Strawberry Cream recipe with step by step photos. Quick to prepare Mahabaleshwar style delicious dessert made with fresh strawberries and cream. Strawberry with whipped cream is a dessert that is popular in Mahabaleshwar (a hill station in Maharashtra, India). It is served in almost all hotels and restaurants there.
What is served there is usually in tall glasses, but I have served in ice cream cups as this is a rich dessert. I have used fresh cream which is 25% fat and is basically a light cream. You can easily use 35% to 50% fat cream also known as whipping cream or heavy cream.
This recipe is a simple version of strawberry cream similar to a mixed fruit cream recipe. I have not used ice cream in the recipe. Though you can add one or two scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream or Strawberry Ice Cream.
Strawberry cream makes for a nice fruity dessert that can be served after meals. Along with strawberry cream, one more recipe which is a popular snack in Mahabaleshwar is corn patties.
If you like the combination of fruits with cream, then do check out this Fruit Cream Recipe.
How to make Strawberry Cream
1. Rinse, hull and chop 250 grams strawberries. Take them in a bowl.
2. Add 1 tablespoon sugar. This step of macerating strawberries is optional and only if the strawberries are tart and not sweet. If the strawberries are very tart, then you can add more sugar.
3. Mix the sugar very well and keep aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
4. Later take 1 cup chilled cream and ¼ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar in a bowl. I used powdered sugar.
5. On a medium-high to high speed whip the cream+sugar till soft peaks. You can use a stand mixer or an electric beater to whip the cream.
6. Whip till the cream gets soft peaks.
7. Add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
8. gently fold in the cream
9. This is the macerated strawberry+sugar mixture. You will see some juices also released by the strawberries.
10. Take serving bowls or glasses. Layer them first with some of the strawberry mixture. Also add a bit of the juice.
11. Then layer with the whipped cream.
12. Again add some of the strawberries and the juice.
13. Repeat again with some of the whipped cream.
14. Lastly Garnish with some slices strawberries and serve. you also can chill for a few hours and then serve.
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Mahabaleshwar style Strawberry Cream
Ingredients
- 250 grams fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup chilled cream – 25% to 50% fat
- ¼ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar or add as required
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 to 2 drops of vanilla essence
Instructions
- Rinse, hull and chop 250 grams strawberries. Take them in a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon sugar. This step of macerating strawberries is optional and only if the strawberries are tart and not sweet. If the strawberries are very tart, then you can add more sugar.
- Mix the sugar very well and keep aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Later take 1 cup chilled cream and ¼ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar in a mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl.
- On a medium-high to high speed whip the cream+sugar till soft peaks. You can use a stand mixer or an electric beater to whip the cream.
- Whip till the cream gets soft peaks.
- Add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and gently fold in the cream.
- Take serving bowls or glasses. Layer them first with some of the strawberry mixture. Also add a bit of the juice.
- Then layer with the whipped cream.
- Again add some of the strawberries and the juice.
- Repeat again with some of the whipped cream.
- Lastly garnish with some slices strawberries and serve. You also can chill for a few hours and then serve strawberry cream.
Notes
- Do chill the cream overnight for some hours before whipping it.
- Substitute for dairy cream is coconut cream, which also goes very well in this recipe.
- Instead of strawberries, you can use any fresh sweet berries. Fruits like mango can also be used.
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Hi Dassana,
The amul cream became wattery after blending with sugar in electric beater. It did not have the creamy texture that we get outside. Plz help
deepa, the cream has got whipped too much. the water that you see is buttermilk and the cream has turned to butter. any cream if beaten or whipped too much will become butter. so while beating, whip in intervals and keep on checking. now you can take the butter and keep in fridge or freezer.
Great Dassana.. 🙂 but one more doubt what’s the difference between sour cream n yogurt ? U mentioned in comment dat add sour cream but not yogurt ..
thanks pooni. sour cream is cream which is made sour. there are many ways of getting the sour taste in the cream like using vinegar or lemon juice or keffir or yogurt culture. yogurt is only made with milk and a starter yogurt culture and cream is not used.
Hi Dassana .. I tried this today.. it’s gud.. I had fruit cream in some small party at home. I remember the taste she prepared its lightly sour taste as well which tastes awesome for me.. so if u have any idea how much yoghurt should add to this cream m lil doubt on dat if u could help..? U r best cook so just asking suggestion.. n giving some variation to u too as well;)
pooni, sour taste could be due to using sour cream or yogurt or adding a few drop of lemon juice in the cream. in this recipe, you can add 2 to 3 tablespoons of fresh yogurt or use 1/4 cup of sour cream. some recipes of fruit cream are also made with sour cream. i have never used sour cream at home, but i have tasted sour cream recipes in hotels. so i know the taste of sour cream. i guess the person must have added sour cream and not yogurt ?