Caramelised Strawberry Meringue Fool
The freshness and thickness of the Greek Style Irish Yogurts Clonakilty yogurt brings a perfect balance of flavour and acidity to make this dessert the highlight of any barbecue and dinner parties.
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Ingredients
Caramelised strawberries
- 50 g caster sugar
- 400 g strawberries halved
- 1 shot Grand Marnier optional, or orange liqueur
- 1 orange zest and juice
To serve
- 200 g meringues plus extra to serve
- 200 ml Whole-milk Greek Style Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Yogurt
- 200 ml cream whipped
Instructions
- In a large sauté pan, over high heat, melt the sugar in a dry pan.
- Once the sugar start to caramelise and colour, add the halved strawberries.
- The caramel will set on the strawberries but toss once or twice to coat the strawberry in the caramel if possible.
- Using Grand Marnier, pour carefully the alcohol and ignite the berries.
- Once the flames have died down, ad the orange zest and orange juice.
- Continue to cook for a further minute or so until the strawberries are confit.
- Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Once ready to serve, in a bowl, place the whipped cream and stir in the yogurt. Swirl the cooled caramelised strawberries ( keep 2 tbsp of the mixture to decorate) and half of the crushed meringues.
- Stir once or twice to create swirls.
- Build the dessert. Crush more meringues and add the berry and cream fool mixture. Decorate with the rest of the caramelised strawberries and extra fresh strawberries and meringues to decorate.
- Spoon directly Decorate with extra mini meringues and enjoy immediately.