Forget flour. This gluten-free and kosher friendly chocolate cake is delectably sweet without it. Especially when acting as a bed for bright berries and drizzlings of melted dark chocolate.
Recipe:Flourless Chocolate Cake
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Vanilla-Marinated Pineapple and Strawberries
Sometimes you needn't do much to make strawberries shine. In this quick and easy dessert the berries are marinated with pineapple chunks, juicy blueberries and vanilla bean seeds. The result is a wonderfully sweet and fresh fruit salad.
Recipe:Vanilla-Marinated Pineapple and Strawberries
Teresa Blackburn
Canned Strawberries
Want to enjoy fresh strawberries year round? "Put up" your berries now (it's easier than you think) and serve scoops over homemade ice cream, across toast, or in mixed drinks now through winter.Recipe:Canned Strawberries
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Fresh Strawberry Cobbler
Peaches and strawberries make a fine pair in this homey cobbler covered with a layer of flaky buttermilk biscuits. Try adding rhubarb to the mix for another great variation with interesting texture.
Recipe:Fresh Strawberry Cobbler
Jill Melton
Fresh Strawberry Granita
Granita is a simple and scrape-able summertime snack that takes just minutes to mix. In our recipe, red wine is thrown in for added color and grownup flavor, but it's easy to omit if your making the refreshing frozen favorite for kids.
Recipe:Fresh Strawberry Granita
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Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberries and shortcake were made for one another. Here's a traditional take on the classic calling for biscuit mix, a layering of strawberry jam, fresh strawberries and fluffy whipped cream.
Recipe:Strawberry Shortcake
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Fresh Strawberry Pie
A no-frills dessert that screams summer, our strawberry pie is best made with freshly picked berries. The crushed vanilla wafer crust gives added crunch to the ruby red pie.
Recipe:Fresh Strawberry Pie
Holly Clegg
Glazed Fresh Strawberry Pizza Pie
Giving a new definition to the term pizza "pie," this sweet strawberry dessert has a sugar cookie crust with a cream cheese and berry-filled topping. We suggest garnishing with a dollop of fat-free whipped cream.
Recipe:Glazed Fresh Strawberry Pizza Pie
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Banana Split Yogurt Parfaits
Deceptively decadent, these banana split yogurt parfaits have a base of low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt. This makes them a great dessert, snack or even breakfast choice for kids with insatiable sweet tooths.
Recipe:Banana Split Yogurt Parfaits
High Cotton Food and Styling
Fresh Strawberry French Toast
We think a dish as decadent as french toast deserves to pop up more frequently on dessert menus. Our version is wonderfully rich but won't bust a diet thanks to its use of sugar-free strawberry spread and fat-free cream cheese.
Recipe:Fresh Strawberry French Toast
