Welcome, foodies and well being lovers! We all adore indulging in a tasty dessert that soothes our candy cravings with out the guilt-trip. And it’s time we carry the highlight on an all-time traditional that’s been given a healthful twist — the Questified Strawberry Shortcakes. These pleasant bites of pleasure are right here to vary your notion of desserts, demonstrating how considerate components which embrace a Quest Peanut Butter Protein Cookie can nonetheless end in an finish product that’s positively mouthwatering.
Check out the complete recipe beneath:
NUTRITIONAL INFO
QUESTIFIED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES
Yields: 12 servings | Serving Size: 1 shortcake
Calories: 300 | Protein: 8g | Fat: 27g | Net Carb: 5g
Total Carb: 9g | Sugar: 3g
Ingredients
QUESTIFIED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES
Shortcakes
- 1 Quest Peanut Butter Cookie
- 2 ½ cups almond flour
- 2 tbsp zero calorie sweetener
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 6 tbsp butter, chilly and cubed
- 2 eggs, crushed
- 2 tbsp almond milk
Strawberries:
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 tbsp zero calorie sweetener
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Whipped Topping:
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and put together a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the cookie right into a meals processor or blender and mix till small crumbles kind after which switch to a big bowl.
- Stir within the almond flour, sweetener, baking powder and salt.
- Use a fork or pastry cutter to chop within the butter after which stir within the eggs.
- Add the almond milk one tablespoon at a time simply till the batter comes collectively. The batter needs to be thick and pliable however not sticky.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop the batter on the ready baking sheet. You ought to have 12 evenly sized biscuits. Bake them for quarter-hour. Cover with tin foil and bake for an extra 5 minutes. Let cool.
- While the biscuits cool, mix the sliced strawberries to a bowl with the sweetener and lemon juice and put aside.
- Place the heavy cream and vanilla extract right into a mixer (or in a bowl utilizing a hand mixer) and beat utilizing the whisk attachment on low velocity and growing to excessive velocity because it corporations up. Once the whipped cream is agency however earlier than stiff peaks kind, add within the vanilla protein powder and blend till mixed.
- Assemble the shortcakes by chopping every biscuit in half topping with a spoonful of strawberries and a dollop of whipped cream. Serve.