Eton Mess

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2023

Subtle tweaks to the berries, cream, and meringue smarten up Eton's iconic dessert.

SERVES 6

TIME 2¼ hours, plus 1 hour 20 minutes cooling

Eton Mess

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Eton mess, the iconic English mash-up of macerated strawberries, swoopy cream, and broken meringue, is considered a throw-together dessert, but taking care to balance the components makes their sublime contrast shine. To produce thoroughly,...

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