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July 28, 2021

Blackberry and Pistachio Ice Cream Eton Mess

Published July 28, 2021 | Julia Frey (Vikalinka)

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If you haven’t discovered Eton Mess now is your chance! Blackberry and Pistachio Ice Cream Eton Mess is simple yet so impressive! 

Fans of Eton mess will love this Eton Mess Semifreddo!

Stemmed glass dish with the ice cream

Summer should be the season for fresh fruit and cold treats. Sadly the British summer often doesn’t cooperate, giving us the same grey clouds and drizzly days we get in other seasons.

Still it’s our summer and we make the best of it, which brings me to the best of British classics, Eton Mess.

Admittedly, I messed with the original quite a bit. Traditionally Eton Mess is a combination of fresh strawberries, cream and meringue pieces artfully thrown together.

Glass dish with the pistachio ice cream Eton mess and three blackberries

But there are plenty of traditional recipes on the internet, so why write another one! Also, blackberries are fantastic to experiment with and bring something really special to a dessert like this one.

We happen to live a short walk away from a copious amount of wild blackberry bushes and we try to take advantage of them every August. The proof is in all the blackberry recipes on my blog!

Dish of the Eton mess with a spoon and berries

We try to make the most of blackberry season and gather enough to keep us going all year long. They freeze very well and are a great addition to so many desserts and drinks.

Blackberries inspired me to make my own version of the classic Eton mess. Although the ingredients are different, it has the same mix of creamy, sweet and summer freshness of the original recipe.

Girl eating the dessert from a glass dish

Ice cream Eton mess

This Blackberry and Pistachio Ice Cream Eton Mess is a quick and beautiful dessert idea for that special dinner that calls for a dessert but you just have no time to pull it off!

Two pictures of a girl eating the dessert and then showing the empty dish

It’s delicious and impressive but essentially it is a fancy Ice Cream Sunday. I made my own pistachio ice cream but feel free to use a store bought version.

What I absolutely love about Eton Mess is how easy it is to prepare since all the ingredients can be bought. All you have to do is to assemble before serving or better yet present it as a buffet, so everybody can build their own!

Just make sure you don’t make it in advance. If the dessert sits too long the meringue pieces will lose their crunch, so best to assemble right before eating.

Pan with ice cream with two scoops visible

Pistachio ice cream

Pistachio ice cream is one of my families favourite flavours. We discovered it on one of our trips to Italy and now buy it every chance we get.

Sadly it is never quite as amazing outside of Italy. Every other time we tried pistachio ice cream it looked the part but its cloying sweet and artificial taste was only sub par.

Scoop of ice cream showing nuts

It turns out it’s not very easy to extract as much flavour from pistachios as Italians seemed to master, so the only way is to cheat. This ice cream recipe is quite possibly the easiest you can find.

It’s no-churn and only has 5 ingredients-whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, Italian pistachio paste, a pinch of salt and chopped pistachios. I bought my pistachio paste at Marks & Spencer but if you don’t live in the UK you can easily find a similar product on Amazon or in Italian delis.

The Eton mess recipe is for two people, but you will have a lot of the pistachio ice cream left over. Store any extra ice cream in an air tight container in your freezer.

Dish of the Eton mess on a saucer with a spoon

More no-bake desserts

  • Layered blackberry fool
  • Blueberry limoncello trifle
  • Pumpkin mousse trifle
  • Strawberry meringue cheesecake
Stemmed dish with the Eton mess showing blackberries

Blackberry and Pistachio Ice Cream Eton Mess

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
Pistachio Ice cream with blackberries and broken meringue pieces.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 minute min
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 2
Calories 294 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the pistachio ice cream

  • 500 ml/ 2 cups double/whipping cream
  • 1 x 395g tin sweetened condensed milk
  • 100 g/1/3 cup pistachio spread I used Pariani
  • a pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp chopped pistachios

For the blackberry and pistachio ice cream Eton Mess

  • 100 g/3/4 cup fresh blackberries plus a few extra for garnish
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 125 ml/1/2 cup creme fraiche or whipping cream
  • 4 scoop pistachio ice cream
  • 1 broken meringue nest
  • 1 tbsp chopped toasted pistachios

Instructions
 

For the pistachio ice cream

  • Toast pistachios on a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and slightly browned. Remove immediately, chop and set aside.
  • In a large bowl whip all the ingredients with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, don’t overbeat, we are not looking for a whipped cream here.
  • Pour in a freezer safe container, sprinkle chopped toasted pistachios and gently swirl them in the mixture. Cover with a cling wrap and aluminium foil and freeze for 5-7 hours.

For the blackberry and pistachio ice cream Eton Mess

  • In a small bowl mash blackberries with a fork, add sugar and mix. Let sit for a couple of minutes for the sugar to dissolve.
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the blackberry mixture and set aside. Swirl the remaining mashed blackberries into creme fraiche or whipped cream and divide the mixture between two serving dishes.
  • Top with two scoops of pistachio ice cream each, broken meringue, reserved blackberry mixture and fresh blackberries, sprinkle with chopped pistachios. Serve immediately.

Notes

This recipe is for two servings of Eton mess but the ice cream recipe will create more. Store extra ice cream in the freezer in an air tight container. 

Nutrition

Calories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 106mgPotassium: 301mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 571IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 1mg
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About Julia Frey (Vikalinka)

Julia Frey is a London based recipe developer and photographer. Julia founded Vikalinka in 2012 with the main mission to provide her readers with delicious and accessible everyday recipes, which could be enjoyed by everyone.
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