Dessert for 8

Berry Pavlova

Name: Berry Pavlova
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 large egg whites; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp cream of tartar; 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 8 oz mascarpone cheese; 2 cups heavy cream; 6 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest; 1 pinch salt; 1 few fresh mint leaves (optional)

$5.07for 4120 minServes 8

A crisp-edged meringue is baked slowly, cooled, and topped with mascarpone cream and fresh berries.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 6$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
	Mascarpone, 8 oz$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
	Heavy cream, 17 oz$0.22/oz typical	17 oz	$3.65Typical price
	Lemons and limes, a little$0.60 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
	Mint, 0.25$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.14

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

120 minstart to table
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8servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.27 per serving$5.07 for 4

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Ingredients

6 large egg whites
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz mascarpone cheese
2 cups heavy cream
6 tbsp granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 pinch salt
1 few fresh mint leaves (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 250 F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
Beat the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in the superfine sugar.
Fold in the vanilla and cornstarch, shape the meringue into a 9-inch round, and make a shallow center.
Bake for 70 minutes, turn off the oven, and cool the meringue inside for 25 minutes.
Beat the mascarpone, heavy cream, granulated sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt until thick.
Spread the cream over the cooled meringue and top with the mixed berries and mint.

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