I've had a search back through the forums but not found a comprehensive answer to this..

I was hoping to make a scene with some Chega Mais style pies for a change., but am having real difficulty making them work with UK pie ingredients.

The only thread I saw mentioned uncooked meringue as something to try...but there was no follow up from the op to indicate if it worked.

So if anyone has successfully made Chega Mais type pies using only UK-available ingredients, I would be really grateful for your input.

Many thanks

Rev

they look like shaving foam and paint to me. mix it up in buckets beforehand

I have no idea how to make them, but if you could perfect the mix before one of your shoots with Mia, that would be great

Thanks..I will definitely try that.

I always thought they were marshmallow with food colouring in it. Definitely don't think paint is used.

None of this is accurate.

There are recipes and video on YouTube in Portuguese (Passa ou Repassa did one).... But if you're in the UK, probably the easiest approximation is to take cake frosting and add food coloring. You'll probably need to mix in water or microwave it to get the consistency right.

And presto! Chega Mais pies.

yeah they do look a bit more like frosting there

I still think foam with paint added will be close though. the stirring knocks a lot of the air out and makes them gloopier and glossier

Thanks very much Rich.

Just to clarify: Foam with paint (well, probably food coloring, as paint stains) = TISWAS pies. Nothing wrong with that, if that's what you're going for.

The consistency and coverage of Chega Mais pies are TOTALLY different. You're not gonna get that look with shaving cream.

That is a great scene!

food colouring is terrible with foam so def do not recommend that - and no paint I've ever used has stained (kids poster paint)

We had very good results with food colouring in foam.