Simple Recipes to Use Up Leftover Strawberries
Strawberries are one of England’s favourite fruits (the only ones with seeds on the outside). Related to roses, they are one of the so-called ‘dirty dozen’ that are often sprayed in chemicals, so splurge on organic.
This strawberry milkshake (The Simple Veganista) is made with non-dairy milk, bananas, vanilla and maple syrup, topped with non-dairy whipped cream.
If the underside of punnets are stained, that means lower berries are crushed. Smaller wild strawberries tend to have more flavour. Lay on a plate and store in the fridge, removing an hour or so before eating. Don’t wash before you chill them, or they’ll get soggy bottoms! If freezing, cut and remove stems, then transfer to a silicone freezer bag.
Avoid whole strawberries (choking hazards) for small children and swallowing difficulties (use in smoothies or cut up). Keep these recipes away from pets due to ingredients like chocolate. Read more on food safety for people and pets.
A Simple Aquafaba Strawberry Mousse
This Strawberry Mousse (Full of Plants) only contains 6 ingredients, naturally sweetened with maple syrup. It’s light and airy due to aquafaba (vegan meringue, made by mixing sugar with canned liquid from chickpeas!)
A 6-Ingredient Vegan Strawberry Cake
This vegan strawberry cake (Rainbow Nourishments) uses potato starch as the secret ingredient, and is coloured naturally with beetroot powder.
You can if wished upgrade to Anthea’s frosted strawberry cake recipe (read our post on natural vegan food dyes, if you want the cake to be a brighter pink).
Or for something simpler, try her vegan strawberry cupcakes. You can buy chemical-free baking cups from If You Care.
Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream
This vegan strawberry ice cream (Rainbow Nourishments) is super-simple to make. Addicted to Dates) is super-simple to make.
Made with dairy-free heavy cream, full-fat coconut milk, it also contains vegan condensed milk (Nature’s Charm is a good brand) that stops it from becoming too solid in the freezer, and gives a unique taste.
A Small-batch Vegan Strawberry Cake
This recipe for a mini vegan strawberry cake (Rainbow Nourishments) is ideal if you live or eat alone, or as a couple, without too many leftovers. This way you can enjoy cake, without wolfing down a giant one!
A Simple Summer Pudding Recipe
Summer pudding (Doves Farm) is one of the world’s easiest puddings (and also zero waste, as it uses leftover bread). So it’s a wonder why it’s not more popular than it is.
All you do is basically cook the fruits with a little sugar and water, and pour into a basin lined with crustless bread, weigh it down and chill overnight in the fridge. Then serve with vegan ice cream.
Traditional Summer Eton Mess
This traditional dessert was indeed invented at Eton College. This Eton Mess (A Veggie Feast) looks slightly different as the South African blogger has used more local sour plums, but of course you can use fresh organic strawberries.
The vegan meringue is made by mixing sugar with leftover brine water from canned chickpeas. Really! Once whisked, it turns into a meringue you can use for all your favourite egg-white dishes.
Vegan Strawberry Panna Cotta
This vegan panna cotta recipe (Full of Plants) replaces gelatine (bones) with a plant-based thickening agent, then adds fresh strawberries, to turn this Italian dessert into a refreshing summer treat.
You can use more tart raspberries if preferred (and turn this into an autumn dessert by using blackberries!)
A Homemade Vegan Strawberry Muffin Recipe
These vegan strawberry muffins
A Recipe for Vegan Strawberry Shortcake
These vegan strawberry shortcakes(The Simple Veganista) will have you preparing for an afternoon tea, in no time! You can use fresh organic strawberries (if you’ve gone overboard at the PYO farm). Or Pack’d sells organic frozen strawberries, in paper packaging.
Keep fresh dough away from young children and pets. Read more on food safety for people and pets.
This is a simple scone dough recipe. Once baked, the presentation comes into its own. Fill with juicy organic strawberries, and top with coconut double cream. Though made with coconuts, it has no coconut taste at all, so you can indulge. A cholesterol-free treat.
Did you know that afternoon tea was invented by Anna Russell (the Duchess of Bedford)? She would always take tea for guests, but around 4pm was always feeling peckish? So she asked her servants to bring her tea, bread and cake, not just a cuppa! This was back in 1840, and the habit has stuck ever since!
Homemade Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe
This vegan strawberry cheesecake (Rainbow Nourishments) is a stunning summer dessert, and a great way to use up leftover strawberries, if you went overboard at the pick-your-own farm! Strawberries are one of the so-called ‘dirty dozen’ that are often sprayed with pesticides, so splurge on organic!
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets.
How about this for a healthy cake? It contains 4 whole cups of fresh strawberries! The only fruits to have their seeds on the outside, strawberries (related to roses) are packed with goodness.
This cheesecake uses coconut cream to replace the dairy, cornstarch and a tiny amount of coconut oil (no taste) to set the filling. The only taste is strawberries, strawberries, strawberries!
You can use any crumbled cookies for the base. We like Rhythm 108 (they have no palm oil). This Swiss brand offers many flavours including salted caramel and coconut crunch.
Despite not being a local food, cheesecake (invented in New York) is very popular in England. Look around the web, there are oodles of plant-based alternatives. Simple ones (like this) use vegan cream cheese (found in any supermarket).
The more advanced and ‘natural’ vegan cheesecakes are mostly based around soaked cashew nuts, for the same buttery flavour. They are simple to make (as long as you remember the soak the nuts a few hours before making the recipe!)
6-Ingredient Homemade Strawberry Cake
A Mini Vegan Strawberry Cake Recipe
No-Churn Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
This vegan strawberry ice cream
GrowBar (grow your own tasty strawberries!)
Growbar Strawberry Bar makes it easy to grow tasty strawberries. Wild strawberries are smaller and sweeter, you won’t need sugar or cream to enjoy these! Alpine strawberries are also less visible to birds (though never use netting as it can harm, just share your harvest if they find them!
Before growing these flowers, read our post on pet-friendly gardens. Also never face indoor plants to outdoor gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows).
The bars are nestled in fertile coir (coconut fibre), packaged by a small team in South London. The film wrap is made from sugar cane waste, and easily recycled.
To use, just unwrap the Growbar and place with the brown protective paper facing up, in a container with plenty of space to expand. Gently pour half a litre of water into the tray, then position indoors on a warm bright sunny windowsill (not facing gardens, to avoid confusing birds).
The seeds should be 18°-22° to germinate. Water regularly to keep it the colour of rich dark ginger cake. When the seedlings produce 4 to 8 leaves, gently separate into little flowerpots, where they will continue to grow on the windowsill (or plant in a sunny weed-free spot in the garden).
The bar will grow:
- Mignonette (perennial) is a very sweet Alpine strawberry
- Alexandria (perennial) is a tasty aromatic heritage variety
