Description
Summer’s delightful strawberry shortcake cookie salad combines creamy textures with sweet dessert elements. Cool Minnesota potluck magic blends crisp cookies, ripe berries, and whipped cream into one irresistible dish you’ll crave at gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (332 g) strawberries, diced (reserving some for garnish)
- 1 cup (245 g) buttermilk
- 8 oz (226 g) whipped topping, store-bought or homemade
- 1 package (3.4 oz or 96 g) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 box (8 oz or 226 g) shortbread cookies, roughly chopped (reserving some for garnish)
Instructions
- Pudding Base Preparation: Whisk instant pudding mix and buttermilk until achieving a silky, lump-free consistency, creating a smooth foundation for the dessert.
- Creamy Integration: Gently fold whipped topping into the pudding mixture, ensuring a light, airy texture that promises a delectable mouthfeel.
- Fruit Infusion: Carefully incorporate fresh strawberries throughout the creamy base, distributing them evenly to maximize fruity flavor and visual appeal.
- Chilling and Setting: Refrigerate the mixture for at least 30 minutes, allowing flavors to harmonize and the dessert to develop a perfectly chilled texture.
- Final Assembly and Garnish: Moments before serving, crumble cookies into the chilled salad, adding a satisfying crunch. Top with additional cookie crumbs and sliced strawberries to elevate both presentation and taste, creating a visually stunning and deliciously textured dessert that promises to delight.
Notes
- Chill for Flavor Fusion: Refrigerating the mixture allows pudding and fruits to blend seamlessly, intensifying the overall taste profile and creating a more harmonious dessert experience.
- Smooth Mixing Matters: Whisking the pudding mix and buttermilk thoroughly prevents lumps, ensuring a silky, creamy base that serves as the perfect foundation for the strawberry shortcake salad.
- Gentle Folding Technique: Use a gentle folding motion when adding whipped topping and strawberries to maintain the light, airy texture and prevent deflating the delicate mixture.
- Last-Minute Crunch: Add cookie crumbles just before serving to preserve their crisp texture, preventing them from becoming soggy and maintaining that delightful contrasting crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 192 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg