These 7 delicious strawberry recipes are creating a buzz

This is the time of the year that we have all been looking forward to: the beautiful summer days, the summer holidays and the ripe strawberries are back … It is impossible to miss it, especially after the turbulent and unprecedented year that we have just gone through. To celebrate all this, we bring you our selection of easy strawberry-based recipes that are all the rage on the networks, because they are to die for. In the form of small bites to enjoy for 4 hours, smoothies to refresh you, or cake to impress, we deliver the best! You choose which one to start with.

A very simple recipe: strawberries coated with caramel

The preparation :

• In a frying pan over low heat, put sugar and a teaspoon of water, let the caramel brown
• Put the strawberry on a pick and coat it with the fondant caramel, wait for it to harden
• Place small colored balls on a plate and place the strawberry on them
• Here is a simple and delicious snack for 4 hours at the water’s edge.

Or opt for the Tanghulu recipe with the same caramelized strawberries, but on skewers

The preparation :

• For the caramel: In a saucepan, combine 300 g of sugar, 60 ml of water and 2 tablespoons of honey. Heat the saucepan over low heat until the sugar is incorporated into the water. Increase the heat to medium and heat the caramel until it has taken a nice brown color.
• For the strawberries: Wash them, wring them out, and cut the tails, put them on skewers.
• The assembly: Turn off the heat of the caramel and plunge the skewer of strawberries into it. Let the skewer rest on baking paper and it’s up to you to taste!

Here is a delight for chocolate lovers.

The preparation :

• Wash the strawberries
• Heat a bowl with small squares of chocolate of your choice in the microwave for 15 seconds, stir, and then repeat this operation until the chocolate is well melted
• Transfer the melted chocolate into a long, oval glass (the video recommends a wine glass)
• Prick a strawberry with a skewer and dip it in the chocolate
• Rehearse with others
• Put all the strawberries in a narrow mug (it should look like a small bunch of flowers)
• Once the chocolate is hard, place the strawberries in the refrigerator for a few minutes. Here is a good fresh snack!

Based on only 3 ingredients, the essential strawberry mousse

When you’re too lazy to hit the market, this recipe is for you because it’s made from just 3 ingredients that you probably already have at home.
The preparation :

• Wash the strawberries, remove the leaves, and put them in a blender
• Add 30 g of sugar and mix well
• Bring 2 egg whites until stiff
• In a bowl, pour the juice of the strawberries and gently incorporate the egg whites using a spatula
• Put the mousse in small ramekins and slide them into the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours (or even better, let the mousse oxygenate overnight in the fridge).

To refuel, opt for the strawberry cereal bars recipe

The preparation :

• In a bowl, mash half a banana
• Add and mix 3 tablespoons of agave syrup, 150 g of oatmeal, 5 fresh strawberries cut into small pieces and 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• On a baking sheet with baking paper, pour the mixture and form rectangles of the size of your choice
• Put in the oven at 190 ° C for about 20 minutes and then let cool.

A refreshing strawberry smoothie

When the days get warmer, prepare this recipe ahead of time so you have it available whenever you want a chilled drink.
The preparation :

• In a blender, add 250 g of strawberries without the leaves, 2 bananas cut into small pieces, a bunch of fresh mint and 2 natural Greek yogurts. Mix well. Pour into a glass and your smoothie is ready! You can put it in the fridge for about fifteen minutes if you want it cool.

A more complex recipe: Japanese strawberry shortcake

The preparation of the cake:

• In a bowl, whisk 4 egg whites until a firm foam forms
• Add 120 g of sugar and 4 egg yolks and mix well
• Add 120 g of flour in two batches and mix
• Stir in a teaspoon of powdered or liquid vanilla, 30 ml of sunflower oil, and 40 ml of milk
• Pour the mixture into an 18 cm diameter springform pan, buttered
• Put it in the oven at 170 ° C for about 1 hour
• Let it all cool down
• Then cut it into 3 parts horizontally

The strawberries :

• Cut 1 1/2 cups of strawberries into thin slices and dry them on paper towel

The whipped cream:

• Mix 500 ml of whole liquid cream and 50 g of sugar
• Whisk until you obtain a very firm mixture

The sirup :

• Bring 180 ml of water and 180 g of sugar to a boil

The assembly:

• Soak the bottom slice of the cake with the homemade syrup
• Spread whipped cream (to taste) the slice
• Spread the strawberries on the whipped cream
• Add a layer of cream
• Place a slice on top and repeat the steps
• Spread the rest of the whipped cream around the cake and place whole strawberries on top

Here is a recipe that impresses!

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Video by Clara Poudevigne