Name: Strawberry and Yogurt Eton Mess
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 medium-sized meringues; 280 ml (1 ⅕ cup or 9 ½ fl oz ) double cream; 50 g icing sugar; 10 ml (1 tbsp ) vanilla essence; 150 ml (⅗ cup or 5 fl oz) Greek yoghurt; 500 g (2 ⅕ cups or 1 lb 2 oz ) strawberries

Why it works: Sugar and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Strawberry and Yogurt Eton Mess

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 medium-sized meringues
280 ml (1 ⅕ cup or 9 ½ fl oz ) double cream
50 g icing sugar
10 ml (1 tbsp ) vanilla essence
150 ml (⅗ cup or 5 fl oz) Greek yoghurt
500 g (2 ⅕ cups or 1 lb 2 oz ) strawberries

Directions

Prepare

Rinse the strawberries, remove the tops, and cut into halves.
Break the meringues into pieces (not too small) and place into a bowl.

Make the cream

Put the double cream, vanilla essence, and icing sugar into a bowl.
Whip until reasonably stiff.

Assemble and serve

Combine the whipped cream, yoghurt, strawberries, and meringue, taking care not to mash the meringue into pieces that are too small.
Serve in bowls.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

161Calories

1 gProtein

6 gFat

26 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Meringue	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cream + vanillatop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together12,301 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Double cream: Whipped into a stiff foam that gives the dessert its light, airy body.
Meringues: Crisp pieces that soften slightly in the cream while keeping some chewy texture.
Strawberries: Provide fresh acidity and juiciness that balance the sweetness of the cream and meringue.
Greek yoghurt: Adds tang and extra creaminess that lightens the richness of the whipped cream.
Icing sugar: Dissolves easily into the cream, adding sweetness without grittiness.

The step that matters

Whipping the cream to reasonably stiff. Cream under-whipped stays runny and dilutes the dessert, while over-whipped cream turns grainy and can separate as fat globules clump. Stop when it holds soft peaks that keep their shape.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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Strawberry and Yogurt Eton Mess