
Parenting advice, hot topics, best buys and family finance tips delivered straight to your inbox.
Thank you for signing up to GoodTo. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.
Turn your chocolate into an extravagant dessert with this recipe for chocolate meringue pyramid. Homemade meringues are hard to do but they're well worth the effort. The crispy pyramid is topped with fresh berries, single cream - and chunks of naughty chocolate! Piping the meringue before it’s cooked will give it a ridged effect.
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites (medium eggs)
- 225g caster sugar
- 250ml whipping cream
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 125g fresh raspberries
- 125g chocolate, broken into pieces (This recipe uses Cadbury Dairy Milk Marvellous Creations Cookie Nut Crunch)
- 25g toasted chopped hazelnuts
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Preheat oven to 120°C/200°F/Gas Mark ½ . Grease 3 baking sheets and line with baking parchment.
- Whisk the egg whites until very stiff in a grease free bowl, add the sugar 1tbsp at a time and continue whisking until the mixture is shiny and stiff.
- Using a piping bag with a 1cm star piping nozzle, pipe 1/3 of the mixture into stars 1cm across, 1/3 into stars 2.5cm and 1/3 into 3.5 cm stars. There should be about 16 of each size. Bake for 2 hours then remove the smallest meringues and cool .Turn the others over and cook for a further 30 okminutes until dried out. Cool
- Whip the cream with the vanilla until stiff. Arrange some of the larger meringues on a plate to form a 20cm circle, sticking together with cream. Arrange the remaining meringues in progressively smaller circles to form a pyramid shape, sticking together with the cream.
- Decorate with fresh raspberries and chunks of chocolate. Sprinkle the hazelnuts over the top. This is best eaten on the same day.
Top Tip for making Chocolate meringue pyramid
You could try this recipe with other chocolate too - white chocolate and raspberries would be a great combination
Goodto Newsletter
Parenting advice, hot topics, best buys and family finance tips delivered straight to your inbox.
Trusted, informative, and empathetic – GoodTo is the ultimate online destination for mums. Established in 2007, our 15-year-strong archive of content includes more than 18,000 articles, 1,500 how-to videos, and 7,000 recipes.
-
Espresso Martini chocolate pots
Whizz these Espresso Martini chocolate pots up in 10 minutes for your dinner party – a perfect, lightly boozy dessert...
By Jess Meyer Published
-
White chocolate passion fruit mousse
Easy to make ahead, these deceptively light and low-carb white chocolate passion fruit mousse are a dream...
By Jessica Ransom Published
-
Eton Mess trifle
Layers of sweet berries, jelly, custard, cream, and heaps of mini meringues. Delicious...
By Rose Fooks Published
-
Air fryer French toast bites
If you like French toast, you're going to love these air fryer French toast bites - the perfect weekend treat...
By Nathan Anthony Published
-
Air fryer fish tacos
Say hello to these mouthwatering air fryer fish tacos ready and on the table in just 20 minutes...
By Nathan Anthony Published
-
Air fryer sweet potato and chorizo hash
Flavoursome brunch or dinner, this air fryer sweet potato and chorizo hash is a 15 minute favourite in the air fryer...
By Nathan Anthony Published
-
You probably already have the ingredients to make a lava cake in your air fryer - here's how to whip up this easy dessert
You could have yourself a delicious homemade dessert in just 10 minutes with this air fryer lava cake hack.
By Ellie Hutchings Published
-
What to write in a Valentine's Day card - Tips and templates to copy
Scratching your head about what to write in a Valentine's Day card? Check out these helpful tips - and failing that, copy these messages and wishes for your card instead.
By Emily Stedman Published
-
Surprisingly cheap Mother's Day gift mums ACTUALLY want as chocolate and jewellery drop in popularity
New research has found that many mums in the UK have a very simple wish list this Mother's Day
By Emma Dooney Published