Best Strawberry Recipes | 10 Summer Berry Favorites
June has arrived, and with it, the first of one of our favorite summer fruits—strawberries! Whether you pick your own or stock up at the market, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to use up summer’s first berries.
June has arrived, and with it, the first of one of our favorite summer fruits—strawberries! Sweet and juicy, strawberries are delicious plain or sliced onto cereal, but we also love them made into fresh strawberry preserves, baked into a tasty treat, or as the star ingredient in a cold, creamy dessert. Whether you pick your own or stock up at the market, we’ve got plenty of ways for you to use up summer’s first berries. That is, if you don’t eat them all first!
Sweet Summer Strawberries Photo Credit : Brenda Darroch
Best Strawberry Recipes | 10 Summer Berry Favorites
This recipe for delicious homemade Strawberry Preserves calls for only three ingredients! How simple is that? Make enough to keep the sweet taste of summer strawberries in your house all year long.
A sweet tea bread that uses fresh strawberry preserves and makes three loaves, perfect for both eating and sharing. Top with butter, honey, or cream cheese for a sweet morning treat.
A mixture of cooked and fresh berries helped make this strawberry pie a family favorite. Don’t forget the whipped cream!Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Photo Credit : Aimee Seavey
When fresh berries abound, who can resist the charm of a classic homemade strawberry shortcake? Let the sliced, sugared berries sit for at least an hour to get good and juicy.
Serve this cold, creamy, and tangy pie straight from the refrigerator on a hot day. It’s extra nice made with rich pastry dough, but you can also use a quick and easy graham cracker crust.Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Photo Credit : Brenda Darroch
In this favorite fruit crisp, the familiar combination of rhubarb and fresh strawberries is baked under a light and crumbly crust. Serve warm with slightly softened vanilla ice cream spooned over the top for a truly special treat.
This reader-submitted recipe gets rave reviews, and we can see why. Made in a handy 9×13-inch pan, this festive and portable strawberry layer dessert is perfect for cookouts and Fourth of July parties.
Pavlova with Fresh Strawberries & Whipped Cream Photo Credit : Keller + Keller
Australians and New Zealanders have an on going debate about who first created this gorgeous meringue dessert crowned with whipped cream and fresh fruit. You can substitute other berries, kiwi, or mango, but we love it best with strawberries.
Just strawberries, milk, cream, and eggs–a simple formula that lets the fresh berry flavor shine through in this classic recipe for strawberry ice cream. In a bowl or on a sugar cone, it’s good til the last lick.
Kids love this wiggly, layered retro favorite. The contributor says this delicious combination of strawberries and pineapple serves eight, but our tester witnessed four kids, all of them under the age of ten, devouring an entire recipe. Who can resist?
This post was first published in 2016 and has been updated.
