Frozen Strawberry Squares Recipe
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Frozen Strawberry Squares is a refreshing dessert made with fresh strawberries and cream. This frozen dessert has been one of the more popular dessert recipes ever since sharing it here many years ago.
While the official start to summer is still a few weeks away, it already feels like summer has arrived. Each year it seems like it goes from jackets with jeans to flip flop weather overnight. We’ve already had several days that have been quite hot. As hot as a … Want to finish that sentence? I’ve never lived anywhere else to know what the norm is, but we hear weather related colloquialisms all the time here in the south.
For example:
It’s hotter than a billy goat in a pepper patch.
It’s as hot as a snakes butt on a hay ride. (you can use that one when it’s really cold too)
It’s as hot as a fox in a hen house.
Know any good ones? Around these parts we get our entertainment however we can.
While it may be getting as hot as hades outside, you can chill things down a bit with these Frozen Strawberry Squares. They’re a cool sweet treat, and so easy to whip up. Plus, you can make them a couple of days ahead of time. Perfect!
Crushed fresh strawberries and a homemade whipped topping are combined, then spread atop a crunchy nutty crust base. Then it’s all topped off with a sprinkling of more nutty crispy crust mixture that was reserved. That’s it! All that’s left to do is let it sit, chilling in the freezer for a while. Simple stuff.
Other berries may be substituted. Blueberries would be mighty fine. Raspberries? Yes, indeed! I think you’ll find this to be a light and refreshing dessert perfect for the end of a warm day. Enjoy! And stay cool, y’all!
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Frozen Strawberry Squares Recipe
Frozen Strawberry Squares Recipe
This frozen dessert made with fresh strawberries and whipped cream is easy and can be made ahead a couple of days.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour (almond flour may be substituted)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds (other chopped nuts may be substituted)
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 pasteurized egg whites*
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 10 fluid ounces whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries, crushed/smashed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, almonds and melted butter and spread in 8x8-inch pan. Bake at 325-degrees F for 20 minutes. Stir a couple of times. Cool
- Once cooled, evenly press 2/3 of the mixture in the 8x8-inch pan to create crust.
- Beat pasteurized egg whites and granulated sugar until slighly stiff.*
- Beat whipping cream until soft peaks form.
- Gently combine, beaten egg whites, whipped cream, lemon juice, and crushed strawberries. Spread mixture over crust.
- Sprinkle remaining crust/crumb mixture on top.
- Freeze for 3-6 hours.
- Cut in squares to serve. Garnish with additional strawberries if desired.
Notes
Adapted from my Aunt Carole's "Hearts Go Home for the Holidays" Cookbook.
*Pasteurized egg whites are safe to eat uncooked. If you cannot find pasteurized eggs, pasteurized liquid egg white products are available in most grocery stores. They may take a bit longer to stiffen up. If needed, add 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar.
Gotta make this! Looks fantastic!!
Miss Amy….these frozen treats look awesome!! Loving all those fresh strawberries 🙂
My grandma always made this dessert and I’ve never seen it anywhere else! I called it Grandma’s strawberry fluff and she always made it for my birthday. I haven’t made it for a couple years, but seeing this, I decided I will have to make it soon!
Oh Amy! This looks like the *perfect* treat for a hot Texas day! Beautiful pictures, too….as always! 🙂
This looks yummy!! Since it’s a summer dessert, doesn’t that mean that it has no calories??? ha!!
Thanks for sharing! I”m definitely going to make this one! 🙂
It looks delicious, though I’d cut myself a much bigger slice! 😉
My mom printed out a recipe for me yesterday that she thought looked tasty… lo and behold it was your’s/this one!
great looking dessert, and i love that it doesn’t call for cool whip!
Such a wonderful dessert recipe. Looking forward to making it!
These just look fantastic Amy! Need them for the hot weather!
This sounds lovely and perfect for summer! I recently made an icebox cake and now beginning to get obsessed with desserts that do not require baking (aka turning on my oven). I’m bookmarking this, thanks for sharing!
this is absolutely stunning!!! i may do a knockoff version with (don’t yell at me) cool whip.
This looks incredible! I can not wait to make this… Mm mmmm!!
New to your blog; happy I found you!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
These look amazing! Adding them to my must-make list as soon as I get back in the kitchen. 🙂
Amy, this looks to devious and perfect to hit that summer heat sweet spot, yum. I will be trying these as our weather starts to hit southern temps 🙂
Here in Charlotte, we like to say it’s “Hotter than a billy goat in heat!” And indeed, it has been!
Those strawberry squares look to die for! I think I’ll try them for our cookout this weekend! Thanks for the fabulous recipe!!
I want to eat this right this minute! Looks amazing, Amy and lovely photos!
I have a bunch of friends on Gluten-Free diets. Would it work without the flour? Or maybe with a flour substitute, like buckwheat?
Don’t know if I’d use whipped cream, as my stomach (and waist) doesn’t particularly like it, maybe a mixture of that and light cream cheese, for extra tang for me!
But these look beautiful, and really simple! Shame it is Winter here at the moment, I’ll have to make some in Spring! <3
Seriously awesome.