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black forest eton mess surrounded by a bowl of cherries and a bowl of chocolate

Black Forest Eton Mess

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Fresh cherries, chocolate almond crunch, meringues and cinnamon yogurt make up this easy but impressive summer dessert.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Setting time for Chocolate Almond Crunch 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine British, German
Servings 4 people
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 15 g (2 tbsp) slivered almonds
  • 50 g (1.8 oz) dark chocolate roughly broken
  • 250 g (8.8oz) cherries Stone/pit in weight
  • 250g (1 c) plain Greek yogurt
  • Pinch cinnamon
  • 3-4 meringue nests
  • Extra dark chocolate for serving optional

Instructions
 

For the chocolate almond crunch:

  • Line a small tin or baking sheet with baking paper.
  • Toast the slivered almonds in a dry frying pan for 2-3 minutes until light golden brown. Tip on to a plate and leave to cool.
  • When the almonds are cool, melt the chocolate in a ban marie or heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.
  • Once the chocolate has melted, add the almonds and stir well to coat them completely in chocolate.
  • Tip out onto the baking paper and spread to an even layer about ½ cm | .2” thick. Leave at room temperature to set, or if in a hurry or in a hot kitchen, then place in fridge to set.

When ready to serve:

  • Half the cherries and take the stones/pits out.
  • Roughly crush the meringues into a medium mixing bowl – you want some mouth size pieces as well as smaller pieces.
  • Mix the cinnamon into the yogurt, then add this to the meringues.
  • Roughly chop the almond chocolate crunch and add this to the meringues, then stir well.
  • Add the cherries and briefly stir, then serve straight away.
  • Top with grated dark chocolate to serve, optional

Notes

Cherries: If you can't get fresh cherries, you can use jarred morello cherries.
Almonds: Substitute with hazelnuts, or leave out altogether to makes this nut free.
Make Ahead:
Homemade meringues will keep in airtight container up to 5 days
The almond chocolate crunch will keep up to 3 days in the fridge.
But make the Cherry Eton Mess just before you serve it, as the meringues soon become soft.

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 24mgPotassium: 337mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 47IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cherries, gluten free, greek yogurt dessert

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