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Rhubarb and custard eton mess
- Amanda James
Published: May 8, 2020 at 8:45 AM
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Serves 6
Easy
Total time: 25 mins
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Make this rhubarb eton mess and check out our rhubarb pie, classic eton mess, rhubarb crumble and stewed rhubarb.
Rhubarb and custard eton mess recipe
Ingredients
Nutrition
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400g rhubarb
cut into 3cm pieces
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3 tbsp caster sugar
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300ml double cream
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2 tbsp icing sugar
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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4 ready-made meringues
crushed
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300g ready-made vanilla custard
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal403
- fat28.4g
- saturates17.6g
- carbs32.7g
- sugars31g
- fibre1.2g
- protein3.3g
- salt0.1g
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Method
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step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the rhubarb in a large baking dish, scatter over the sugar and cover with foil. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until just tender.
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step 2
Whip the cream with the icing sugar and vanilla extract.
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step 3
Layer up the cream, rhubarb, meringue pieces and custard in four glasses (adding any syrup from the rhubarb dish).
*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards*
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Amanda James
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