Since I am on a summer fruit desserts kick lately, I want to share with you another favourite of ours….Strawberry Dessert Soup. This soup is so cool & refreshing and is a wonderful end to a meal on a sultry summer day. Best of all, it is so simple to make….all it requires is a blender and 10 minutes of time. It is GLUTEN-FREE and there is no baking or hot oven involved. This recipes comes from a cooking class I took a number of years ago and it has been a summer classic for us ever since. The kids love this soup and ask for it, and as soon as I say I am making it, they tell each other, “Mom’s making strawberry soup today!”.{I shared this recipe 2 years ago, but it’s such a fav, I thought I would share it again since I have a lot of new readers}
Strawberry Soup
Base:
2 cups strawberries
1 c. brown sugar ( I have cut this back to 1/2 cup)
1 c. water
1 large orange
2/3 c. white wine {You can leave this out if you prefer, but it does add to the depth of flavour.}
1 c. plain yogurt (I have used both regular yogurt & Greek yogurt}
Directions:
Place brown sugar & strawberries in food processor/blender and puree 1 minute. Pour strawberry mixture into a bowl.
Take orange and squeeze out fresh orange juice into strawberry mixture. Add white wine. Stir. Add yogurt. If too thick, add water. If too thin, add more pureed strawberries. You want the soup to be somewhat thick.
To serve, ladle the soup base into bowls and finish off with a scoop of vanilla or strawberry ice cream in the middle of the soup, with more fresh strawberries sliced on top. I also usually garnish with some whipped cream and a little finely chopped mint.
The ice creams melts down into the soup as you eat it, and it is oh-so-delicious and decadent!!
Store any uneaten soup in the fridge. I usually make double batches because it disappears so fast!
This dessert is a wonderful dish to serve guests. It’s my go-to dessert to serve dinners guests in the summer!
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I love strawberries! This looks amazing! 🙂
UUmmmmm…..yum! Doesn't that look scrumptious – and so easy to make. Do you serve it to your kids with the wine in it? No ill effects? 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe!!
This sounds amazing! I have everything but the orange to make it right now. I think tomorrow I need to make a stop at the store.
You always have the best recipes.
looks SO refreshing – my daughter is drooling right now:)
My mom used to make this when I was young! YUM!
You had me at strawberries… And then ice cream. Oh yum! Sure looks good for a hot day.
Thanks for the recipe…I'm printing this out…and definitely using the wine!
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Kelly
Looks wonderful!
In this delicious case I am sure that no children will complain about "having to eat a soup".
Yummy!
wow , this looks so tasty! i must make it!