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📋 Pavlova Recipe with Chestnut Cream
This chestnut pavlova recipe is an easy version of Mont Blanc, 2 large round meringues covered with chestnut spread and whipped cream. It is a classic French dessert very popular in Italy, crunchy, creamy, and nutty. You can make it from scratch or buy the main components and just assemble it
Course Desserts
Cuisine French
Keyword meringue and chestnut mousse, mont blanc, pavlova chesnuts mousse
Prep Time 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour
Resting time in the fridge 2 hours hours
Total Time 4 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings 12 people
Calories 369 kcal
For the meringues Separate the egg whites from the yolk, one egg at a time
3 egg whites
Combine the vinegar and the cornflour with the sugar
1 cup caster sugar, 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Whisk the egg whites until they become firm
Add half of the dry ingredients and whisk
Add the rest of the dry ingredients
Whisk until it forms a stiff peak
Baking the meringues Draw on 2 sheets of parchment paper a circle using a small plate
Place the parchment papers in 2 baking tins
Shape 2 round meringue following the lines of the circle on the parchment papers. Using half batter for each meringue
Bake them at 300 F - 150C for 1 hour
Composing the pavlova Place the first meringue on a serving dish
Spread the mousse over the first meringue
2 cup chestnut cream
Overlay the second meringue ring
Pipe over the cream
Decorate with pieces of Marrons Glace
¼ cup Marron Glacés Pieces
Let it rest in the fridge for at least 3 hours before serving
To make the meringues you need the egg whites to be at room temperature
To make crunchy meringue add white wine vinegar and cornflour
Meringues should be baked a low temperature
If you are rush for time buy the meringues and the whipped cream already made and just assemble it
Calories: 369 kcal | Carbohydrates: 58 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 9 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Cholesterol: 54 mg | Sodium: 46 mg | Potassium: 101 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 44 g | Vitamin A: 584 IU | Vitamin C: 6 mg | Calcium: 38 mg | Iron: 1 mg