Easter Pavlova
Meringue is the main ingredient in this light and subtle dessert. It serves as the base for whatever form or shape you choose to create. If you have never made meringue, you are in for a treat!
Follow our favorite meringue guru’s recipe. You can find it here. Zoe offers some great tips and explanations about the art of meringue. Since it’s the Easter season, we added a few:
When you are separating the yolks from the whites, it is important that none of the yellow is mixed with the whites, which will greatly reduce your success in increasing the volume. Think about the fact that Jesus chose to carry our sins to the cross and in so doing he had to experience a temporary separation from His Father. This was part of the pain and agony He endured, so that someday, believers will spend eternity with Him in a place where there is eternal separation from sin, suffering, tears, darkness, and death.
After separating the eggs, the whites must be beaten and whipped, which transforms them into something of beauty and volume that far exceeds its original state. While beating the eggs, remember how Jesus was beaten, whipped, and hung on a cross. His earthly life ended in a way that was ugly and grotesque. His resurrected life however, brought the greatest victory the world will ever know, and guarantees our resurrection into a body that will be like His.
The cross makes the hope we have possible, and certain. Some day, we will see what no eye has yet seen, no ear has yet heard, and no human mind can even conceive – people from all ages who trusted in God’s promise of a Savior, living in paradise forever.
Be creative and make the end result of this dessert your own. This one is topped with a layer of whipped cream and lemon curd swirled together. It is topped with fruit and mint, with passion fruit on the side. You can also mix with whipped cream, and top with lime curd or raspberry jam, and add a sprinkling of lightly toasted, chopped pistachios. Finally, sprinkle with edible flowers or drizzle with melted chocolate!
Please send us a picture of your personal pavlova creation! Happy Easter! HE IS RISEN!
Betty Kilpatrick
