Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake (Simple + Traditional)
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake is a traditional summer time dessert made gluten free! Tall and fluffy gluten-free biscuits are layered with do-it-yourself whipped cream and juicy strawberries on this gorgeous dish that is easy sufficient to make any day of the week.
Have you learnt somebody who all the time has one thing one thing particular to nibble on once you come over? Perhaps it’s a recipe they spent hours on, however as a rule it’s a seemingly easy but beautiful little dish that leaves you questioning…
“Why didn’t I consider that?”
Nicely, put together to be that lady with Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake.
This straightforward, gluten-free dessert recipe is completely gorgeous, but easy and cozy-feeling. Make it as soon as, and also you’ll discover each excuse to whip it up from Memorial Day to Labor Day!
Simple Gluten Free Summer season Dessert
Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake pairs my tall and fluffy Gluten Free Biscuits which were frivolously sweetened, with layers of do-it-yourself whipped cream and syrupy strawberries. It’s summer time in dessert kind.
I grew up consuming strawberry shortcake for any and all particular summer time events, but in addition to spherical out dinner right here and there through the week as a result of it’s such a easy, unfussy dessert.
That stated, Strawberry Shortcake is undeniably beautiful. Serve it for:
- Labor Day
- Mom’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Summer season birthdays
- Spring and summer time entertaining
Be at liberty so as to add blueberries for a fairly, patriotic contact!
Recipe Suggestions and Notes
- Recent biscuits: not like many gluten-free baked items whose texture improves after resting in a single day, strawberry shortcake is finest made with freshly baked gluten-free biscuits. Allow them to cool, so that they don’t soften the whipped cream, then assemble and serve.
- Add a little bit sugar: on this dessert we add 1 Tablespoon of granulated sugar to the biscuit’s dry elements to supply a whisper of sweetness to the biscuit itself. If you happen to overlook, it’s not the tip of the world.
- Do-it-yourself whipped cream: making do-it-yourself whipped cream takes actually 3 minutes, and is SO a lot better than store-bought. That stated, if you could use frozen then thawed whipped cream, once more, the earth is not going to cease spinning.
- The order: I wish to make the whipped cream and put together the strawberries whereas the butter for the biscuits is freezing, after which proceed on with the biscuit recipe whereas the strawberries macerate within the fridge.
If you happen to can’t inform, this can be a “channel your internal barefoot contessa” kind of dessert that ought to really feel easy-breezy vs something you could stress about.
That stated, seize some fridge and pantry staples, and let’s whip up this summer time stunner!
Watch Tips on how to Make Gluten Free Biscuits
Tips on how to Make Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake
Step 1: Make a batch of Gluten-Free Biscuits.
Begin by making a batch of my tall and fluffy Gluten-Free Biscuits. You’re going to like these as a result of the style and texture are identical to common biscuits, and so they go from elements to oven in about 10 minutes.
Don’t Overlook
You should definitely add 1 Tablespoon of sugar to the biscuit’s dry elements. I’ve added a word about this within the recipe card beneath.
Step 2: Cool the biscuits.
Let the biscuits cool till they’re at room temperature earlier than serving. If you happen to attempt to add chilly, do-it-yourself whipped cream to heat biscuits, it’ll soften.
That stated, don’t let the biscuits sit out for hours or else they’ll turn out to be stale in style and texture. This dessert is finest served when the biscuits have simply transitioned from heat to chill.
Step 3: Make the do-it-yourself whipped cream.
Like I stated, making do-it-yourself whipped cream takes beneath 5 minutes and is so well worth the little little bit of effort. My largest tip is to verify your bowl and whisk are tremendous chilly earlier than you start.
So, place the blending bowl and whisk attachment of an electrical stand mixer – or a glass or chrome steel bowl plus whisk attachments if utilizing a hand-held mixer – into the freezer for a minimum of 10 minutes.
To the chilled bowl, add heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, then flip the velocity to low.
Progressively enhance the velocity to excessive because the combination thickens, then proceed to whip till the heavy cream has thickened and might maintain its form, although just isn’t lumpy, 2-3 minutes.
Refrigerate the whipped cream till you’re able to serve.
Step 4: Make the strawberry topping.
To a medium-sized mixing bowl, add trimmed then sliced recent strawberries and powdered sugar then stir gently to mix and refrigerate for a minimum of half-hour, or as much as a number of hours forward of serving.
This provides the strawberries time to macerate, or launch their pure juices, which is able to turn out to be a syrupy sauce for the ultimate dish (or a very yummy sip straight from the bowl!)
Step 5: Assemble the Strawberry Shortcakes.
Slice a gluten-free biscuit in half then place the underside on a plate. Add a spoonful of the strawberries plus a few of their juices, then dollop do-it-yourself whipped cream on prime.
Place the opposite half of the biscuit on prime, then add extra whipped cream and strawberries.
That’s all she wrote! Serve instantly and luxuriate in this unbelievable and EASY style of summer time!
Extra Easy Summery Desserts
For the Strawberries:
- 1-1/2 lbs strawberries, trimmed then thinly sliced
- 6 Tablespoons powdered sugar
For the Do-it-yourself Whipped Cream:
- 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream, very chilly
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 Tablespoons powdered sugar
For the Biscuits:
Put together the recipe for Gluten-Free Biscuits being certain so as to add 1 Tablespoon sugar to the dry elements portion of the recipe.
Set the biscuits apart to chill, although do not allow them to sit out for a number of hours. This recipe is finest made when the biscuit are lower than an hour or so out of the oven.
For the Strawberries:
Add the strawberries and powdered sugar to a medium-size mixing bowl then stir gently to mix. Refrigerate for a minimum of half-hour, or as much as a number of hours forward of serving, so the strawberries launch their liquid to make a syrup.
For the Do-it-yourself Whipped Cream:
Place the bowl and whisk attachment of an electrical stand mixer, or a big glass or chrome steel bowl and whisk attachment if utilizing a hand mixer, into the freezer to sit back for a minimum of 10 minutes.
Add the elements to the chilled bowl then combine on low till the cream begins to thicken. Progressively flip the velocity as much as excessive then whip till the cream can maintain its form although just isn’t lumpy, 2-3 minutes complete.
Meeting:
Use a serrated knife to slice a biscuit in half then place the underside half on a plate. Add a scoop of strawberries plus a little bit of their juices adopted by a spoonful of whipped cream. Place the second half of the biscuit on prime then add a dollop of whipped cream adopted by a spoonful of strawberries.
Repeat with the remaining biscuits then serve instantly.
- This recipe is finest made as much as a few hours after the biscuits have been baked then cooled, as GF biscuits can turn out to be stale-tasting after a couple of hours.
- Be certain the biscuits have cooled utterly earlier than including the whipped cream, or else it could soften.
