These cute strawberry shortcake kabobs are fast and simple to make for the right summer season dessert! Eat them alone or prime with whipped cream and a drizzle of maple syrup.
Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs
These strawberry shortcake kabobs make a enjoyable summertime dessert or snack concept. They’re easy to make and you may simply customise the sweetness to your specific style. They’re excellent for summer season events, BBQs, or picnics. Eat them alone for a fast mess-free snack, or place them on a plate and prime with whipped cream or different toppings.
Canada Day Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Concepts
With Canada Day approaching, I assumed these strawberry shortcake kabobs would make the right deal with so as to add to any Canada Day plans. Whereas these strawberry shortcake kabobs may not be a basic Canadian recipe, their fairly crimson and white colour make them excellent for a Canada Day BBQ or picnic. To make them much more “Canadian” drizzle some maple syrup over them or add a little bit into your whipped cream when you’re making it from scratch. Crimson and white sprinkles are all the time enjoyable too!
I additionally thought it could be enjoyable to make bigger shortcakes utilizing a maple leaf cookie cutter. I’ve put a couple of recipe modifications beneath the kabob recipe when you’d like to present these a attempt.
Strawberry Shortcake Kabob Recipe
These strawberry shortcake kabobs are fast and simple to make utilizing refrigerated biscuit dough. They’re excellent for summer season BBQs or Canada Day gatherings and many enjoyable to eat!
Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs
Elements
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1
can
Pillsbury biscuit dough (10 depend) -
1
egg white -
1
tbsp
water -
white granulated sugar
for sprinkling -
10
massive strawberries, hulled -
10
skewers
minimize to dimension -
1/4
cup
icing sugar
for sprinkling - whipped cream
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maple syrup
for drizzling (non-obligatory)
Directions
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On a frivolously floured floor, roll every biscuit into roughly a 10cm {4-inch} circle. Utilizing a small circle cookie cutter {4cm or 1 half of inch}, minimize out Three circles from every biscuit spherical. If you do not have a cookie cutter, simply search for one thing spherical across the similar dimension that you should use. {I used the lid from a Slim Quick drink!}
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Place the small circles on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Whisk collectively the egg white and water, then brush the combination onto every biscuit and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
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Bake at 350 levels for five minutes. Take away from oven and frivolously press down the tops with a spatula. Flip them over. This makes each side flat so it is simpler to assemble the shortcake stacks. Proceed baking for a further 4-5 minutes. Switch to a cooling rack and allow them to cool earlier than setting up the skewers.
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Slice the strawberries horizontally into three items. Place a shortcake spherical on a platter, layer on a chunk of strawberry and proceed alternating till you might have three layers of every {the smallest a part of the strawberry must be on prime}. Add the skewer to safe. {NOTE: When you desire, you’ll be able to skewer the underside shortcake and simply proceed so as to add the items on the skewer as you go.} Sprinkle with icing sugar.
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Eat as is, or place on a plate or in a bowl for serving. High with desired toppings equivalent to whipped cream, extra strawberries, or a lightweight drizzle of maple syrup.
Recipe Notes
NOTE: After you chop your circles from the dough, there will probably be scrap dough left over. You need to use this if you want to make extra shortcake rounds, nonetheless, the extra you roll it, the much less properly it varieties. You may all the time use those that weren’t as completely spherical for the center piece in your skewer.
Modifications to Make the Maple Leaf Strawberry Shortcakes
When you’re making the maple leaf strawberry shortcakes as a substitute of the kabobs, there are only a few little modifications to make to the recipe above:
- On a frivolously floured floor, roll every biscuit into roughly a 10cm circle. Utilizing a maple leaf cookie cutter, minimize out one maple leaf from every spherical. My cookie cutter was roughly 8cm.
- Bake at 350F for roughly 10 minutes on a parchment lined baking sheet, making certain the bottoms don’t burn. DO NOT flip over halfway.
- For the strawberries, chop into smaller items than with the kabobs. For a sweeter contact, add 1-Three tsp. granulated sugar and stir collectively in a medium bowl. Cowl and place within the fridge till able to assemble.
- To serve, place a maple leaf shortcake within the backside of a bowl or on a plate. Add additional strawberries, whipped cream, a drizzle of maple syrup or some other topping of your selection. Pierce with a skewer and Oh Canada dessert topper.
Canada Day Deal with Toppers
These Canada Day deal with toppers can be utilized in quite a lot of methods so as to add a little bit of Canadian flare to your Canada Day decor. They simply take a couple of minutes to place collectively, however look oh so cute!
To make the deal with toppers:
- Obtain and print out the “Oh Canada” tags.
- Trim them down with a paper cutter to your required peak.
- Fold them over a skewer stick, straw, or different skinny merchandise, and safe with double sided tape or glue.
- Utilizing scissors, snip a little bit ‘v’ on the finish of every tag.
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Canada Day Reflection
With the heartbreaking information in regards to the stays of the 215 Indigenous kids on the residential faculty in Kamloops, Canada Day will certainly have a distinct really feel this yr. I hope that it may be a time to return collectively as a rustic to coach and be taught in regards to the errors of our previous. Whereas there are numerous issues about being a Canadian that I’m grateful for, I do acknowledge and acknowledge that there are numerous shameful elements of our historical past {and present practices!} – particularly in the case of colonization and remedy of Indigenous folks. There’s nonetheless an extended approach to go with reference to reconciliation, however hopefully we are able to begin through the use of Canada Day as a time of reflection and assist for our Indigenous communities.
Extra Canada Day Treats
When you’re on the lookout for extra Canada Day deal with concepts, try these scrumptious concepts earlier than you go. I’m certain you’ll get pleasure from all of them!
The Finest Recipe for Strawberry Trifle from BAKED by Blair
Butter Tart Cake from Caked by Katie
Salted Caramel Nanaimo Bars from Ai Made It For You
And when you love strawberry shortcake, you also needs to do this chocolate chip strawberry shortcake recipe. 🙂
