International Desserts with Juicy Strawberries
Strawberries are used in dessert recipes all over the world and they also feature in savory recipes. There is something about the beautiful and unmistakable flavor and appetizing texture of a ripe strawberry that makes it a wonderful ingredient for lots of kinds of dessert recipes.
Strawberries feature in cake recipes, jello recipes, cheesecake recipes and pie recipes. They go well with ice cream, cheese, or cream and there are savory recipes for strawberries as well. You can add them to salads or season them with raspberry vinegar for a flavorful and unusual appetizer.
A Few Strawberry Facts
Strawberries have been cultivated for many centuries and were growing wild in Italy in 234 BC. There are different variations of strawberries grown today all over the world. More than twenty five thousand acres of these delicious berries are planted in California every year and more than eighty percent of the United States’ strawberries come from California.
Strawberries are good for you. They are high in antioxidants, folate, vitamin C, fiber, and potassium. They are low in fat and calories too.
Delicious International Strawberry Desserts
Strawberries served with fresh cream or vanilla ice cream is a popular dessert in England, especially in the summer. Strawberry Charlotte Russe is a wonderful French dessert recipe, which combines sugar, cream, ladyfingers, strawberries, vanilla, and gelatin. You can get similar results by making a strawberry jello salad with cream and fruit.
In Ghana, the people like to eat strawberry fool, which is a mixture of cream, powdered sugar and strawberries, flavored with a little Madeira wine or port. Another great dessert recipe is strawberry parfait and this is made with ice cream, strawberries and one or two kinds of sherbet. Parfait is best served on the day it is made.
Strawberry pavlova, which was created by an Australian chef who wanted to make a dessert as light and airy as a ballet performance by Anna Pavlova, is really tasty. This dessert, which is great for a hot summer day, is made with meringue, cream, strawberries and more.
Strawberries in Jello Recipes
Whether you are using frozen strawberries, canned strawberries or fresh ones, there are many different jello recipes you can use them in. For a fat free, low calorie dessert, you can make something simple like sugar free strawberry jello with sliced strawberries in it.
For something a bit more indulgent, what about a strawberry poke cake? This involves making a cake, poking holes in it with a fork and pouring strawberry jello over the outside. The resulting texture and flavor is amazing.
Add chopped or sliced berries to jello before it sets if you want, then serve some ice cream or cream on the side. Something else you can do is to use fresh strawberries to make a mousse and then layer it over lime jello. This would make a nice dinner party dessert because it is simple to make and you can prepare it in advance. A few basic additions such as chopped nuts and caramel syrup can transform even the most humble strawberry jello recipe into something extra special.
Jello cake is moist, full of flavor and color. Try lots of different varieties… your kids will all pick their favorites. Try one that tastes like a creamsicle or maybe a classic jello poke cake. Your kids will have a ball with these delicious desserts.
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