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18 pavlova recipes that are perfect for Christmas

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Passionfruit and mango pavlova

Passionfruit and mango pavlova

Ben Dearnley

Pavlova is the dessert which needs no introduction. This is your one stop shop for all of your best pavlova recipe needs. We’ve got a pavlova wreath recipe, brown sugar toffee meringue and even a lemon meringue. It’s the perfect sweet treat to end a meal, whatever the season, and is almost an essential come Christmas. Whisk your way through these pavlova recipes and learn how to make meringue.

Ben Dearnley

Cardamom-pistachio pavlova with rose cream

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Mango, macadamia and spiced white chocolate pavlova wreath

Three-tiered pavlova layered with berry jam, topped with strawberries and raspberries, sitting on a white plate with two brass forks on the side.
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Berry and pistachio stacked pavlova

Photo: William Meppem

Coconut Pavlova with Passionfruit Jam and Lychees

Rockpool Bar & Grill's passionfruit pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Rockpool Bar & Grill’s Passionfruit Pavlova

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Cherry ripe pavlova

Coconut-caramel pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Coconut-caramel pavlova

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Bert’s passionfruit and elderflower pavlova

Frozen spiced chocolate pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Frozen spiced chocolate pavlova

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Blackberry and lemon mini pavlovas

Passionfruit and mango pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Passionfruit and mango pavlova

Photo: Emma Reilly

Pauline Kwong’s Pavlova

Watermelon-rose pavlova wreath
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Watermelon-rose pavlova wreath

Lauren Eldridge's brown-sugar pavlova with mango, hibiscus, hazelnut and coconut cream
Photo: Mark Roper

Lauren Eldridge’s brown-sugar pavlova with mango, hibiscus, hazelnut and coconut cream

Photo: William Meppem

Golden Pavlova with Mango Yoghurt and Tropical Fruits

Chinese pavlova
Photo: William Meppem

Spice temple’s chinese pavlova

Rolled soft meringue with tropical fruit and lime mascarpone
Photo; Prue Ruscoe

Rolled soft meringue with tropical fruit and lime mascarpone

Photo: Andrew Finlayson

How to make a perfect pavlova

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