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Redcurrant Eton Mess

Name: Redcurrant Eton Mess
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: english
Ingredients: 200 ml whipping cream; 2 tablespoons of sugar; 150 grams redcurrants; handful of meringues

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An even simpler version of the classic English Eton Mess. Decadently delicious, with sweet crumbled meringues, whipped cream and tart berries.

10 minutes

4 persons

Desserts

Nutrition balance score

Great

8.2/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

64.12 (Medium)

11.26 (Medium)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

242.78 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

17.56 g
16.85 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

18.04 g
10.00 g

Proteins

1.64 g

Fiber

2.96 g

Sodium

21.44 mg

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Recipe redcurrant eton mess

Ingredients

4 persons

200 ml. whipping cream
2 tablespoons of sugar
150 gram redcurrants
1 small handful of meringues

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4 glasses

Recipe redcurrant eton mess allergens

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Egg

Milk

Made by Véronique

Published at 2023-07-21, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-23

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Preparation time

5 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

10 minutes

Preparation – 5 minutes

Beat the cream with 2 tablespoons of sugar until it is stiff, making sure that it is not too stiff.

Wash the redcurrants and remove the stalks.

Finishing the redcurrant eton mess – 5 minutes

Crumble the meringues and create layers of whipped cream, meringues and redcurrants.

Serve immediately otherwise the meringues will become soft. Enjoy!

Tips!

Can I make Eton Mess in advance?

You can whip the cream in advance, but the dish tastes best if you assemble the Eton Mess just before serving.

Could I use other fruit?

A classic Eton Mess is made with strawberries, but you can use all sorts of other fruit such as blackberries, raspberries, blueberries or even mango.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

242.78 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

17.56 g
16.85 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

18.04 g
10.00 g

Proteins

1.64 g

Fiber

2.96 g

Sodium

21.44 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.41 mg

Calcium

48.38 mg

Magnesium

9.78 mg

Potassium

9.78 mg

Phosphorus

40.13 mg

Copper

0.04 mg

Zinc

0.18 mg

Iodine

0.00 µg

Selenium

0.26 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

4.25 mg

Vitamine D

0.45 mg

Vitamine A

0.18 mg

Vitamine B1

0.04 mg

Vitamine B2

0.06 mg

Vitamine B6

0.04 mg

Vitamine B12

0.10 µg

Folic acid

5.25 µg

Vitamine E

0.00 mg

Vitamine K

0.00 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
50	ml	whipping cream	milk	168.50	1.40 g	1.40 g	18.00 g	10.00 g	1.00 g	-	17.50 mg	-	37.50 mg	5.00 mg	47.50 mg	30.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.10 mg	-	-	0.50 mg	0.45 mg	0.18 mg	0.01 mg	0.05 mg	0.02 mg	0.10 µg	1.50 µg	-	-	-
0.5	tablespoon	of sugar		30.15	7.43 g	7.43 g	-	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.15 mg	0.30 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
37.5	gram	redcurrants		19.13	2.96 g	2.25 g	0.04 g	-	0.41 g	2.96 g	0.38 mg	0.38 mg	10.88 mg	4.50 mg	89.25 mg	10.13 mg	0.04 mg	0.08 mg	-	0.22 µg	3.75 mg	-	-	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	0.03 mg	-	3.75 µg	-	-	-
0.25	small handful	of meringues	egg	25.00	5.78 g	5.78 g	0.01 g	-	0.23 g	-	3.56 mg	0.03 mg	-	0.13 mg	5.63 mg	-	-	-	-	0.03 µg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				242.78	17.56 g	16.85 g	18.04 g	10.00 g	1.64 g	2.96 g	21.44 mg	0.41 mg	48.38 mg	9.78 mg	142.68 mg	40.13 mg	0.04 mg	0.18 mg	-	0.26 µg	4.25 mg	0.45 mg	0.18 mg	0.04 mg	0.06 mg	0.04 mg	0.10 µg	5.25 µg	-	-	-