The Mini Pavlova with Blueberries is incredibly easy to make and helps use up four leftover egg whites. It impresses with its sweet taste and refreshes thanks to mint and blueberries. The meringue nests have a crispy consistency. The whipped cream filling completes both flavors.
Take a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your Food processor. Place the well-chilled egg whites in it and beat them until very stiff.
4 Egg whites
Once the whipped egg whites have reached a nice firm consistency and stiff peaks form, slowly add the superfine sugar and continue beating.
1 cup Superfine sugar
While whipping, squeeze half a lemon and add a squeeze of the lemon juice to the beaten egg whites.
½ Lemon
Add the potato or corn starch as well.
1 pinch of Potato starch
Once you've finished whipping up the mixture, preheat the oven to 100 °C // 212 °F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Now prepare the piping bag with a star tip.
Fill up the piping bag with the egg white mixture. As soon as the piping bag is full, twist the upper end together and close it with a clip.
Now pipe nine tiny heaps or nests onto the baking tray lined with parchment paper. Ensure that the bottom of the piles is thin and that you create a nice high border all around.
After piping those lovely mini pavlova nests, put the full baking tray into the preheated oven. Bake the meringue nests for 100 minutes on the middle shelf.
After the 100 minutes are over, turn off the oven. Open the oven door a crack and let the nests cool in the oven with the door open.
Once the meringue has cooled, you can remove the nine nests and store them in an airtight container.
Assembling and Serving
For serving, pick up the desired amount of meringue nests and place them individually on dessert plates.
Wash the blueberries and mint and set them aside.
1 cup Blueberries , Fresh mint
Whip up the heavy whipping cream in a tall mixing bowl until stiff.
1 cup Heavy whipping cream
Pour the whipped cream into a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle and fill the mini pavlova nests with it.
1 cup Heavy whipping cream
After filling, garnish the whipped cream-filled nests with blueberries, mint, and dust with powdered sugar.