Recipes with strawberries

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Festive flag cake decorated with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream in red, white, and blue stripes. A showstopping patriotic dessert for July 4th.

Silky cocoa creme is a light chocolate mousse made with ricotta, cocoa powder, and whipped topping, set with gelatin. A low-fat molded dessert served with strawberries.

Fruit kabobs with yogurt dip: skewers of watermelon, pineapple, grapes, strawberries, and kiwi served with a creamy strawberry yogurt dip. A colorful, no-cook, healthy snack or party platter kids love.

Fresh strawberry pie piles whole ripe strawberries into a baked shell, all bound in a glossy homemade strawberry glaze and topped with whipped cream. A no-fuss summer pie that lets the berries shine.

Rhubarb raisin crumble topped with maple walnut granola, sweetened with strawberry preserves and orange zest. A naturally sweetened, no-fuss spring dessert baked from a cold oven.

Chilled strawberry dessert soup made with puréed fresh berries, heavy cream, milk, and a splash of crème de cassis. No cooking required. Elegant and refreshing.

Homemade strawberry syrup made with frozen strawberries and light corn syrup, blended smooth and boiled for 5 minutes. A three-ingredient topping for pancakes, waffles, and ice cream.

Strawberry icebox cake layered with vanilla wafer crumbs, whipped cream, and Jello-marshmallow filling. A vintage no-bake dessert that sets up in the fridge with zero oven time.

Strawberry-corn pancakes fold fresh sliced strawberries into a yellow cornmeal-and-flour batter for breakfast pancakes with crisp, slightly gritty edges and bursts of berry. Ready in 20 minutes.

A friend just sent me this recipe, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Pineapple sherbet dessert folded with thawed strawberries, chopped bananas, and pecans. A 4-ingredient frozen fruit treat ready in 15 minutes with no cooking.

Flaky puff pastry layered with real vanilla bean custard, whipped cream, and sliced fresh strawberries, dusted with powdered sugar. A homemade take on the classic French mille-feuille.

Chocolate strawberry whipped cream cake layers thin cocoa sponge with stabilized strawberry whipped cream and fresh berries, topped with a glossy royal glaze.

Balsamic strawberries macerated with sugar and finished with aged balsamic vinegar just before serving. A three-ingredient Italian dessert that brings out the berry's best.

Enjoy this chilled and tasty drink that's made with plain yogurt, strawberries and bananas.