Strawberry Cream | Easy Strawberries And Cream
This delightful dessert, reminiscent of Mahabaleshwar's signature style, swiftly combines fresh strawberries and cream for a luscious treat. Hailing from the picturesque hill station of Maharashtra, India, renowned for its abundant strawberry fields, this dish is an embodiment of the iconic Mahabaleshwar Strawberry Cream.
Ingredients
- 250 grams fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar or add as required
- 1 cup chilled cream – 25% to 50% fat
- ¼ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar or confectioner's sugar, add as required
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 to 2 drops of vanilla essence
Instructions
- Rinse, hull and chop the strawberries. Take them in a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon sugar. This step of macerating strawberries is optional and only if the strawberries are tart and not sweet.If the strawberries are very tart, then you can add more sugar.
- Mix the sugar very well and keep aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Later take 1 cup cold cream and ¼ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar in a mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl.
- On a medium-high to high speed whip the cream and sugar till soft peaks. You can use a stand mixer or an electric beater to whip the cream.
- Whip till the cream gets soft peaks.
- Add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and gently fold in the cream.
- Take serving bowls or glasses. Layer them first with some of the strawberry mixture. Also add a bit of the juice.
- Then layer with the whipped cream.
- Again add some of the strawberries and the juice.
- Repeat again with some of the whipped cream.
- Lastly garnish with some slices strawberries and serve Strawberries and Cream. You also can chill for a few hours and then serve Strawberry Cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 24mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 875IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
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