Nothing gets me all Forrest Gumpy the way strawberries do.
I love strawberry cake, strawberry cupcakes, strawberry bellinis, strawberries and cream, strawberry pie, strawberry tarts, chocolate-covered strawberries and strawberry ice cream. I love strawberries in cereal, smoothies, salads and shortcake. I love them, because they are the perfect fruit – red, sweet, juicy, bite-sized AND they require no real prep. Unlike the lowly watermelon, strawberries don’t have huge seeds and rinds. No pits, no peels.
Strawberries are the Fruit of Slackers. And they’re pretty.
To celebrate my most recent strawberry score – two pounds of Plant City, Florida’s finest – I made one of my favorite slacker-passing-as-sophisticated desserts: Strawberries Romanoff.
Think of it as a more exotic take on strawberries and cream. Start with the ripest strawberries you can find, place them in a glass, and then mix the cream topping – a combination of sweetened whipped cream, softened vanilla ice cream, sour cream and as much Grand Marnier (or brandy or Cointreau) as your heart desires. Spoon the topping over the berries, find a sunny corner, and dig in. That little bit (or lotta bit) of boozy citrus will make this dessert seem indulgent, even though you can whip it up in less than five minutes.
The perfect thing to coax spring to stay a while.
Strawberries Romanoff
Adapted from Emeril Lagasse (Food Network)
Serves 2
- 6 ounces vanilla ice cream, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sweetened whipped cream
- Orange-flavored liqueur, like Brandy, Cointreau or Grand Marnier, to taste
- 2 cups rinsed, hulled strawberries
- Garnish: mint leaves, chocolate curls
- Mix ice cream, sour cream and whipped cream together. Slowly add alcohol to taste.
- Divide berries between two glasses. Top them with the cream mixture. Garnish with mint and chocolate.
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I am so envious that you have access to yummy good strawberries while we try to remain enthusiastic about apples and oranges….can’t wait for summer!
Yum. Sounds delicious.
I never knew (or had thought about) Romanov being this simple. Our strawberries will be ripe for the picking in a few weeks & I’ll definitely make this luscious looking treat.
I love strawberries romanov!! I can’t wait to make it for myself. Talk about a simple and delicious dessert. Yummmy!
Sounds delicious. I love strawberries too. I buy palates full in the summer at the Farmers’ market. They’re so wonderful.
This looks yummy! I cannot get enough strawberries. I will be sure to try this recipe:)
Wow. I can’t begin to tell you how good that sounds and looks. I’ll take lots… of the booze and strawberries please.
We’re lucky enough to get our hands on strawberries pretty easily too. Sweet, fresh berries. This is a good way to use them…especially the liquor addition!
LOL, ah, love some strawberries, do ya? I like fresh strawberries but hate strawberry flavored things, too sweet and artifical tasting.
Wondering if I fix this as a after dinner “snack” for my kiddos it would help ease them into bedtime better? LOL!
~ingrid
Wonderful looking Romanov. I am going to try this recipe!
I want one!!! Looks gorgeous.
Me and Jennnnay was like peas and car-rots.
The white thing – is that cream or super crushed ice?
It's a wayward white chocolate shaving.
Oh, wow…this looks terrific, with or without the shot. I have a thing for strawberries also…but what can you expect from a girl who grew up in Strawberry Point, Iowa? LOL. Strawberries grew naturally there (someone probably planted them originally, but no one could ever figure it out as it is out in the middle of nowhere in northeast Iowa)…that's how the town got it's name, the railroad conductor would always call out, "Strawberry Point….it's strawberry season boys, let's have unscheduled stop!" So, you see, it's REQUIRED, I MUST have a jones for the strawberry…with this dessert, I'm sure you could be an honorary Pointer, too!