Wild Strawberry Desserts

No Comments | Written on June 19, 2012 at 11:00 am, by The Editors

Strawberry-Chocolate Cake

If you know somebody with a birthday soon, this might be the perfect cake, based on the unbeatable combination of strawberries and chocolate. It looks terrific, too.

Strawberry Sandwiches

Strawberry yogurt is the filling for these pretty little sandwiches, which might work for Valentine's Day, too. But where would you get the fresh strawberries at that time of year?

Strawberry Baskets

These little baskets make a festive dessert. And the melted ice-cream sauce is kind of perfect over the fresh strawberries. This crafty (arts-and-crafty?) dessert always pleases.

Strawberry Daiquiri Dessert Recipe

Well, as long as you're making strawberry dessert, why not add a little dark rum for a serious adult concoction. Seriously, the guests will go wild when you serve the dessert in daiquiri glasses.

Strawberry Shortcake

This might be America's favorite summer dessert, and this recipe combines fresh summer strawberries with the wonderful taste of flaky shortcake for a winning combo.

Sweet Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

There's nothing quite like a fresh strawberry-rhubarb pie. And if you want to really dress it up, without adding any work, put a scoop of ice cream on each slice you serve.

Shimmering Strawberry Pie

This heavenly pie seems to glisten, thanks to a light glaze that still brings the dessert in as a healthy summer choice. Don't let anyone tell you this is "fattening."

strawberry mousse

It looks fancy, but this light-as-air strawberry mousse is really not hard to make. And it really adds a grown-up touch to a special dinner or barbecue in the backyard.

Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler

Rhubarb's in season, too, so why not make this a two-for-one dessert? Besides, strawberry-rhubarb pie just sound so right. The two main ingredients just go so well together.

Strawberry Ice Cream

Yes, this takes some time. But fresh strawberry ice cream might be fun and something the whole family (and maybe even the invited guests) can pitch in on.

We never met a strawberry we didn’t like. Especially at this time of year, when the beautiful summer berries are either in season or on their way, nothing seems to make as much sense for dessert as strawberry shortcake, strawberry pie (go on, make a pie with strawberry and rhubarb, too, for a classic June dessert), or just-plain strawberry with cream. Maybe with a little sugar. Hmm, perhaps not. Strawberries worth their weight at the farmstand should be as sweet as honey right now. (Oh, we’ve got a strawberry-rhubarb cobbler, too.)

Coming up with the right berry for the season was easy. Trying to devise a dessert shortcake list, as it were, was tougher. There are so many things to make with strawberries. But we like the mix you’ll find here. Yes, we did the just-plain berries and shortcake —of course — but we went way beyond to things you might not have thought of, like a strawberry chocolate cake, strawberry sandwiches, and sweet little strawberry baskets — ideal for a children’s party.

How about a strawberry daiquiri for dessert? Or a strawberry mousse? Oh, we forgot strawberries with cream, but we bet you can figure that out by yourself.