My Favorite Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

I was looking for an easy but healthy recipe for fresh strawberries, since yesterday I purchased a 2-lb luscious, perfectly ripe strawberries for only $5 at our local store, one of the many items advertised as the Monday $5 special. The berries were perfect and looks yummy I did not hesitate spending my 5 bucks along with 6 sponge cakes also displayed by the side of the berries. Since it is winter time here, the berries must either be grown in the hot house or imported from Mexico or South America. I found the following Strawberry Shortcake recipe from www.health.com/recipe.

Along with the recipe is a nutritional information based on per serving basis.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon calorie-free sweetener
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup orange juice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries (about 1 pint)
6 spongecake dessert shells (5-ounce package)

Preparation

Combine sweetener and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Stir in orange juice. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, and stir in extract. Cool completely.

Combine orange juice mixture and strawberries in a bowl; stir gently. Cover and chill 30 minutes.

To serve, spoon sauce over dessert shells.

This luscious sauce is also good spooned over no-sugar-added ice cream, angel food cake, or fat-free pound cake. Six ingredients are all you need for this quick and easy Strawberry Shortcake recipe. Store-bought individual cakes make prep time a breeze. Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cake and 1/3 cup sauce)

Nutritional Information

Calories per serving: 113
Calories from fat: 0.0%
Fat per serving: 0.9g
Saturated fat per serving: 0.3g
Monounsaturated fat per serving: 0.0g
Polyunsaturated fat per serving: 0.0g
Protein per serving: 2g
Carbohydrates per serving: 24.3g
Fiber per serving: 0.2g
Cholesterol per serving: 33mg
Iron per serving: 0.0mg
Sodium per serving: 169mg
Calcium per serving: 0.0mg

For more great recipes visit myrecipes.com This delicious, classic dessert is low in calories and in fat. You even have wiggle room to add a scoop of fat-free vanilla ice cream to top it off.

Reference: www.health.com/health/recipe