Berry Eton Mess with Coconut Cream
Juicy berries and softly whipped coconut cream make a bright, easy Eton-mess-style treat, sweetened naturally with ripe banana.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, PCOS and 11 more diets
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Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1 ripe banana, peeled
- ¾ cup unsweetened coconut milk, well chilled
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp fresh lemon zest
Method
- Chill a mixing bowl until cold to the touch.10 min timer
- Mash the banana smoothly with vanilla and lemon zest.
- Whip chilled coconut milk until fluffy and softly peaked.3 min timer
- Fold the banana mixture gently through the coconut cream.
- Layer berries and cream in glasses; chill until softly set.20 min timer
Why it works
- 65 and over: Soft berries and coconut cream make an easy-to-spoon dessert.
- Crohn's or colitis: No chili or alcohol; soft berries and banana bring gentle sweetness.
- Wheat allergy: Fresh berries, banana and coconut cream replace wheat-based meringue.
- Soy allergy: The cream and fruit contain no soy ingredients.
- Shellfish allergy: The dessert uses only fruit and coconut cream.
- Gluten-free: Fresh fruit and coconut cream keep wheat, barley and rye out.
- Dairy-free: Chilled coconut milk gives the dessert its creamy texture.
- Anti-inflammatory: Berries and banana provide the sweetness, with no refined sugar.
- No pork: Fruit and coconut cream make this a meat-free dessert.
- Tree nut allergy: No tree nuts are used; coconut milk supplies the creaminess.
- Milk allergy: Coconut milk replaces dairy cream.
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