For these Easy Vegan Mini Pavlova you’ll need:
- chickpea water (aquafaba)
- sea salt
- corn starch
- caster sugar
- coconut yogurt
- maple syrup
- vanilla extract
- berries and fruits of choice
I created a HOW TO tutorial on my instagram account @veganstars so you are able to get a visual step by step instruction. The short instruction helps to understand the recipe and you will see, that the recipe is super easy to do. The written form always looks much more complicated as it is in reality!
I normally don’t eat a lot of sugar but once in a while this sweet dessert is just what I crave. I bet you will love this dessert as much as I do. Enjoy the recipe!
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Easy Vegan Mini Pavlova
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1h 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 mini pavlova 1x
Description
Aquafaba is a magic ingredient in the vegan kitchen which fascinates me a lot. Besides using it for my macaron recipe or in cakes I always wanted to make a vegan pavlova recipe. Pavlova is made of a sugary meringue shell which is crispy outside and fluffy airy inside. Most of the times pavlova cakes are topped with cream and berries. I decided to make it even lighter by using coconut yogurt instead of the cream. A beautiful dessert for beautiful spring and summer days.
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Ingredients
Ingredients for the meringue:
- 1 cup chickpea water (drained water of one can of chickpeas)
- 1 ½ cup caster sugar
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1/2 tsp corn starch
Ingredients for the topping:
- 5.3 oz coconut yogurt
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup raspberries, pureed
- 1 cup raspberries, whole berry
- 1/2 cup blueberries, whole berry
- 6 strawberries, quartered
- 1 blood orange
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 250°F
- Add chickpea water to a bowl
- Add sea salt and corn starch to the liquid
- With a hand (or stand) mixer first process the liquid on medium speed for 3-5 minutes
- If the chickpea water turns into a white fluffy whip increase the speed to highest level
- Add the sugar to the whip (spoon by spoon) and mix for another 5 minutes
- The meringue is ready if you get stiff fluffy peaks
- Prepare a baking rack
- Place the meringue on the baking paper and shape as desired
- Make sure the top of the pavlova is shaped a bit hollow. It allows to properly place the topping after baking
- Bake for 45 minutes
- Switch off the stove after baking time is over. Allow the pavlova to cool in the oven (15 minutes)
- In the meantime combine the coconut yogurt, maple syrup and vanilla extract
- Puree the raspberries and prepare the blood oranges and strawberries
- When the mini pavlova are cool top with a layer of coconut yogurt. Then, spread some raspberries puree on top of the coconut yogur. Last but not least top the pavlova with the other berries and fruits
Notes
I recommend to finish the topping for the pavlova just shortly before you serve the meringue. If the topping stays for too long on top of the pavlova the sugar will start to dissolve and the meringue cake will get mushy.
- Category: Sweet Baking
Keywords: Easy Vegan Mini Pavlova
These Easy Vegan Mini Pavlova are:
- super light
- the perfect dessert for hot days
- great to impress your guests
- dairy free
- soy free
- nut free
- gluten free
Did you know that pavlova is named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova who was admired across the world? She visited Australia and New Zealand in 1926 during her world tour. After her visit there was a big argument going on who invented the airy meringue cake first in honor of Anna Pavlova. Both New Zealanders and Australians claim that a local chefs created the popular dessert. New Zealanders say that a chef at the Wellington Hotel was inspired by her tutu and created the dish. Australians say that a chef invented the airy cake and it was named Pavlova when a diner claimed it to be as light as the famed ballerina.
In fact, researches found that neither of them are the winners. According to their investigations, there already were 150 recipes for Pavlova-like desserts published before Ms. Pavlova toured in Australia and New Zealand. The meringue cake must be much older and created well-before Anna Pavlova was even born. Interesting story, huh?
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