautiful dessert with melt in the mouth Meringues, tart Passion Fruit Cream Fluff & Kiwi Fruit slices
A quick look for all the busy bodies
Thank you for stopping by; comments, upvotes and resteems all much appreciated :)
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That is one tasty looking treat, your family and guests are some really lucky folks that's all I can say. I also didn't know there were three kinds meringues, learned something new again today.
This was a real treat!
Thanks for your great support mr Papper :)
You are most welcome Lizelle.
I'm coming to your house! Lovely dessert and shots. I didn't know there were three types of meringues. Let me guess, the hardest ones to make taste the best?
Hey @artemisnorth, I think it's more about texture, apparently the Italian meringues hold their shape better, Swiss is smoother, silkier & more dense. Now, because you asked, I'm keen to give those a go sometime soon! You're welcome any time ;) Thanks for stopping by!
I love gluten free dessert recipes.
Thank you for sharing this Lizelle!
Mouthwatering ! 😋
Thank you for your support @joanrobinson :)
This recipe really looks goods @lizelle - great ingredients for a summer dessert.
Thank you so much for stopping by @cookwithus :)
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Your food always looks to pretty to eat LOL, but with these ingredients I would probably just take a quick photo of that beauty and than eat it in a second :)
Thank you so much @zen-art, this one disappeared super fast!
Those little mini meringues look great!
Hmmm, what can I say about the fruit. Love kiwi fruit ;)
Phew, would love to give that a bash sometime. Baking is a different skillstet altogether though
Meringues are super easy @therneau, as long as you have an electric beater. You can add this to your order when you come for a visit. BTW I loved Jusi's post on the Saundettis ;)
Yeah, we have an electric beater but I think it'll likely be the case that we rock up there first before we attempt it, lol.
Glad you liked @jusipassetti's post :)
You can rock up anytime, the sooner the better...but I know, CT is far away :(
Hello my friend how are you? How's the grandmother? nothing better for a Sunday afternoon than a rich snack and this recipe is great today I love sighs I love to eat sweet and I adore you that you have a magic hand in the kitchen if we were not so far sure you always vicitaria to try your delight
Wish I could give you one of these desserts @jennimorillo, and you could give me one of your fabulous creations! Mom's hand is healing slowly, but she's getting frustrated as she can't bake now ;)
Hello mam how are you?I keep wait your new recipe.because i like your recipe.Good to see your new recipe.this fruit recipe is so nice.
Thanks @jassicax, appreciate your comments and support :)
That looks so dang tasty and I am glad to see the fruit called by its right name Kiwifruit, so many here call it Kiwi which drives me nuts LOL
Thanks @tattoodjay, it was really a nice dessert, those are my favourite fruit, appreciate your support :)