Healthy Frozen Strawberry Dessert Recipe

Looking for a summery dessert that’s easy and light? This Healthy Strawberry Dessert Recipe will wow kids and adults alike!

This frozen strawberry dessert recipe is close to my heart. It happens to be what my brother and I requested for our birthday “cake” every single year when we were little kids! We’re twins, and although we couldn’t be more different, there’s one thing we always agreed on: Nothing beats this frozen treat; it’s simply perfect in every way! 

Am I the only one who can’t get enough of strawberries? I just love that time of the year in late spring when you start seeing (and smelling) those sweet, red strawberries piled high at the grocery store. That’s when I start getting excited about longer days and backyard parties and dreaming of all the fancy cocktails and frozen desserts I’ll make. I probably have a hundred and one strawberry recipes, but to this day, this is one of my favorite desserts ever. And since it’s made with frozen strawberries, it’s easy to make even out of berry season. With a subtly sweet, almost marshmallow-like filling sandwiched between two crisp layers, what’s not to love?

Is This Frozen Strawberry Dessert Recipe Healthy?

Strawberries are a source of vitamin C, potassium, folate, and magnesium. So that’s a pretty good start! The pecans and egg whites add some protein, while the oats provide fiber. Plus, if you’re looking to avoid refined sugar, coconut sugar and monk fruit sweetener are used here as alternatives. All in all, for a dessert, it’s a relatively healthy recipe.

How To Buy, Store, And Freeze Strawberries

When you’re buying fresh strawberries, look for ones that are deep-red with fresh green caps. Strawberries don’t ripen after harvest, so avoid berries with white or greenish patches around the stem, a sign they were harvested too early. If you’re buying the berries in a sealed container, remember that, unfortunately, packers often put the best-looking berries on top and hide sorrier ones underneath; if the package is clear, it pays to turn it over and see what’s on the underside. If you’re not going to use them immediately, you can refrigerate them unwashed for around two days, but bear in mind that the cold will dull their flavor.

This recipe calls for frozen berries, which are a great option when they’re not in season. If using fresh, you can freeze them by first rinsing them, patting them dry and removing the green hull. Place them whole on a sheet pan lined with parchment or wax paper in a single layer, pop them in the freezer until solid, and then transfer them to a freezer bag and freeze for up to ten months.

Serving Suggestions

This dessert is delicious on its own, but you could also garnish each serving with Roasted Strawberries or Oven-Dried Strawberries for extra color. Chocolate lovers can shave curls of dark chocolate from a bar and use them to decorate each serving. Chocolate and strawberry go so well together!

Looking for more recipes to celebrate strawberry season? Try these decadent Chocolate-Covered Strawberries, or sink your teeth into these Cheesecake-Stuffed Strawberries.

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