Description
Lemon Blackberry Fruit Pavlova is crisp, creamy, and tangy with just the right crunch from almonds. A fresh and elegant dessert that’s easier than it looks
Ingredients
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Lemon Blackberry Filling
- 80 ml lemon juice
- 50 ml blackberries, crushed into pulp
- 65 g (80 ml) monk fruit sugar (or regular sugar)
- 3 eggs
- 90 g (100 ml) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 7.5 ml cornstarch mixed with 5 ml water to make a slurry
Pavlova
- 150 ml egg whites (measured for accuracy)
- 165 g (195 ml) caster sugar or monk fruit sugar. I did not have enough caster sugar, so I added about 65g monk fruit to make up the 165g in total.
- 5 ml white vinegar
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 75 g flaked almonds
Instructions
Lemon Blackberry Filling
- Whisk lemon juice, blackberry pulp, sugar, and eggs together in a saucepan.
- Cook on low heat, stirring constantly, until thick like custard.
- Add butter cubes one at a time, stirring until melted.
- Stir in the cornstarch slurry and cook until smooth.
- Transfer to a bowl, cool, and refrigerate until ready to use.
Pavlova
- Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F.
- Line a 25 x 35 cm baking tray with baking paper and lightly spray the paper (do not miss this step as the mixture is sticky and will not come off without the spray).
- Beat the room temperature egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Slowly add sugar, one tablespoon at a time, at 30-second intervals. Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Mix in vinegar and vanilla. Spread the meringue evenly onto the prepared and sprayed baking paper.
- Sprinkle almonds over the top.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Cool in tray for 5 minutes, then invert onto a second large piece of baking paper on a cooling rack.
- Peel off the original paper and let it cool completely.
Assemble
- Spread chilled lemon blackberry filling evenly over the pavlova.
- Roll lengthwise into a log.
- Slice and dust with icing sugar before serving.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Esme Slabs from SA Tasty Recipes, Saffas Daily Recipes, and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
I used the Lemon Passion Fruit Pavlova recipe from Janonline as a base and adapted it to create my own version, as I was unable to find the original ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 602
- Sugar: 34.1 g
- Sodium: 1055.6 mg
- Fat: 16.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 6.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 1.4 g
- Protein: 72 g
- Cholesterol: 93.9 mg






