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Pavlova de Mirtilos com vela

Blueberry Pavlova

This blueberry pavlova is perfect for a birthday party, wedding party, date party, or any other celebration, as it is made to share with those you love most. It is crunchy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside.
Prep time:10 minutes
Cook Time:40 minutes
1 hour
Total time:1 hour 50 minutes
Keywords: blueberry pavlova, cake, candy, dessert, meringue, pavlova
Portions: 8 slices

Ingredients

For the pavlova

  • 4 egg whites room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vinegar or lemon
  • 1 bsp cornstarch

For the whipped cream

  • 1 cup heavy cream very cold
  • 2 tbsp  sugar
  • 1 tsp  lime

For the blueberry syrup

  • 1 cup blueberries and some for decoration
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp water
  • Powdered sugar to dust

Instructions

For the pavlova

  • Start by preheating the oven to 170º.
  • Separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat the egg whites, along with the sugar in a food processor for 2 min at speed 4.
  • If you do it in the mixer, beat the egg whites for 2 min and add the sugar at the end of that time and beat again for about 8 min or until strong peaks form.
  • In either process, add the lemon or vinegar halfway through.
  • Put the meringue in a bowl and add the cornstarch. Gently stir it in with the help of a spatula.
  • Transfer the meringue to a tray lined with baking paper and shape it the way you like it, with the help of a spatula or the back of a spoon.
  • Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
  • After the first 10 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 150º.
  • Turn off the oven and let the pavlova rest with the oven door slightly open for 1 hour or until completely cool.

For the whipped cream

  • Add the cream and the sugar and beat for 1 min at speed 4. If using a mixer, beat the cream for 2 minutes, add the sugar and beat for another 5 minutes or until you have a consistent cream.
  • Add the lime and mix well.

For the blueberry syrup

  • Combine all the syrup ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
  • When it starts to get thick and purple in color, it's ready.
  • To make it more uniform, beat the syrup in a blender or with a hand blender.

For assembling

  • Place the pavlova on the serving dish.
  • Carefully fill the center of the pavlova with the whipped cream.
  • Drizzle with the blueberry syrup and scatter the fresh blueberries on top.
  • Finally, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • Have fun and enjoy this blueberry pavlova!

Notes

You can make a lemon curd using only the egg yolksinstead of the blueberry syrup, in which case you can make use of the egg yolks. 
 
Choose whatever fruit you like, from strawberries, raspberries, blueberries to peaches, mango, passion fruit or even mandarin segments or kiwi slices. Anyone of those look great on this pavlova.
 
If you prefer, you can put Greek yogurt instead of heavy cream, skyr yogurt, whipped cottage cheese or even coconut cream.