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Passionfruit and Raspberry Chinchillas

27/11/2011

 

Passionfruit and Raspberry Chinchillas

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These 'chinchillas', or marshmallow meringue souffles with passionfruit are really quick and easy to make, and they taste so light and lovely. Well, actually, they are quite exquisite!
As part of my participation in the Great Australian Pavlova Blog Hop this weekend, I wanted to share a second recipe, something a little bit different to the usual pavlova. These 'chinchillas', or marshmallow meringue souffles with passionfruit are really quick and easy to make, and they taste so light and lovely. Well, actually, they are quite exquisite, especially on day two! 

I have to tell you that I eyed off (and quite honestly, drooled over) the recipe in Steven Wheeler's 20-Minute Cookbook for almost a half lifetime before trying it. When I finally did, I was so pleasantly surprised! Why hadn't I made it sooner? Well, I suppose I was simply busy road testing and attempting to perfect pavlova, tiramisu, strudel, ice cream, choux pastry and so on. So many recipes, so little time! 

The original recipe suggested that custard (store bought, yuk, or home made), be poured around the base of the chinchillas. However, the meringue is so beautifully marshmallowy and the passionfruit so flavoursome, I don't feel that the custard is necessary and have omitted it from my adaptation. Fresh raspberries atop the chinchillas, with just a light dusting of icing sugar, are the perfect finish.

Passionfruit and meringue go so well together. And speaking of passionfruit, isn't nature a curious thing! The mystically beautiful flowers of the passionfruit vine transform into such an odd-looking fruit with a firm shell and leathery skin.  And yet, inside the pith and lining is a mouthful of sweet and fragrant pulp, tangy juice and that mass of crunchy edible seeds. When you are buying passionfruit, choose fruit that is heavy for its size with a smooth deep purple, yellow or red skin (depending on the variety).  Avoid any that are excessively wrinkled, blemished or dry-looking.  Store passionfruit in an airtight container in the refrigerator.  And here's a money-saving hint, for year-round supplies, buy passionfruit in season and snap freeze the pulp in ice-cube trays and store cubes in plastic bags.  Cubes of frozen passionfruit pulp also make a yummy addition to fruit punch or juice!

PASSIONFRUIT AND RASPBERRY CHINCHILLAS
1 tablespoon butter, softened
5 egg whites
2/3 cup caster sugar
2 passionfruit
2 punnets raspberries
icing sugar, for dusting

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease four 300ml ramekins with soft butter. Make sure you give the dishes a good coating of butter. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then add the caster sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until all incorporated. Slice the passionfruit in half and spoon out the seeds and juice. Add the passionfruit to the meringue and carefully fold through. Spoon the mixture equally into the four greased ramekins. Stand them in a baking dish and half fill the dish with boiling water. Bake in the preheated oven for ten minutes. Turn out the chinchillas upside down onto each serving plate. Top with raspberries and dust lightly with icing sugar. Serve immediately. Serves four. Note: the chinchillas can also be served cold, in which case cover each ramekin with cling film and store in the refrigerator. Top with the raspberries and icing sugar just before serving.

Recipe adapted from a recipe in The 20-Minute Coobook by Steven Wheeler (Reed)
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Slice the fresh passionfruit in half
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Beat the egg whites
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Add the passionfruit
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Fold the passionfruit through the whipped egg whites
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Bake for ten minutes
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Top with fresh raspberries
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Glamorous Glutton link
26/11/2011 02:40:56 am

What a great looking recipe. I have printed it off to try out this weekend. It looks delicious. GG

Lizzy (Good Things)
26/11/2011 03:45:09 am

Hello there Glamorous! Thanks so much! Let me know how you find it. Thanks for popping in.

Nic@diningwithastud link
26/11/2011 08:13:13 am

What a different way to serve a pav! Thanks for sharing :) I would never have thought of doing it this way.

Jennifer link
26/11/2011 09:22:43 am

What a gorgeous and different pavlova. It looks beautiful. I've bookmarked this to give it a try some time.

Thanks for participating in the blog hop, and for sharing two fantastic recipes!!!

Amanda link
26/11/2011 09:35:23 am

I love the idea of the individual serves this recipe makes. Your pics a gorgeous, Lizzy - I feel like I could just swipe one of those raspberries right off the screen!

Lizzy (Good Things)
26/11/2011 10:14:48 am

Thanks Nic! It is very different, isn't it. Tastes divine!

Lizzy (Good Things)
26/11/2011 10:15:46 am

Thank you Jennifer for initiating the event with your friends. Such a great idea. I cannot wait to see all the pavs! I bet there are some real treasures out there.

Lizzy (Good Things)
26/11/2011 10:16:34 am

Hi Amanda, thank you! Grab a spoon and please do so, LOL.

ChopinandMysaucepan link
26/11/2011 11:44:20 am

Dear Lizzy,

At least I now know what chinchillas are! Beautiful work.

Lizzy (Good Things)
26/11/2011 11:45:26 am

Thanks for popping in and for that lovely comment. Please do try them, you won't be sorry.

JJ @ 84thand3rd link
26/11/2011 06:28:16 pm

These look great - thanks for sharing them! Always good to get something a bit different in the mix!

Lizzy (Good Things)
26/11/2011 06:35:55 pm

JJ, thanks for stopping by! Don't wait half a lifetime to try them, ok. Love your blog BTW!

Moya link
27/11/2011 12:25:55 am

Looks great and I love passion fruit. Like the tip about freezing the pulp in ice cube trays. Your dessert reminds me of floating islands. :)

Lizzy (Good Things)
27/11/2011 12:46:34 am

Hi Moya, thanks for popping in. Do try these chincillas, I can't say enough how delicious they are. In some ways they are similar to floating islands, but the taste is much nicer, possibly from the passionfruit. I love it too!

celia link
27/11/2011 06:29:46 am

Lizzy, that looks <i>divine</i>, especially with the fresh raspberries! My mother would love these - whenever we have pavlova, she just wants to eat the marshmallow centre! :)

Lizzy (Good Things)
27/11/2011 06:38:53 am

Hi Celia, do try them! I was so pleasantly surprised when I made them for the first time. So quick and easy. Thanks for popping in!

Jo @ Quirky Cooking link
27/11/2011 07:20:28 am

These look great, Lizzy!!

Georgia link
27/11/2011 07:57:42 am

These look AMAZING! Definitely going to have to try this recipe - thanks :)

Leah link
27/11/2011 10:21:38 am

What a great idea - they look fantastic, I love the passion fruit throughout the egg mixture and the quick baking time!!

Lizzy (Good Things)
27/11/2011 03:04:52 pm

Ji, hi! Thanks for dropping in. They not only look great, they taste soooooo yummy!

Lizzy (Good Things)
27/11/2011 03:06:09 pm

Georgia, hello there! Thanks ever so much, I am really glad that you will try this great recipe. Please check back in and let me know how it went ( :

Lizzy (Good Things)
27/11/2011 03:07:03 pm

Hello Leah, isn't the ten minute cooking time THE best! The passionfruit gives these little babies such a depth of flavour. Do try them!

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella link
28/11/2011 12:48:38 am

Beautiful idea and version of a pavlova Lizzy! I'm loving all of these pavlovas that I'm seeing across blogs today! :D

Katherine Martinelli link
28/11/2011 03:31:56 am

Wow, so impressed you made two dishes for the blog hop! I've never heard of chinchillas but this looks amazing. And I love anything with passion fruit!

Lizzy (Good Things)
28/11/2011 06:23:27 am

Hi Lorraine, thank you! Me too!

Lizzy (Good Things)
28/11/2011 06:24:27 am

Hello Katherine, LOL, thanks. I couldn't help myself, especially given how wonderful the chinchillas are. Please don't wait too long to try them, you will love em.

Liz link
28/11/2011 10:49:33 pm

Oh yum, yum, yum!! I definitely have to make these - thank you so much for sharing!

The Food Sage link
28/11/2011 10:55:44 pm

Thanks for road testing this on your readers' behalves!
Looking forward to trying it.

Lizzy (Good Things)
29/11/2011 06:14:44 am

Hello Liz, most welcome! Great job on your pav too!

Lizzy (Good Things)
29/11/2011 06:17:09 am

Rachel, hello! Thanks for popping in. You are most welcome! I love these chinchillas and once I did eventually try them, they quickly became a favourite on my repertoire!

muppy link
30/11/2011 04:18:43 pm

i've never seen a dessert quite like this but i want to try it! yum :)

Lizzy (Good Things)
30/11/2011 07:36:34 pm

Hi there! Thanks for stopping in, please do try the chinchillas and let me know what you think.

Julie link
2/12/2011 12:19:10 am

Like how you fold the passionfruit in the pav :D. End problem looks amazing - wish I had a spoonful right now!

angela@spinachtiger link
5/12/2011 02:35:58 pm

So wonderful enjoying every pavlova.

Lizzy (Good Things)
5/12/2011 09:57:01 pm

Hello, thanks so much for popping in!

Lizzy (Good Things)
5/12/2011 09:59:44 pm

Julie, thank you... it was yummy.


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