v-day dessert

although it's not valentine's day yet, i found a nice no bake easy dessert recipe for v-day. the reason it's good for valentine's day is only because it's red. it's raspberry coulis eton mess. of course i changed a few things from the following recipe. first, i didn't add any vanilla into the whipped cream because i like my fresh whipped cream simple, just cream and sugar. i also cut down the sugar in the whipped cream. second, i didn't fold the meringue crumble into the whipped cream, i just topped it with it instead. i imagine if i folded the meringue in and let it sit, the meringue would get mushy. also i could only purchase a 12 oz bag of raspberries, so i cut down the sugar. i cut it down to probably half because i thought it would be too sweet. oh also straining the raspberry to remove the seeds was kind of a pain in the ass. the final outcome of the dessert was pretty tasty andnot to filling, which is great to serve when you're serving a big meal but have a sweet tooth. i think i'm gonna eat it all by myself.

Ingredients

For the Eton mess

400ml whipped cream

3½oz sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 ready-made meringue baskets, crumbled

For the raspberry coulis

14¼oz frozen raspberries

5¼oz sugar

Preparation method

For the Eton mess, place the whipped cream, sugar, vanilla extract and crumbled meringue into a bowl. Lightly fold all of the ingredients together, taking care not to over-crush the meringues. Leave to one side while you make the coulis.

For the raspberry coulis, place the raspberries and sugar into a blender. Blend to a smooth consistency. Pass the mixture through a fine sieve.

To serve, spoon a small amount of the coulis into the bottom of each of four tall glasses. Top with the Eton mess mixture and another spoonful of the coulis. Layer the ingredients until the glass is full and finish with a topping of coulis.