Hazelnut pavlova
Improve on perfection with the addition of tasty roasted hazelnuts to this fluffy, sugary meringue. Top with cream and fruit to create a beautiful pavlova for dessert.
- 15 mins preparation
- 30 mins cooking
- Serves 6
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Ingredients
Hazelnut pavlova
- 4 egg whites
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts, skins removed, coarsely chopped
- 300 millilitre carton cream, whipped
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 1 punnet (250g) strawberries, thinly sliced
- cocoa powder, for dusting
Method
Hazelnut pavlova
- 1Preheat oven to slow, 150°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
- 2In a large, clean bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
- 3Gradually add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar dissolves and foam is stiff, thick and glossy. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla; fold in nuts.
- 4Form six 12cm nests on tray. Bake 10 minutes.
- 5Reduce oven temperature to slow, 120°C.
- 6Bake nests a further 20 minutes. Cool in a turned-off oven, with door ajar, to dry completely.
- 7Top meringues with cream. Arrange bananas and strawberries on top; dust with cocoa.
Notes
A handy way to stop the oven door from slamming when cooling the pavlova is by wedging a wooden spoon in the door.