If I had to choose just one thing to have as my Six-Pack for Girls signature dessert then this Six-Pack Pavlova, that I’ve created and perfected, would have to be it.
It’s fool-proof, takes no more than 10 minutes to make, tastes AWESOME and each one is LESS THAN 100 CALORIES.
I’m not one of those people who needs to wrap up dinner with dessert, but when I do I want to make sure it’s a six-pack friendly dessert (well most of the time anyway ;-)) and there are occasions when an apple just won’t do!
If you have guests coming for dinner you don’t want to miss out on dessert but you don’t necessarily want to dive into cake, ice cream or whatever else you choose to put on the menu; you don’t want to deprive your guests who aren’t following your six-pack plan either.
This Six-Pack Pavlova will come to your six-pack dessert rescue!
Six-Pack Pavlova
INGREDIENTS
- 1 egg white (15 calories)
- 12g Total Sweet (30 calories) or similar sugar replacement OR 9g of Agave Nectar (27.4 calories)
- 50g fat free Greek yoghurt (28.5 calories)
- 50g of chopped apple (25 calories) OR 50g frozen blueberries (16 calories) OR 50g frozen mixed berries (17 calories)
- Lemon juice or vanilla extract
METHOD
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/356F
- Separate the white of an egg into a clean, dry bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until it forms firm peaks
- Add the Total Sweet or Agave Nectar and whisk again to combine
- Spoon the meringue onto an oven-proof plate and form a nest shape
- Place it in the middle of the oven and set the timer for five minutes if you like pale meringue, or seven minutes if you like them with more colour
- Weigh the fat-free Greek yoghurt and mix in a splash of lemon juice or vanilla extract, if you want to
- Weigh the frozen berries or chop your apple and weigh out 50g
- Take the meringue nest out of the oven
- Spoon the Greek yoghurt into the middle
- Top with your chosen fruit and ENJOY!
You can serve your Six-Pack Pavlovas hot or cold – both are lovely, but I think they’re best when the meringue is still warm. The soft warmth and subtle sweetness of the meringue, with the cool tart tang of the Greek yoghurt and the cold sweetness of the fruit is just AWESOME.
JUST SO YOU KNOW…
I’ve tried making Six-Pack Pavlovas with liquid egg white and, for whatever, reason it didn’t work as well as white from a fresh egg; it just wouldn’t whisk into firm peeks, so fresh eggs are better.
Total Sweet isn’t a Six-Pack for Girls sponsor, it’s simply my preferred sugar alternative from the all the research I did. It doesn’t contain anything artificial, is aspartame free, only has 25% available carbs, won’t rot your teeth, is suitable for diabetics and has a low GI rating – you can read more about it here if you’re interested.
Using a sugar alternative or Agave Nectar won’t result in a crunchy meringue (it’s the caramelisation of cane sugar which produces that) BUT it is lovely and light and mallowey on the inside.
For those times when, and for those people where, you don’t need to worry about keeping the calories and fat content low, you can replace the yoghurt with ice cream or Mascarpone cheese!
TRY THEM FOR YOURSELF!
These Six-Pack Pavlovas are SO seriously good that you won’t believe something can taste this good and still be totally compliant with the FiCX programme the girls are following!
Have a go at making one (or some) yourself, ‘like’ this page and let us know what you think; ENJOY!
If you like messing around in the kitchen and want to try out some other fabulous FiCX friendly recipes, then check out Dave Ruel and The Dessert Angel, Helen Wong’s, fab recipe books and freebies on their websites.
