Pavlova help

[CaptainWarbeck]

Can I let a pavlova do it's cooling bit with oven door open overnight in the oven? Or will it go stale/yucky?

I don't have time to do it on Christmas Day with all the stuff that needs to go in the oven.

Don’t open the oven door at all
Just turn oven of and go to bed

What ivy said

But if it does crack, just bung more cream on to hide it!

I agree with Ivy, and so does Delia Smith! Best way for crunchy pavlova is to leave in a closed oven over night to dry out in the residual heat.

The joy of pavlova is that you can make it in advance and leave it in oven, it wouldn't possibly go stale overnight.

Oh good that's a relief.

Thank you all.

Have opted for the door ajar to let some heat out and try and keep it mallowy in the centre. DH is Australian, apparently it is very important to have a mix of mallow and crunchy outside.

If it all goes wrong I'll either smother it in cream like Hermione said or bash it up into Eton mess.