Food Friday - Strawberry and Elderflower Eton Mess

Available for over a year

Strawberries and elderflower are bang in season right now. Our hedges are filled with elderflower and our farms are pretty much there now for Pyo fruit. This is a super easy dessert that has great flavours with such a seasonal touch. You can even pop them in Jam jars to watch the local cricket match or go on a picnic with. This little English dessert is sure to impress. Ingredients:( serves 4 ) • 300g British strawberries • 3-4 tbsp British Elderflower cordial ( Or use your own if homemade ) • 300ml double cream • 2 tbsp caster sugar • 4 ready made meringue nests ( try to get better quality ones as they have chewier centres) • 1 tbsp local english honey drizzled ( Mine was Leicestershire borage to give a floral touch ) • 2-3 sprays of elderflowers ( use a fork to take away any little critters in there ) Method: • Chop the strawberries into quarters, place in a bowl and marinate with the elderflower cordial for about an hour. • Whisk the double cream ( I used an electric whisk ) until only just starting to stiffen up. Add the caster sugar and continue to whisk until just slightly thicker past soft peaks. • Crush your meringues into rough chunks. • Add a layer of marinated strawberries into a dessert bowl ( about 2 tbsps roughly ) , then add your cream and top with the meringue. • Repeat this process for another layer. Then use a tbsp or more if you desire of the juice from the marinated strawberries and drizzle over. • Drizzle your honey over the top also, add your Elderflowers and you are ready to eat.