Can I make the matcha meringue without matcha powder?

Yes, if you don't have matcha powder or don't like the taste, you can omit it or replace it with cocoa powder or vanilla extract.

Can I make the Eton mess with mascarpone without mascarpone?

No, mascarpone is an important ingredient for this recipe. You can experiment with cream cheese or Greek yogurt for a different flavor.

Can I make the matcha meringue in advance?

Yes, you can make the matcha meringue in advance and store it in an airtight container.

What is a nice drink to go with this Eton mess?

A glass of champagne or a refreshing cocktail pairs well with this Eton mess.

Eton mess with mascarpone, red fruit, and matcha meringue

Name: Eton mess with mascarpone, red fruit, and matcha meringue
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 8P
Ingredients: Ingredients for meringues (8 servings); 100 ml egg whites; pinch of salt; 100 g fine sugar; 80 g icing sugar; Garnish; 2 tsp matcha powder; 2 tsp lukewarm water; 2 tsp raw meringue; pumpkin seeds; coconut flakes; sugar stars; Ingredients for red fruit mixture; 500 g frozen cherries; 150 g cranberry compote (or 50 g honey with 150 g fresh cranberries simmered for 5 minutes); Zest of 1 orange; 2 tbsp maple syrup; Ingredients for mascarpone mixture; 1 kg mascarpone at room temperature; 2 vanilla pods; 250 g sour cream; 300 g cottage cheese; 1 piece of white chocolate from the fridge

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Ingredients

What do you need?

Quantity: 8P

Ingredients for meringues (8 servings)
100 ml egg whites
pinch of salt
100 g fine sugar
80 g icing sugar

Garnish
2 tsp matcha powder
2 tsp lukewarm water
2 tsp raw meringue
pumpkin seeds
coconut flakes
sugar stars

Ingredients for red fruit mixture
500 g frozen cherries
150 g cranberry compote (or 50 g honey with 150 g fresh cranberries simmered for 5 minutes)
Zest of 1 orange
2 tbsp maple syrup

Ingredients for mascarpone mixture
1 kg mascarpone at room temperature
2 vanilla pods
250 g sour cream
300 g cottage cheese
1 piece of white chocolate from the fridge

Ingredients for meringues (8 servings)
100 ml egg whites
pinch of salt
100 g fine sugar
80 g icing sugar

Garnish
2 tsp matcha powder
2 tsp lukewarm water
2 tsp raw meringue
pumpkin seeds
coconut flakes
sugar stars

Ingredients for red fruit mixture
500 g frozen cherries
150 g cranberry compote (or 50 g honey with 150 g fresh cranberries simmered for 5 minutes)
Zest of 1 orange
2 tbsp maple syrup

Ingredients for mascarpone mixture
1 kg mascarpone at room temperature
2 vanilla pods
250 g sour cream
300 g cottage cheese
1 piece of white chocolate from the fridge

Preparation method

How do you make this?

Preparation method for meringues

Take a grease-free bowl and whisk.
Whisk the egg whites and add a pinch of salt.
Sprinkle in the sugar as soon as it becomes frothy.
Whisk for another 4 minutes until you get a stiff foam.
Sift the icing sugar over it and mix everything together.
Take baking paper and draw 2 circles on it. Use the bottom of a glass bowl for this and ensure that the diameter is 0.5 cm to 1 cm smaller than the dish in which you want to serve the dessert. I used a glass dish with a height of 12 cm and a diameter of 18 cm.
Place the baking paper upside down in a baking pan.
Stick the baking paper down with 2 dollops of meringue.
Pipe the outline of the drawn circle and pipe smaller circles inward each time.
Mix the matcha with water and meringue firmly together.
Spread the matcha mixture over the meringue round.
Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and coconut flakes.
Pipe the Christmas trees on another piece of baking paper: first the trunk, then 3 branches upwards and 2 more branches that form the tip of the Christmas tree.
Spread the top with the matcha mixture.
Stick a sugar star at the tip of the Christmas tree.
Bake the meringues for 2 hours at 90 °C.
Let cool.

Preparation method for red fruit mixture

Put the cherries in a bowl and let them thaw.
Add the cranberry compote and the orange zest.
Mix in the agave syrup.

Preparation method for mascarpone mixture

Put the mascarpone in a bowl.
Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pods and add them to the mascarpone.
Whisk until smooth.
Add the sour cream and the cream cheese and mix well together.

Finishing

Once the meringue rounds have cooled, we can start filling them.
First make a layer with fruit, then a layer with mascarpone, and then a meringue round.
Repeat and finish with the mascarpone by piping it beautifully in rounds.
Grate white chocolate over it.
Wait until just before serving to place the Christmas tree meringues in the bowl. Take 2 trees each time and stick them together, with the backs against each other, into the mascarpone.