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Picnic Berry Shortcakes Recipe

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You can make the berry sauce ahead of time and chill. Then assemble the entire dessert a couple of hours before the picnic or party. —Frieda Bliesner, McAllen, Texas

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Picnic Berry Shortcakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 4 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries, divided
1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
2 individual round sponge cakes
2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water. Add 1 cup strawberries; mash mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lime peel. Transfer to a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Cut sponge cakes in half widthwise; trim each to fit in the bottom of four wide-mouth half-pint canning jars. Combine blueberries and remaining strawberries; spoon over cakes. Top with sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 dessert equals 124 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 67 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Picnic Berry Shortcakes in Healthy Cooking June/July 2012, p45

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2013 by aprilopleo

Amazing, super good for picnics. Didn't follow the recipe exactly; made my own sponge cakes, and added raspberries to the sauce. Didn't put them in jars, but found another way. I'll definitely make this again.

Reviewed on Jul. 03, 2012 by beil

Excellent sauce. I made my own shortcake recipe. Didn't put in jars. This is a keeper.

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2012 by acgmellor

I only used 1 cup blueberries and used 1 sponge cake per person. Added fat free cool whip. Came out to 188 calories. My family loved it!

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2012 by jennyappleseed

I doubled the recipe and used angel food cake instead of short cakes. The strawberry mash sauce is DELICIOUS!

Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2012 by bettycrockerspecial

Strawberry sauce never thickened even tho I followed the directions exactly!