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Eton Mess with Raspberries and Pomegranate ( Postre de Frambesas y semillas de granada)











This is the typical dessert Eton mess (a delicious English dessert) with the variant that leads not only berries (raspberries) but pomegranate seeds.

Many are already in summer but here we started the winter in the southern hemisphere so we  have pomegranate .
Anyway you can make this dessert with  only raspberries or strawberries.
I love pomegranate seeds in desserts.

Adapted from :  Gratinée 









Ingredients


300 grams raspberries (frozen or fresh)
100 grams (1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
300 grams  little meringues
100 grams + 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
350 grams  ( 1 1/2 cups ) whipping cream
1 tablespoon raspberry liquer (optative)

Method

Bring raspberries, sugar, lemon raspberry liquer and water to a boil over medium high  cook until syrupy (about 20 minutes).
Transfer to a heatproof bowl and let cool slightly before transferring to the freezer.
Keep in freezer  for about half an hour.

In a chilled bowl, whip cream until soft  peaks form, add 2 tablespoons sugar and mix to incorporate.
Spoon a bit of cream into the bottom of 4 glasses.
Break meringues into pieces and place some of the pieces on top of the whipping cream, followed by a layer of the raspberries. Sprinkle with some of the pomegranate seeds. Repeat layer
and serve. 
You can refrigerate before serve.


















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En español

Eton Mess de frambuesas y semillas de granada





















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