No-cook meringue Christmas tree

Make a simplified version of our magical meringue Christmas tree, using shop-bought meringues assembled in a tree shape, then decorated with white chocolate

Ingredients

• 2 meringue nests
• whipped cream
• 36 mini meringues
• melted white chocolate or white chocolate stars
• peppermint candy canes, broken up (optional)
• berry compote, to serve (optional)

Steps

1. This simplified version of our magical meringue tree uses shop-bought meringues assembled in a tree shape, then decorated. Stack the meringue nests, sandwiching them together with whipped cream. Use the mini meringues to build a tree shape around the stacked nests, sticking them on using more whipped cream. Decorate with melted white chocolate or white chocolate stars and broken-up peppermint candy canes, if you like, or serve with a berry compote.