FIG THYME PAVLOVA WITH SPICY RED WINE PLUM SYRUP

FIG THYME PAVLOVA WITH SPICY RED WINE PLUM SYRUP

This Fig & Thyme Pavlova with Spicy Red Wine Plum Syrup is the only dessert recipe you'll ever need. Elegant, fruity and just a touch of spice. Perfect for any season.

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp white vinegar
• 330 g castor sugar sifted
• 1 1/2 tsp cornflour sifted
• pinch of cream of tartar
• seeds from one vanilla pod

For the Spicy Red Wine Plum Syrup:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3-5 whole cloves
• 1 plum roughly chopped

Toppings:

• 1 cup whipped cream
• 5-7 figs quartered
• fresh thyme

Instructions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 120ºC and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Place the egg whites and cream of tartar in your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whisk on medium speed until frothy.
3. Start adding the sugar one teaspoon at a time until all the sugar is finished.
4. Increase the speed and continue you mixing until you reach stiff peaks.
5. Sprinkle the cornflour, vanilla seeds and vinegar over the meringue and fold it all in.
6. Spoon mixture onto the baking paper creating 4-6 circle like shapes.
7. Use a palette knife to first create a round shape. Then in-strips, pull the meringue in an upward 

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