Easy Mini Pavlovas

Ingredients

• 4 large egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 4 tablespoons boiling water
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream (to decorate)
• 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar (to sweeten cream)
• 1 cup blueberries (Substitute any fresh fruit of choice to decorate.)
• 1 cup strawberries (Substitute any fresh fruit of choice to decorate.)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a pen to trace the perimeter of a glass or cup 6 times on each sheet of parchment. Turn the papers upside-down. The guiding outline should still be visible on the clean side of the paper.

2. 2

   Add all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and beat using an electric mixer until thick and the egg whites form stiff peaks. The meringue will be satiny, and gleaming white.

3. 3

   Spoon the meringue mixture onto the 12 pre-marked circles on the parchment paper

4. 4

   Using the back of a spoon smooth the top of each pavlova nest, working from the center to the perimeter, and making the edge slightly higher to form a nest.

5. 5

   Bake in the pre-heated 250 degree Fahrenheit oven for 60 minutes, then reduce the heat to 225 degrees Fahrenheit for an additional 30 minutes. Turn the oven off. Leave the pavlovas to cool in the oven with the door slightly ajar.

6. 6

   Fill with whipped cream and your fruit of choice to serve.