Dessert for 8

Strawberry Eton Mess

Name: Strawberry Eton Mess
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 32 oz strawberries divided; 1/2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp water; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup non-fat greek yogurt; 3 1/2 oz vanilla meringue cookies

$7.56for 430 minServes 8

Macerated strawberries, vanilla yogurt cream, and broken meringues are layered together for a quick British dessert.

Photo: skinnytaste.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Berries, 32 oz$0.40/oz typical	32 oz	$12.80Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Sour cream, 4.25 oz$0.14/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Crackers, 3.5 oz$0.22/oz typical	3.5 oz	$0.77Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$15.12

Swaps

Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
8servings as written
$typical cost tier

British and Irish Vegetarian Budget Desserts Spring Summer

Typical price

$1.89 per serving$7.56 for 4

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Ingredients

32 oz strawberries divided
1/2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp water
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup non-fat greek yogurt
3 1/2 oz vanilla meringue cookies

Steps

Hull and halve 16 ounces of strawberries, then stir them with the sugar and water in a bowl for 10 minutes.
Mash the remaining strawberries with a fork until saucy.
Whip the heavy cream and vanilla until soft peaks form, then gently fold in the Greek yogurt.
Break the meringue cookies into bite-size pieces.
Layer the strawberries, strawberry sauce, yogurt cream, and meringue pieces in a large bowl, then serve within 30 minutes.