Healthy Strawberry Shortcake - this healthier version of strawberry shortcake is made with whole wheat flour and coconut sugar!
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Shortcakes
1cupunsweetened almond milk
2teaspoonslemon juice
2 3/4cupwhole wheat flour
1/4cupcoconut sugar
4teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonkosher salt
1/4cupsalted buttercubed
1tablespoonmelted butter + cane sugar for topping
Macerated Strawberries
2-3cupsfresh strawberriessliced
2-3tablespoonssugargranulated or coconut
Homemade Whipped Cream
1cupheavy cream
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
Instructions
Whole Wheat Shortcakes
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine lemon juice and almond milk in a small bowl to make "buttermilk"; whisk to combine and set aside.
Combine whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; whisk to combine.
Add in butter cubes and use pastry cutter or fork to combine into coarse crumbs.
Pour in "buttermilk" mixture.
Use spoon to combine - the resulting dough should be shaggy looking.
Pour dough out onto lightly floured surface.
Using your hands, work flour into a rectangle about 1 inch thick.
Take two sides parallel to each other and bring in to meet in the middle. Work dough until it is flat again; about 1 inch thick. Repeat 1-2 more times ensuring your dough is ultimately between 3/4 - 1 inch thick.
Use a 3 inch biscuit cutter to cut into circles/biscuits.
Place biscuits on parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring they are all touching (this helps them rise better).
Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cane sugar.
Place in oven, middle rack, for 19-24 minutes.
Remove from oven and let sit on hot baking sheet 5-10 minutes. Move to cooling rack and let cool fully before cutting into.
Cut in half and serve with macerated strawberries and whipped cream.
Macerated Strawberries
Place strawberries and sugar in a bowl.
Stir to combine.
Let sit out on the counter, stirring every so often, for approximately 30 minutes or until the strawberries get juicy.
Homemade Whipped Cream*
Place large metal bowl in freezer for 30 minutes.
Remove bowl from freezer. Add ingredients to bowl.
Using either a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or a hand mixer, whip ingredients together on med/high speed for approx. 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
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Notes
*Dairy-Free Whipped Cream: if you want to go lighter on the dairy then feel free to make some dairy-free whipped cream instead!
Storage: Store these in an air-tight container on the countertop for up to 5 days.