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4.8 from 5 votes

Strawberry Shortcakes

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By: Joanna Cismaru •10/13/22 5 Comments

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Strawberry Shortcake – a delicious dessert with sweet and juicy strawberries, homemade whipped cream in between a yummy biscuit.

Strawberry Shortcakes on a plate garnished with sliced whole strawberries

Strawberry Shortcakes

I know it’s not strawberry season, but on our last trip to Costco I bought these huge gorgeous strawberries and I just had to make something with them. First thing that popped in my head was strawberry shortcakes with lightly sweetened cream biscuits, a vanilla whipped cream and of course delicious strawberries sprinkled with sugar and some lemon zest and juice. I hope I’ve sold you on them, because they sure were great. Almost felt like spring was here.

How To Make Strawberry Shortcakes

The biscuits themselves are really easy to make, I made the dough by hand just using a pastry blender to cut in the butter, but you could definitely place all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse all the ingredients until it resembles coarse meal. I used a 2 1/2 inch cookie cutter to cut them into perfect little rounds.

Process shots making and assembling the shortcakes

I didn’t brush them with anything, but you could either brush them with some egg wash or just some milk. Now the strawberries together with the lemon zest and lemon juice and a bit of sugar are to die for. And the longer they stay in the bowl those delicious flavors have a chance to combine and marry each other and you end up with sweet lemony strawberries. If you have any leftover you will love to just eat them on their own like that.

These shortcakes are completed with this amazing whipped cream with just a touch of vanilla and a bit of icing sugar. But nothing beats homemade whipped cream. Let me just say I was so tempted to pipe some whipped cream straight in my mouth. And if noone is watching, do it.

More Delicious Strawberry Recipes To Try

  • Strawberry Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Strawberry Banana Cookies
  • Summer Cake with Strawberries and Cherries
  • Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
  • Strawberry Spinach Salad

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4.80 from 5 votes

Strawberry Shortcakes

Prep 20 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 40 minutes
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Strawberry Shortcake – a delicious dessert with sweet and juicy strawberries, homemade whipped cream in between a yummy biscuit.
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Ingredients

For Strawberry Topping

  • 1 pound strawberries (, stemmed and chopped)
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • juice from 1 lemon

For biscuits

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 12 tablespoon butter ((1 1/2 sticks))
  • 1/2 cup half and half (or heavy cream)
  • 2 eggs

For Whipped Topping

  • 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoon powdered sugar ((icing sugar))
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions 

  • In a medium sized bowl, mix strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar lemon zest and lemon juice. Toss well and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and mix together. Add butter and cut cut it in using a pastry cutter or 2 knives or forks until it resembles peas. In a small bowl whisk together the half and half and the 2 eggs and add to the bowl with flour mixture. Stir with a fork and then eventually use your hands to mix the dough a bit until it comes together. Turn the dough onto your work surface and knead until it's no longer crumbles and it all comes together. Roll out so that it's about 1 inch in thickness then using a 2 1/2 inch cutter cut into circles. You should get about 12 biscuits. 
  • Place biscuit on prepared baking sheet and bake for about 18 minutes or until golden.
  • To make the whipped topping add whipped topping ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix on high until stiff peaks form.
  • To assemble shortcakes cut each biscuit in half. Spoon some of the whipped topping then strawberries with their juice onto each shortcake bottom. Place the shortcake on top. Spoon more strawberries over the top if preferred and serve.

Notes

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 155gCalories: 344kcal (17%)Carbohydrates: 37.62g (13%)Protein: 9g (18%)Fat: 17.61g (27%)Saturated Fat: 9.736g (61%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.464gMonounsaturated Fat: 5.029gTrans Fat: 0.481gCholesterol: 187mg (62%)Sodium: 120mg (5%)Potassium: 355mg (10%)Fiber: 1.7g (7%)Sugar: 10.88g (12%)Vitamin A: 1350IU (27%)Vitamin C: 27.2mg (33%)Calcium: 130mg (13%)Iron: 2.5mg (14%)
© Author Joanna Cismaru

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Shortcakes
Amount Per Serving (155 g)
Calories 344 Calories from Fat 158
% Daily Value*
Fat 17.61g27%
Saturated Fat 9.736g61%
Trans Fat 0.481g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.464g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.029g
Cholesterol 187mg62%
Sodium 120mg5%
Potassium 355mg10%
Carbohydrates 37.62g13%
Fiber 1.7g7%
Sugar 10.88g12%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 1350IU27%
Vitamin C 27.2mg33%
Calcium 130mg13%
Iron 2.5mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
Y’all!!!!! Best strawberries with these lemon zest and juice…… where has this delicious recipe been all my life❣
Best shortcake mix EVER❣

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Tina
Tina
Posted: 6 years ago

How much whipped topping- 1 1/2 ? Cups?

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Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 6 years ago

That’s correct, recipe has been fixed.

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Senika @ Foodie Blog Stalker
Senika @ Foodie Blog Stalker
Posted: 7 years ago

These look like the absolute perfect dessert! Last time I tried homemade biscuits for strawberry shortcake, it didn’t work out so well. These, on the other hand, look ah-mazing!

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Posted: 7 years ago

Thanks Senika 🙂

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