Pavlova Wreath

This amazing holiday pavlova wreath dessert is made with a meringue base, topped with whipped cream and then garnished with fresh berries, and a raspberry sauce.Not only is it gorgeous, it is absolutely delicious

▢6 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 pint heavy whipping cream whipped
1 cup raspberries
1 cup strawberries sliced in half
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
raspberry sauce see recipe below
fresh mint springs

Raspberry Sauce
3/4 cup raspberries
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
6 Tbsp water

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a clean, dry mixer bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar, 1 Tbsp at a time, beating continuously at high speed until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form, egg whites will be glossy.
• Beat in vanilla
• Cover baking sheet with parchment paper and trace around an 11" dinner plate with a pencil to make wreath shape. 
• Turn parchment paper over so pencil is on the bottom side but you can still see it through the paper.
• Use an ice cream scoop to scoop meringue onto parchment placing scoops of meringue inside the wreath line. 
• Place a second row of scoops of meringue inside the first row.
• Use a knife or offset spatula to gently connect the scoops of meringue on the top.
• Place in oven and immediately lower the heat to 250 degrees F. 
• Bake for one hour. 
• The meringue should be dry to the touch and may have small cracks. 
• Turn off the oven and let the meringue sit in the oven for an hour or overnight.
• To make Raspberry Sauce: Add raspberries, sugar, lemon juice and water into a small sauce pan.
• Cook over medium heat, smashing berries with the back of a spoon.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer for five minutes.
• Pour mixture into a fine mesh strainer and strain juice into a bowl. 
• Throw away the seeds left in the strainer. 
• Refrigerate until cooled. It will thicken as it cools.
• Right before serving, top meringue with whipped cream and add berries.
• Drizzle over top of berries with raspberry sauce. 
• Garnish with fresh mint.

Recipe: Your Homebased Mom