Air Fryer Eton Mess

So picture this: it’s a warm sunny Sunday afternoon, you’ve spent a glorious morning enjoying your garden and entertaining family and friends who you have just delighted with your air fried pork shoulder for lunch. And now it is time to dazzle them with dessert. This air fryer Eton Mess is the perfect way to finish off the meal. This Eton Mess is a traditional British Summer desert combining a variety of textures and flavours to perfection. Which the whole family can enjoy, all year round.

I cooked these delicious air fryer Eton Mess meringues on the Channel 5 TV show AIR FRYERS: SUNDAY LUNCH MADE EASY which first aired on 3rd April 2024. Traditionally made with strawberries, meringue and whipped cream, Eton mess is a classic British dessert. But by using the air fryer, the meringues should be ready in half the time it would normally take to cook in a conventional oven! Any recipe that tastes as good as this but is also a time and cost saver is a winner in my book.

PREP 10 minutes

COOK 35 minutes

SERVES 2 people

KIT you will need: an air fryer, an electric whisk, a large air fryer liner (or baking sheet) and a large mixing bowl.

Ingredients for air fryer Eton mess

220g of caster sugar

1 teaspoon of white vinegar

5 egg whites, beaten

1 teaspoon of corn flour

220g of caster sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

To serve:

200g of double cream, whipped

150g of fresh blueberries

150g of fresh raspberries

Method

So first of all crack the five egg whites into a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric whisk whilst adding one tablespoon of castor sugar at a time. When you have finished adding all of the castor sugar, add a teaspoon of white vinegar, a teaspoon of corn flour and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Continue to beat the meringues mixture with the electric whisk until soft peaks form on the meringues. You should be able to turn the bowl upside down without the meringue falling out! Next, carefully spoon the meringue mixture into an air fryer liner or baking tray and then place into the air fryer drawer. Then cook your meringues on 120c for around 35 minutes on roast mode. Check on them after half an hour or so to make sure that they don’t over cook.

So then carefully remove from the air fryer and leave the meringue on a rack to cool for around 20 minutes. Then break the meringue into pieces and add to your serving bowls in layers of meringue, whipped cream, blueberries and raspberries or other berries if you prefer.

So this air fryer Eton mess is the perfect dessert to finish off your Sunday lunch!

Watch the video on my YouTube channel.