🎄 Christmas Pavlova Trifle 🍒🍑
This Christmas pavlova trifle is a festive and delicious showstopper! With layers of custard, whipped cream, macerated fruits, and meringue kisses, it’s the perfect centerpiece for your holiday dessert table.
📝 Ingredients:
For the Custard:
1½ cups (375ml) full cream milk 🥛
1½ cups (375ml) thickened cream 🥛
5 extra-large egg yolks 🥚
½ cup (110g) caster sugar 🍬
2 tbsp cornflour 🌽
30g unsalted butter, cubed, softened 🧈
1 tsp vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract 🌿
For the Macerated Fruit:
250g cherries, halved, pitted 🍒
1 white peach, pitted, cut into wedges 🍑
1 yellow peach, pitted, cut into wedges 🍑
1 white nectarine, pitted, cut into wedges 🍑
1 yellow nectarine, pitted, cut into wedges 🍑
¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice 🍋
¼ cup (55g) caster sugar 🍬
250g raspberries 🍇
For Assembly:
2 cups (500ml) thickened cream, whipped to soft peaks 🥛
100g vanilla meringue kisses 🍬
100g flavored meringue kisses 🍬
🍽️ Method:
Step 1: Make the Custard 1️⃣ In a saucepan, heat the milk and cream over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it simmers.
2️⃣ In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and ½ tsp sea salt until pale and light (about 3 minutes).
3️⃣ Whisk in the cornflour, then gradually add the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture, whisking continuously.
4️⃣ Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thick and glossy (about 3 minutes).
5️⃣ Remove from heat, whisk in butter and vanilla, and strain the custard through a fine sieve. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the custard, and refrigerate for 2 hours or until thickened.
Step 2: Macerate the Fruit 1️⃣ Toss cherries, peaches, nectarines, lemon juice, and sugar in a bowl to coat. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until juices form.
2️⃣ Gently fold in the raspberries.
Step 3: Assemble the Trifle 1️⃣ Spoon one-third of the macerated fruit into a 12-cup (3L) glass serving dish.
2️⃣ Layer with one-third of the custard, one-third of the whipped cream, and one-quarter of the meringues.
3️⃣ Repeat the layers with the remaining fruit, custard, whipped cream, and two-thirds of the meringues.
Step 4: Chill and Decorate 1️⃣ Refrigerate the trifle for 30 minutes before serving.
2️⃣ Decorate the top with the remaining meringues.
🍽️ Serves: 12
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 2.5 hours
This trifle combines all the best holiday flavors with the irresistible texture of meringue and cream. Enjoy! 🎄🍰