Excessive-Protein Strawberry Shortcake – Match Foodie Finds

One other day, one other high-protein cottage cheese recipe over right here on Match Foodie Finds! These cottage cheese strawberry shortcakes use my simple cottage cheese dough (with no rise time!) for the biscuits. Whereas the lovable biscuits are baking, all it’s essential to do is toss some recent strawberries in brown sugar and make a batch of home made whipped cream. Reduce the biscuits in half and sandwich within the strawberries. High with the whip, recent mint and a drizzle of honey. Identify a greater summer time dessert 😋😋.

A strawberry shortcake dessert with layers of biscuits, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries, garnished with a mint leaf, on a white plate with a spoon and whole strawberries.

Excessive-protein dessert — thanks, cottage cheese!
A Match Foodie twist on the traditional dessert — made with juicy strawberries and fluffy, home made biscuits.
Really they’re simply so dang cute and scream summertime 🥰

Ingredient Highlights

Cottage Cheese: the protein powerhouse and base of my simple to search out ingredient dough you’ll use for the biscuits. It’s actually such a flexible dough for each candy and savory recipes (like these protein breakfast biscuits which are omg so so good👀).
Strawberries: can’t have strawberry shortcakes with out the strawberries! However actually, any recent berry can be fairly scrumptious on this recipe.
Turbinado Sugar: you’ll press turbinado sugar into either side of the biscuits earlier than baking to offer them somewhat further sweetness and sparkle.
Do-it-yourself Whipped Cream: don’t fear! I’ve bought you coated right here — it’s tremendous fast and simple to make home made whip.

Discover the checklist of full substances within the recipe card under.

Three round, lightly textured dough balls are arranged on a white plate with a neutral background.

Four unbaked biscuit dough rounds are spaced evenly on a metal baking sheet placed on a light-colored surface.

Suggestions for Making These Strawberry Shortcakes

The cottage cheese you employ will have an effect on how a lot flour you want: I favor utilizing 2% or 4% cottage cheese for this recipe as a result of it incorporates much less water. In case your dough is just too moist, add extra flour 1 tablespoon at a time till the dough doesn’t persist with your fingers.
Make sure that to measure the cottage cheese after mixing it: This can yield a extra correct measurement than measuring when the cottage cheese curds are nonetheless in tact.

Serve and Get pleasure from!

To serve, slice the biscuits in half. Tope one half with sliced strawberries after which high with the opposite biscuit half. High with a dollop of recent whipped cream, and revel in! I like so as to add a sprig of recent mint and a drizzle of honey to fancy these up when serving household and mates. My toddler recommends topping with rainbow sprinkles 🥰.

What to Do With Leftovers

Have leftovers? Wait to assemble the remaining shortcakes till you’re able to serve. Retailer the biscuits in an air-tight container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. Retailer the strawberries and whip individually in air-tight containers additionally within the fridge.

A strawberry shortcake dessert with layers of biscuits, whipped cream, and sliced strawberries on a plate, surrounded by whole strawberries and mint leaves.

Extra Excessive-Protein Desserts

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Add the sliced strawberries and brown sugar to a bowl and toss to coat. Put aside.
Put together the biscuits. Add the flour, cottage cheese, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar to a bowl. Utilizing a silicone spatula, stir till a ball begins to type. Then, swap to your fingers and knead till a ball types.
Separate the ball into 4 balls. Type every particular person ball right into a spherical biscuit, about 1 inch excessive and about 4 inches in diameter. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet.
Wipe every biscuit with an egg wash and sprinkle sugar excessive. Bake for six minutes, flip the biscuit, and bake for one more 6 minutes. We flip the biscuits in order that either side develop into a golden brown coloration.
Take away from the oven and put aside to chill for 5-10 minutes.
To serve, slice the biscuits in half. High one-half with sliced strawberries and high with the opposite biscuit. High with recent whipped cream and revel in.

The cottage cheese you employ will have an effect on how a lot flour you want. We favor 2% or 4%. If the dough is just too moist, add extra flour, 1 tablespoon at a time.
*We measure the cottage cheese after we’ve blended it.

Energy: 146 kcal, Carbohydrates: 31 g, Protein: 4 g, Fats: 1 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 16 g