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Mini Pavlova Christmas Trees Recipe

Mini Pavlova Christmas Trees

Delightful Mini Pavlova Christmas Trees Recipe for Festive Treats, perfect for holiday gatherings.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8 pieces
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Australian
Calories: 220

Ingredients
  

Meringue Base
  • 6 whites free-range egg
  • 1.5 cups caster sugar
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 3 tsp cornflour
Toppings and Garnishes
  • 0.25 cups Sunbeam Australian pistachios finely crumbed
  • 300 ml thickened cream
  • 1 tsp pure icing sugar
  • 1 tsp rosewater
  • silver cachous for garnish
  • raspberries to serve
  • freeze-dried raspberry powder to garnish
  • strawberries to serve

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Electric mixer
  • piping bags
  • Baking trays
  • Baking paper
  • Food processor

Method
 

Baking Meringue
  1. Preheat the oven to 100°C fan-forced (120°C conventional). Grease two large oven trays. On two baking paper sheets, mark four 4.5cm circles spaced apart. Place the sheets marked side down on the trays.
  2. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add caster sugar one tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition until fully dissolved. Add vinegar and cornflour, then beat until glossy and well combined.
  3. Spoon a quarter of the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle. Pipe small mounds of meringue onto the prepared baking paper, using the circles as guides. Fill another piping bag fitted with a 0.5cm fluted nozzle with the remaining meringue and pipe three rows of small vertical layers around each mound to create the shape of a Christmas tree.
  4. Bake the meringue trees for 50 minutes to 1 hour until the edges are crisp but not colored. Switch off the oven and leave the meringues inside to cool with the door slightly ajar.
Assembling the Trees
  1. Pulse the pistachios in a food processor until finely crumbed.
  2. Beat the thickened cream with icing sugar and rosewater until just firm peaks form. Transfer a quarter of the cream to a piping bag fitted with a small plain nozzle and pipe small rounds onto the meringue trees to help the silver cachous stick.
  3. Decorate with silver cachous, raspberries, and freeze-dried raspberry powder. Sprinkle pistachio crumbs over the top and serve alongside fresh strawberries and the remaining whipped cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieceCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 14g

Notes

For a twist on the toppings, consider swapping strawberries for blueberries or drizzling melted chocolate over the mini pavlovas.

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