There are so many variations of this British classic to enjoy, like this Blackberry and Pistachio Ice Cream Eton Mess! The British love their traditions, like roast dinner on Sunday and strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. Eton Mess sits along side these as it’s traditionally served at the annual Eton and Harrow Colleges cricket game and is a true classic. It’s also a fun dessert to play around with, making endless variations on the basic recipe. This semifreddo version keeps the basics of the original recipe intact, but turns it into a lovely cold dessert perfect for a hot summer day!
Eton Mess
The dessert is as British as it comes, a true classic. It’s a creamy mixture of whipped cream, strawberries and broken meringue pieces. The legend is that a dessert made of cream, strawberries and meringue was dropped at a cricket match between Eton and Harrow. Rather than waste a perfectly good dessert, it was scraped up and served anyway. I don’t know if that is true, but it sounds plausible! Other berries or summer fruit can be used instead, but strawberries are traditional. The mavericks at Lancing College make their own version with bananas! For a dessert as spectacular and loved as this one, it’s amazingly easy to bring together. All it takes is combining the whipped cream, strawberries and meringue pieces together, and you are there!
What is semifreddo?
Semifreddo is Italian for half-cold and, essentially, has a texture of frozen mousse. At this point you are probably thinking, mousse sounds hard but don’t give up on me yet. This dessert consists of 4 ingredients and takes 15 minutes to whip together plus time in the freezer. This British dessert is creamy, silky, studded with fresh strawberries and broken meringue. After sitting in cream overnight the dessert takes on a pleasant marshmallow-y texture. Besides, it’s incredibly refreshing on a hot summer day. All you have to do is to whip cream with sweetened condensed milk, then fold in chopped strawberries and broken meringue and freeze it! After a night in the freezer, un-mould it and WOW your friends and family. A stunning dessert that took you no time to make! Just slice it as you would a good ice cream cake and serve with more strawberries!
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