Strawberries and cream is a classic dessert we all know and love (at least in Mexico and latin america). I, personally like for my strawberries and cream to have a lot of cream. More cream than strawberries, that is. You can choose the ratio of strabwerries and cream though, of course!

Strawberries and cream are a classic dessert in a lot of countries all over the world. In Mexico we for sure now is one of those things most people love. It is made and eaten mostly during summer, because it is when we have the most strawberries. Although sometimes people also make them using frozen strawberries, and it actually tastes really good too. And extra touch for those really hot summer days!

There is nothing easier than making strawberries and cream, beacuse you quite literally just mix some cream and sugar (or condensed milk, which is really sweet) and then pair it with some strawberries. Of course, we do recommend to use fresh strawberries and in season, so they taste amazing and are sweet and ripe.

The cream we use to make this recipe in Mexico is called “media crema” (which is half and half really). This cream is a bit sweeter than the normal cream we all know. But in reality, when making this recipe, you could use whipping cream, sour cream, regular cream, yogurt for an acid touch, or a mixture of all these in different proportions.

This recipe has a lot of varieties. Each person or family has a different recipe or way to make the same thing. Some prefer using frozen strawberries, some condensed milk, or just plain yogurt with some sort of sweeneter.

This is an easy dessert that is really simple as well. To change it up a bit, you could try using some other types of fruits to make it, just make sure to use fruits that are acid while still sweet, like berries, canned peaches or kiwi, for example, since they all taste great when paired with dairy.

If you like this recipe, you have to go check out our strawberry mini pavlovas, they are so cute, delicious and decadent.

Strawberries and cream

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

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• 31.70 oz (900 gr) strawberries, without the stem
• 2 cans (15.20 fl oz) (450 ml) heavy cream
• 1/3 C (2.170 fl oz) (80 ml) condensed milk
• 2 tsp (33 fl oz) (10 ml) vanilla extract

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Method

 

1. Rinse the strawberries, dry them with kitchen towels and cut them into 0.60 inches (1.5 cm) pieces, if they are really big, cut them into slices.
2. In a medium size bowl, mix the cream, condensed milk and vanilla extract. Mix well using a spoon and check the level of sweetness.
3. Divide the strawberries into 6 separate small glasses or individual small bowls and pour the cream mixture on top. Decorate as you please and enjoy.

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