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15 ways to get creative with pav

What's an Aussie summer without a pav? Master your meringue and let the summer session roll on.

Pavolva with vanilla yoghurt, watermelon and strawberries

Source: Feast magazine

Crush it into an Ottolenghi "mess", top it with chocolate and cherry granita or roll it with your favourite tropical fruits. There's even a vegan version!

With Matthew Evan's bright nectarine and raspberry pavlova, don't forget the rosewater!
Pavlova
Pavlova all the way Source: Alan Benson
This one has your fruit soaking in Moscato syrup and zesty lime juice. The sweet tang goes tremendously well with vanilla-spiked yoghurt. Watermelon and strawberry pav? Yes, yes we do.
Pavolva with vanilla yoghurt, watermelon and strawberries
Source: Feast magazine
With gusto. Right, Yotam Ottolenghi? His strawberry and rose mess (that's a nod to the Eton) with an excellent homemade sorbet and plenty of pretty pomegranates.
Strawberry and rose mess
Source: Nopi
With Anneka Manning's tropical coconut pavlova. Served with a lime yoghurt cream (yum!), this light number is on a roll and a fruit lover's dream. Plus, we even have a step-by-step gallery so you can roll like a pro!
Tropical coconut pavlova roll
Source: Alan Benson
Like the food dept's very own frozen passionfruit pavlova. This one's sure to stand the test of summer.
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Leanne Kitchen substitutes egg whites for chickpea liquid and creates these dairy-free and gluten-free aquafaba meringues  –  ready to be topped with any fruit, cream or chocolate of your choosing!
Aquafaba meringues
Meringues can be considered to have an ethereal quality. Source: China Squirrel
Delicately flavoured with rosewater, these individual pavlovas make a divine create-your-own dessert.
Rosewater pavlovas with vanilla-roasted red fruits and toffee pistachios
Rosewater Pavlovas with vanilla-roasted red fruits and toffee pistachios Source: Alan Benson
Is there a more classic Australian summer dessert than a pavlova with fresh fruit and cream? This passionfruit version comes in ice-cream form, an excellent treat to have sitting in your freezer.
Passionfruit pavlova ice-cream sandwiches
Passionfruit pavlova ice-cream sandwiches Source: Benito Martin
Vietnamese iced coffee is made with delicious, chicory-flavoured coffee, plenty of condensed milk, and ice – hugely refreshing in the humid Vietnamese climate, not to mention an excellent way to caffeinate your pavlova offering thanks to this refreshing recipe#BringBackTheClassics
Vietnamese iced coffee pavlova
Vietnamese iced coffee pavlova Source: Georgia McDermott
"In the style of Carmen Miranda's hat" like the Hairy Bikers, Simon King and David Myers. Topped with mascarpone, ginger nut bikkies and pretty rose petals, their lychee and ginger pavlova is a true sensation!
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Into cute personalised meringues. Artful Desperado's Gabriel Cabrera serves his with raspberry, rhubarb and pistachio crumble. Pillowy goodness you don't need to share.
Rhubarb meringues
Source: Gabriel Cabrera
With O Tama Carey's luscious spiced chocolate pavlova. It comes with a superb sour cherry granita and the custard cream is spiked with kirsch, just for good measure!
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By adding starch and acid to the mixture. “There are many ways to go wrong with a pavlova,” says Adam Liaw, “but this method will help you avoid the classic trifecta of pavlova pitfalls: cracks, beads and collapses.”  Covered with tropical fruits, many starting with 'P' (passionfruit, pineapple, pawpaw...), Adam's golden pavlova is one to bookmark.
Golden pavlova
Source: Adam Liaw
And tap into some native Australian with Seth James' pavlova with rose sorbet and quandong cream.
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australia-day-classics_624748404 Source: SBS Food
This twist on the Aussie classic calls on orange curd and will quickly become a family favourite.
Smashed pavlova with orange curd
Source: Sarah Todd
For more meringue recipes check out our collection hereFeeling nostalgic? Check out #BringBackTheClassics!

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