Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
This Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe uses homemade biscuits, fresh strawberries, and light and fluffy whipped cream to make the BEST strawberry shortcake from scratch!
Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
By now you guys have to have figured out that strawberry is my summer fruit. I grew up picking them in my grandma’s garden and to this day fresh strawberries with a little sugar sprinkled over them is one of my favorite things. Which is why this Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe is one of my go-to summer dessert recipes!
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Strawberry shortcake can be made so many ways, some people use angel food cake, others use sponge cake but I stick with the traditional biscuits. Growing up my mom would use biscuits made with Bisquick but I always make my grandma’s Baking Powder Biscuits. I tend to make them exactly the way the recipe is written because I think the sugared strawberries and whipped cream add enough sweetness to my Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe BUT, you can add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the dough, and sprinkle a little on top while they are baking, if you like your biscuits a little sweeter.
Those fresh summer strawberries are really the star of this dish. You don’t want to use frozen strawberries for this Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe. Pick up a couple of pints of strawberries at the store, or stop by your local farmer’s market, slice them up and sprinkle sugar over them. How much sugar you need will vary depending on how sweet your strawberries were to start with. Start with 1/4 cup and work your way up as needed. I know some people macerate the berries and sugar but I toss my sliced strawberries in the sugar and let the mixture sit for an hour in the fridge, just like I do for my Sour Cream Pound Cake. There is always plenty of that sweet delicious strawberry juice when it’s time to use them.
The final component for the BEST Easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe is the homemade whipped cream. Heavy, cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar (again you can add as much or as little sugar as you like) are whipped together to make a light, fluffy whipped cream. If you don’t have time to make your own you can use whipped topping instead. I prefer homemade whipped cream on mine!
How to Make Strawberry Shortcake:
- In a large bowl slice up your strawberries and sprinkle them with sugar. Let these sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the juices to come out.
- Bake your Baking Powder Biscuits. If you would like to add a little sweetness add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the dough and sprinkle a little sugar on top of them before placing them in the oven. Once baked let them cool completely.
- When the biscuits and strawberries are ready make your whipped cream. In the bowl of your mixer combine cold heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Whip on high until medium to stiff peaks form.
- Split open a biscuit and add whipped cream and strawberries making sure to spoon some of the strawberry juice on it too. Place the top biscuit on and add more whipped cream and strawberries.
- Serve immediately.
Want more strawberry dessert recipes?
- Strawberry Sauce
- Strawberries and Ice Cream Pie
- No Bake Strawberry Summer Cake
- Strawberry Shortcake Popsicles
EASY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE RECIPE
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Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 Baking Powder Biscuits
- 1 tablespoon Sugar, optional
- 2 pints Strawberries, stemmed and sliced
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 2 cups Heavy Cream, cold
- 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl slice up your strawberries. Add the sugar and toss the berries until they are well coated. Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to allow the juices to come out.
- Bake your Baking Powder Biscuits. If you would like to add a little sweetness add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the dough and sprinkle a little sugar on top of them before placing them in the oven (optional). Once baked let them cool completely.
- In the bowl of your mixer combine cold heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Whip on high until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and continue mixing until medium stiff peaks form.
- Split open a biscuit and add whipped cream and strawberries making sure to spoon some of the strawberry juice on it too. Place the top biscuit on and add more whipped cream and strawberries.
- Serve immediately.
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