Rhubarb and custard eton mess

Name: Rhubarb and custard eton mess
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400g rhubarb, cut into 3cm pieces; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 300ml double cream; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 ready-made meringues, crushed; 300g ready-made vanilla custard

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time25 mins
Easy
Serves 6

Ingredients

400g rhubarb, cut into 3cm pieces
3 tbsp caster sugar
300ml double cream
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 ready-made meringues, crushed
300g ready-made vanilla custard

Method

STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the rhubarb in a large baking dish, scatter over the sugar and cover with foil. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until just tender.
STEP 2
Whip the cream with the icing sugar and vanilla extract.
STEP 3
Layer up the cream, rhubarb, meringue pieces and custard in four glasses (adding any syrup from the rhubarb dish).