Meringues, berries and ice cream: a beautiful disaster!

A girly weekend away, sun, sea, and sand? Not exactly, April drizzle and country gales instead.   But the rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales and the cosy surroundings of a stone cottage more than made up for weather without whelm!  Of course a weekend away would be incomplete if food were not to feature prominently.  Perhaps the simplest and greatest creation to emerge was our interpretation of a classic dessert, Eton Mess, definitely student-proof and no less delectable for it.  Take a look!


Chilly Meringues and feel good fruit catastrophe... 


Four scoops of vanilla ice cream, slightly melty
8 mini meringue nests (or 4 normal sized ones), crumbled
Mixed summer fruit ( we used frozen berries, defrosted.  But fresh are great if you can find some!)


There is really only one stage to this recipe.  Fold the ingredients together lightly, so the fruit begins to marble through the meringues and ice cream.  Then spoon into serving dishes/glasses (glasses look fancy!) and finish with a few shaving of chocolate white/milk, or if you, like us feel nostalgic for childhood bliss, a couple of chocolate buttons!