This healthy strawberry shortcake is top notch: the shortcakes have Greek yogurt to make them moist and turbinado sugar as a crunchy sweet topping.
This strawberry shortcake recipe. Friends, it’s got the “it” factor. It’s that just-sweet-enough, spongy cake with sweet summer berries you’d imagine relishing on a porch swing in the heat of the day, or savoring on a lazy summer night. It’s something for summer birthdays, July 4, picnics, and cookouts. I imagine serving it to my dearest friends and family, and one day, to my own children. Keep reading for this delicious healthy strawberry shortcake recipe.
Want the classic with buttermilk? Classic Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients in healthy strawberry shortcake
On to the recipe! Alex and I love the simplicity of this summer dessert: we use it for entertaining all the time for summer dinner parties! For the shortcakes, here are all the ingredients you’ll need:
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Turbinado raw cane sugar: has big crystals that give a satisfying crunch!
- Egg
- Greek yogurt
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
Just mix the ingredients together and pop them in a muffin tin. Without the typical butter and cream, this healthy strawberry shortcake is a light dessert that’s a nice alternative to the standard.
Strawberry shortcake toppings
Once you’ve baked your healthy strawberry shortcake, it’s time for the fun part: the toppings! Here’s what we used:
- Strawberries with a hint of balsamic vinegar! This is a trick we learned a few years ago that we continue to riff on. Ripe berries are perfect with the tang of balsamic vinegar, a trick that comes from Italian cooking. (Often they also add a little black pepper for a subtle heat.)
- Whipped cream: We used our Coconut Whipped Cream recipe which happens to be vegan. You can also use our recipe for Homemade Whipped Cream or our Infused Whipped Cream to add rum or bourbon to the mix.
Use local berries if you can find them!
Strawberry season is on here in Indiana, and we were happy to inaugurate it with these Indiana berries from our local produce stand. There’s truly nothing better than the earthy sweet taste of a ripe local strawberry, in our opinion!
Once you’ve had local berries, you’ll never go back: there something unlike any of the out of season berries in the grocery store! If you like this strawberry shortcake recipe, here’s a little video of how we started strawberry season last year. Enjoy the sweet taste of summer!
Looking for strawberry recipes?
Outside of this strawberry shortcake, here are a few of our other favorite strawberry recipes:
- Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Strawberry Muffins with Cream Cheese Swirl
- Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes
- All-Natural Strawberry Yogurt Pie
- Strawberry Crepe Recipe
- Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins
- Strawberry Cornbread Cake
- Creamy Strawberry Popsicles
- Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins
- Strawberry Margarita
This healthy strawberry shortcake recipe is…
Vegetarian.
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Healthy Strawberry Shortcake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
This healthy strawberry shortcake is top notch: the shortcakes have Greek yogurt to make them moist and turbinado sugar as a crunchy sweet topping.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup turbinado raw cane sugar
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups strawberries
- 1 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- Sweetened whipped cream or coconut whipped cream
- Fresh mint
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, turbinado raw cane sugar, and kosher salt.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Grease 6 cups of a muffin tin, then pour in the batter equally to the 6 cups (or 8, for slightly smaller cakes). Sprinkle the tops of the cakes with extra turbinado sugar, then bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the tops are lightly browned. Let stand in the muffin tin 1 minute, then remove to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes.
- While the cakes bake, wash the strawberries, and slice them into a medium bowl. Stir in the sugar and balsamic vinegar, then let stand until serving, stirring occasionally.
- Make the whipped cream, using whipping cream or coconut milk.
- Thinly slice the mint (chiffonade). When ready to serve, cut the shortcakes in half. Spoon over strawberries, add whipped cream and fresh mint, and top with the remaining half.
Notes
Shortcake adapted from My Recipes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Strawberry Shortcake, How to make strawberry shortcake, Healthy strawberry shortcake, Strawberry Desserts, Strawberry Recipes
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These are gorgeous! Strawberry shortcakes are so perfect in summer :)
So pretty! I am loving the flavor combos and cant wait to try it!
Strawberry shortcake is one of my all time favs! This looks so yummy.
I love the picture of the strawberries in the blue basket. Such beautiful colors!
Props to you for opening up about this phase. I understand. I wait patiently, too. Good thing we know that all things will work out just the way they are SUPPOSED to, right? :)
These are really beautiful, a perfect summer dessert.
Sending you both so many good thoughts for this new phase of your life.
I am not familiar with short cake but these remind of Australian type scones. With all these strawberries recipe going around I feel so envious of The USA produce right now>_<
Yum, I love strawberry shortcake! Please know that I am thinking of you as you start this new phase in life.
We’re on the same wavelength today ;) Love the shortcakes and the fact that you used my coconut whipped cream.
Sending so many good baby making vibes your way <3
the pictures are just amazing!
YUM! I can’t wait to make these :-)
Sending you both warm wishes as you start your family–so exciting!