This simple Maltesers pavlova is a great showstopper that is cheap to make and is full of rich chocolaty flavours. It’s a delicious meringue recipe! Everyone loves a pavlova. Traditionally they’re made with fruit, but we’ve been naughty and made ours with chocolate meringue, white chocolate cream and Maltesers – a perfect and delicious combination that both kids and adults will love. The meringue can be made ahead and will keep for a few days in an airtight container, so it’s great if you’ve got a big event coming up that you want to prep in advance for. Assemble the pavlova up to an hour before serving so it can set. A showstopper of a dessert that would complete any dinner party or special occasion, your guests will be really impressed with this one! This recipe serves 6-8 people and will take 2hrs to make and bake – it’s well worth the wait!
Ingredients
- For meringue:
- 4 large egg whites
- 240g caster sugar
- 25g cocoa powder, sieved
- For the topping:
- 284ml pot of double cream
- 100g white chocolate
- 37g bag Maltesers
- Chocolate shavings
Method
To make your pavlova, preheat oven to 140°C/275°F/Gas Mark 2
Line a baking tray with parchment. Draw a 20cm circle on the parchment.
Whisk the egg whites and sugar together with an electric whisk until stiff peaks form.
Gently stir in the sifted cocoa.
Spoon the meringue mixture onto the circle on the baking parchment, making an indent in the centre. Bake for 1 hr 30 mins.
For the topping, melt the chocolate and leave it to cool for 10 mins.
Whip the cream until it holds its shape, then gently stir through the melted chocolate.
Pile the meringues with white chocolate cream, maltesers and chocolate shavings.
Top tip for making Maltesers pavlova
Try using a vegetable peeler to create chocolate shavings from your favourite bar.
