Minted Balsamic Strawberries
May 11th, 2009 by katie
We are trying to eat lighter in the chaos household-more salads, less meat, etc… Dessert always makes a meal feel more luxurious so I thought I would ease our transition with a decadent treat. Luckily it isn’t too high in calories: strawberries bathed in a balsamic reduction, freshened by bits of mint, atop rich whipped cream cheese.
Minted Balsamic Strawberries with Whipped Cream Cheese
serves 6, prep 10 min, cook 3 min, chill 30 min, adapted from Bon Apetit, July 2001- 16 oz strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- juice from 1/2 a lime (about 1/2 tsp)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp fresh chopped mint
- Prep strawberries, set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine balsamic, 2 tsp sugar, and lime juice.
- Bring to a boil and boil until syrupy, about 3 min.
- Pour into a small container and chill. Can make ahead.
- Whip together cream, cream cheese, 2 tbsp sugar, and vanilla until well combined. Store in a covered container in the fridge, can be made ahead.
- Toss strawberries with 2 tbsp sugar, balsamic syrup, and mint. Chill for 30 min.
- Serve strawberries over whipped cream cheese.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
OMG I love strawberries with mint, this sounds absolutely fantastic!
May 11th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Thanks this is beautiful. Just found your blog. Are you on Twitter?
Thank you and of course! You can follow me here. -katie
May 12th, 2009 at 7:27 am
Luxurious & decadent is right! Looks delish.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:59 am
The first time I had strawberries with balsamic vinegar was 7 years ago with a Michael Chiarello recipe … so good. Your recipe looks fabulous!
May 12th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Haven’t done this with balsamic, but I did do a similar thing last year with Marsala and mascarpone and it was killer. Gotta try balsamic and cream though. Looks good Katie!
May 12th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
DELICOUS.. if only you can email me some. he he he
May 14th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Hmmm…it is strawberry season here in Central California – and after eating blah strawberries through the winter I didn’t realize again until today, when I was driving home from the farmer’s market gorging myself on fresh strawberries, how much I truly adore strawberries.
I also like mint.
And balsamic.
And you for this idea.
May 29th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
That is a nice way to enjoy some fresh strawberries! I like the sound of the whipped cream cheese!