Michelle Darmody: How to make Eton Mess — and the mistakes to avoid

"Passion fruit, stewed gooseberries, diced mango, macerated raspberries or some lemon curd all work just as well within the assembly as the traditional strawberry."

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024 - 02:00

Michelle Darmody

Michelle Darmody is a baking expert and writer, as well as an award-winning author. Michelle works across food education, sustainability and food policy and has a Doctorate in Culinary Arts.

This recipe thrives on substitutions and variations. Once the meringue is made and cooled the rest is assembling.

Passion fruit, stewed gooseberries, diced mango, macerated raspberries or some lemon curd all work just as well within the assembly as the traditional strawberry.