Tension Meter Parfait
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 13, 2026
Parfait bars as a voting chart: sharp and sour fight for the win, just like in Sweden.
A neatly layered parfait shaped like a glowing voting bar: two rows of pink and yellow bars, slanted like a neck-and-neck race. Sharp lemon and tart raspberry clash, with a zesty crunch. You read the election tension on your plate.
Ingredients
- 300 ml whipping cream
- 3 eggs
- 100 g sugar
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- 100 g raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tbsp raspberry jam
- 100 g ladyfingers
- 2 tbsp lemon syrup
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp roughly chopped pistachios
Method
- Line a 20 cm loaf tin with baking paper.
- Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks with 80 g sugar until fluffy.
- Whip the cream until stiff.
- Divide the yolk mixture over two bowls.
- In bowl 1: add lemon zest, lemon juice, and lemon syrup.
- In bowl 2: add pureed raspberries and raspberry jam.
- Whip the egg whites with 20 g sugar until stiff.
- Fold half the cream and half the egg white into each bowl.
- You now have two parfait mixtures: lemon and raspberry.
- Break the ladyfingers into equal strips of about 7 cm.
- In the tin, alternate rows of lemon parfait and raspberry parfait, placing them diagonally to create a voting bar chart. Alternate until filled.
- Insert halved ladyfingers between the rows as bar dividers.
- Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours.
- Make the crunch: mix pistachios, lemon zest, and granulated sugar.
- Turn out the parfait onto a board and cut into thick bars.
- Sprinkle with the crunch and serve immediately.
Serving notes
- Serve the bars diagonally on the plate, like two competing voting bars.
- Garnish with extra lemon zest for a sharper touch.