Strawberry Desserts to Make When You Can't Get Fresh Strawberries

By Sarah Zorn
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Strawberries practically embody spring and summer. But considering how hard it is to get fresh produce nowadays, it’s easy to start mourning those missed opportunities to feast on strawberry shortcake, chocolate-dipped strawberries, strawberries and cream and more. That said, the current situation has helped renew our appreciation for preserved foods of all sorts. So, as much as we’d love the opportunity to stroll through a strawberry patch, it’s widened our eyes as to what we can do with various forms of the fruit. We’re rounding up our favorite strawberry desserts that help you usher in strawberry season without leaving your kitchen. From recipes using everything from frozen to freeze-dried berries, and even pots of jam.

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Strawberry Jam Marzipan Bars

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These dessert bars topped with brown sugar crumble and icing are so decadently rich, you’ll only need a small slice to satisfy. That said, it would be tough to resist a second serving of buttery, strawberry jam-sweetened pastry, enriched with nutty almond paste.

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Strawberry Cake and Frosting I

FoodFan
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Frozen strawberries flavor both the cake and the frosting. For the frosting, be sure to thaw and drain the frozen strawberries before whipping them into the frosting, otherwise it will turn out too thin. Some reviewers used the drained liquid to replace the water in the cake batter for yet another punch of strawberry flavor.

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Aimee
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This fun layered salad can be layered up in a glass baking pan or glass bowl, or in individual glass bowls as shown. Sara Jo says, "This was really fun to make. I only added just a little vanilla to the cream cheese/whipped topping layer."

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Strawberry Cream Salad

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Home cook kelliegirl21 says, "PEOPLE! Can I tell you This???!! We ALL loved this salad dessert! It is the BEST!! Nothing was left..and I doubled the recipe! Only change I did was use half the amount of topping! I am in hog heaven!!Oink! Oink! Oink!"

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Healthy and Tasty Strawberry Sherbet

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Three ingredients and a blender are all you'll need to make this quick and easy frozen dessert. Soup Loving Nicole says, "Made as written and this turned out tasty. Next time I would add a little bit more lemon juice or even lime but that is the only change I would make."

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Strawberry Cake IV

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"Yummy! Easy! I didn't have strawberry jello so I used raspberry and it worked just fine. I've also made this recipe without the jello it was still good just not PINK.;) Thanks for a great strawberry cake recipe!" —ZIGZAGPRINCESS

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Panna Cotta with Strawberry Jam

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"This was very good! I loved the combination of strawberry, lemon and vanilla flavors in this panna cotta. I topped this with raspberries and mint, as suggested by the recipe submitter," says Kim's Cooking Now. You could also top it with mint leaves and chocolate curls if you can't get your hands on berries.

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Banana Split Cupcakes

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"A favorite summer treat interpreted in a cupcake! By layering the distinct banana-split flavors (chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla) over the banana cake base, each bite can be a new flavor experience." —Erin Brocklehurst

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Chef John's Strawberry Crepe Cake

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This stunning mile-high crepe cake is layered with strawberry jam and a mascarpone and cream filling. You can garnish with mint leaves and powdered sugar or frozen berries. Watch the video to see Chef John put it all together.

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Home Made Top Tarts!

Sugarplum
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Whip up these copycat tarts using refrigerated pie crusts and strawberry jam. Finish with frosting and sprinkles for a quick and easy treat everyone will love.

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Jam Kolaches

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Kim Snodgrass says, "This was the first time I'd ever tried making Kolaches. These were really easy and really good. We used Cherry Jam and Strawberry Jam. Yummy Yummy:)"

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REALLY Real Strawberry Cupcakes

Candice
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Recipe creator Candice says, "I've been messing around trying to make a perfect strawberry cupcake to go with the Real Strawberry Frosting I developed a couple of years ago. It's been a long road and lots of cupcakes tested and tasted along the way. The trick was NOT using puree as I do when making the frosting. Rather, grinding freeze-dried strawberries into a powder brought this cupcake recipe out of my test kitchen and into my recipe box! I am so pleased with the results!"

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