Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2012

Yet another amazing recipe by Chef John! Instead of making one large Pavlova, I used an ice cream scoop and made individual little rounds. The recipe yielded about 18 by using the scoop. After I scooped them onto the parchment lined baking sheets, I turned the scoop over and made a little well for the berries to sit in. I also sliced my strawberries because they were HUGE and leaving them whole wasn't an option. Other than that I made as is. Delicious and perfect for summer time. My kids were surprised and excited to discover the marshmallow texture inside. I highly recommend this recipe, so simple and pretty. Would be great for a luncheon or entertaining.

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RainbowJewels

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Green, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: May 11, 2012

Made this tonight with no modifications and it turned out great. I've never had pavlova before, and found it to be a perfect warm weather dessert. The video was extremely helpful with getting the consistency of the egg white mixture just right. I topped it with the whipped cream in this recipe and sliced strawberries (so as to get a small, hassle-free piece of strawberry in every bite :) ). Made this for 2 people, and we demolished all but 1/6 of it.

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Katrinabobina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Carol Stream, Illinois, USA

Living In: Urbana, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2012

Next time I make this I might just exclude the whipped cream... don't need the calories and the "meringue" is awesome by itself!!!!!

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Shiwara

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2012

Fantastic dessert! It's like nothing I've tasted before. Be sure to wait a full hour for this to cool - I got anxious and rushed this part; I think my Pavlova would have been a tad taller had I waited the full cooling time. The cream also ended up melting some and so berries weren't stable... Also, if you watch the video, beating the whites by hand is noble but unless you want to spend about 45 minutes doing it, use a mixer!!!!

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Bake'n'Eat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Reviewed: May 9, 2012

Followed recipe and it came out fantastic. Video was very helpful, and also pretty funny. I didn't crack the surface-- didn't see the need for that. Instead of dotting the top with berries, I macerated some strawberries & raspberries in sugar, and then reduced the juice down to a syrup, and grated a little lime zest into it. Once syrup cooled, I poured it over pavlova & whipped cream.

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KellyM

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Burlington, Vermont, USA

Reviewed: May 28, 2012

Wonderful. I used mixed fruit: strawberries, blueberries, peaches and kiwi instead of just the strawberries cause that's what I had. My guests love it and we ate the whole thing up.

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SLPercy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2012

I made this just as stated in the recipe, and it is a beautiful dessert, however, the pavlova is just too sweet for our liking.

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mmyers168

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2012

An amazing beautiful dessert! It's pretty easy to make, it taste like it's a european dish and seems to impress anyone you're serving it too! Oh so yummy!

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sabrina plourde

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2012

Recipe holds! Even on a Northwest rainy day, when I can almost never get meringues to stand. Used leftover eggyolks to make a vanilla pastry cream for the top instead of the whipped cream. Delicious!

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moonjelly

Home Town: Modesto, California, USA

Living In: Camas, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2013

This was a wonderful dessert! Mine did crack a little when I removed it from the parchment paper, but after covering it with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, it really didn't matter. It reminded me of a very upscale strawberry short cake.

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