Best Raspberry Cream Pavlovas Recipes

RASPBERRY-CREAM PAVLOVAS

Steps:

• Make the Pavlovas: Put raspberries into a fine sieve set over a medium bowl. Let drain, reserving 2 1/2 tablespoons juice; set juice aside. Press raspberries through sieve into bowl (you should have 3 to 4 tablespoons puree); discard solids, and reserve puree for filling.
• Put egg whites, sugar, and salt into the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over a pan of simmering water. Whisk until sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes. Atach bowl to mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add reserved raspberry juice. Beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 175 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or parchment paper. Using a spoon or a rubber spatula, form meringue into six 3 1/4-inch rounds on prepared sheet. Use the back of a spoon to make an indentation in center of each round. Bake until centers are just set and edges are crisp, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack.
• Make the filling: Whisk egg yolks, 3 tablespoons reserved raspberry puree, and the sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in butter and salt. Transfer to a small bowl; place plastic wrap directly on surface of curd to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate curd at least 1 hour (up to 1 day).
• Put cream into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Serve Pavlovas topped with raspberry curd and whipped cream.

RASPBERRY PAVLOVAS AND CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Process the thawed frozen raspberries with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a food processor until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl, pressing on the solids with a rubber spatula; discard the solids.
• Beat the 1/4 cup raspberry puree with the egg whites, cream of tartar and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment at high speed until foamy, about 2 minutes. At medium speed, gradually beat in the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, then beat at high speed until stiff peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in 1 to 2 drops of food coloring, if using, to reach your desired color.
• Using a spoon, dollop 6 mounds of the meringue onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them apart. Using the back of the spoon, spread the mounds into 4-inch rounds. Bake the meringues until crisp but still chewy on the inside, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the meringues cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In a clean and chilled bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a clean whisk attachment, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form; do not overbeat.
• To serve, spoon some of the reserved raspberry puree on the cooled meringues, then top each with the whipped cream, more raspberry puree and the fresh raspberries