Adam Liaw’s frozen strawberries and cream

Name: Adam Liaw’s frozen strawberries and cream
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6-8
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 6 egg whites; 1 cup caster sugar; 450ml thickened cream; 4 cups strawberries, stalks removed and halved; sprigs of mint, to serve

Adam Liaw

November 20, 2023

easyTime:2 hours +Serves:6-8

There’s a reason strawberries and cream is a favourite combination, but if you want to take a classic to another level, try this simple frozen dessert.

Ingredients

6 egg whites
1 cup caster sugar
450ml thickened cream
4 cups strawberries, stalks removed and halved
sprigs of mint, to serve

Method

Step 1
Place the egg whites and sugar in a heatproof bowl. Place the bowl over a large saucepan of simmering water and stir with a whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer and whip at high speed to a glossy meringue. Remove the meringue from the stand mixer bowl and add the cream (you don’t need to wash the bowl). Whip the cream to soft peaks.
Step 2
Fold the meringue into the cream, then fold through the strawberries. Immediately transfer to a loaf tin lined with cling film and freeze for at least 8 hours. When frozen solid, turn out the loaf, slice and serve with sprigs of mint.

Adam’s tip: Always buy Australian fruit and always buy in season. In a country with a climate as variable as ours, there’s no reason to buy imported fruit, and waiting for a fruit to come into season is one of the best bits.