A "lick the bowl good" dessert

Hello everybody! I just wanted to stop by and share an amazing and impressive looking recipe I found yesterday when looking for something to make with the fresh strawberries I had... I felt like doing something "different and unique" with them so I did. I was surprised (and happy) to see how EASY to make this dessert is... it looks complicated and fancy but it is something a mom (like me) with a 3 yr. old and a 1 yr. old can make in between laundry loads, baby feeding, etc! So... I will let the cake speak for itself now:

Strawberry Chantilly
Slightly adapted from Lick The Bowl Good

For the Crust:

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup cold unsalted butter
• ½ cup crushed "Marias" or "Graham" crackers (you should try the original recipe, it calls for pecans or almonds, I just had none)

For the Filling:

• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon lime (or lemon) juice
• 2 drops red food coloring, optional - I didn't use any -

For the crust: Cut the cold butter into the flour and sugar until crumbly, then stir in the chopped pecans. Press mixture into the bottom and halfway -a little less- up the sides of a springform pan and bake at 325 for 22 minutes (until it looks golden brown) -you could also use a 9x13-inch baking dish and bake at 300 for 20 minutes but I guess you'd have to serve it directly from the dish. I put mine in the refrigerator to cool faster while I made the filling. 

For the Filling: Pulse the strawberries in a food processor until is mostly pureed but still a little lumpy. Place the pureed strawberries, egg whites, sugar and lime juice in a bowl of your electric stand mixer. Beat on high for ten minutes. Add food coloring, if using, and mix for a few more seconds till the color is fully incorporated.
In a different bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream until you get stiff peaks. Gently fold, by hand, the whipped cream into the strawberry meringue mixture.
Pour the filling into the baked and cooled crust and cover well. Freeze for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
Slice and serve frozen chantilly with additional strawberries (or chocolate covered strawberries), if desired.

 

Hubby just LOVED this dessert! He said he had nothing like this before! And he was "shocked" when he saw it ... so you also get that "fall in love at first sight" factor on your side! Trust me... it is delicious... and all you do is put it all in the electric mixer, then in the pan and freeze! It is sooo good! Let me know if you try it.


Paloma K.