Feb 6 2019 wondering what to do with freeze dried strawberries.
Cake recipes using freeze dried strawberries.
To help i m sharing 15 fabulous ways to use freeze dried or home dehydrated strawberries.
Grab some freeze dried strawberries grind them up and toss it into the frosting.
Of course i d love to hear your favorite tips for using dried strawberries too.
So 1 4 cup of freeze dried strawberries would mean 1 4 cup freeze dried strawberry powder.
I actually added freeze dried strawberries to cake batter as one of my test recipes.
Put the mystery aside and check out our best ways to use freeze dried strawberries.
If you like you can add some pink or red color gel to the cake batter to make the color more vibrant.
Your strawberries must have great flavor in order for your cake to have any flavor.
Before added to something pipeable like a frosting or pastry cream i like to put it through a fine mesh sieve to get rid of any large bits that could get stuck in a pastry bag when piping.
This was an awful decision and an epic fail.
I honestly did not think this cake would turn out at all but i was surprised by the texture and the flavor that came through.
During my strawberry cake recipe experiments i tested out a strawberry cake from scratch recipe using freeze dried strawberries.
If you d prefer not to use freeze dried strawberries you can use fresh strawberries.
You can find freeze dried strawberries at trader joe s or online or make your own dried strawberries.
You can purchase freeze dried strawberry powder instead of whole freeze dried strawberries if it s easier to find.
Purée fresh strawberries with an immersion blender food processor or countertop blender until perfectly smooth.
15 fabulous ways to enjoy dried strawberries.
If your strawberries are lacking your cake will be too.
You can also use freeze dried fruit as a mix ins in recipes.
Coarsely chopped freeze dried fruit is a good choice for muffin and cake recipes but pulverizing it into a powder is a better option in recipes like my strawberry limemade bars.
Whip up a delightful dairy free strawberry frosting.
Combine cake flour and freeze dried strawberries in a food processor and grind to form a powdery pale pink flour with no visible pieces of fruit.
You can add them to baked goods or breakfast foods use them as natural flavoring for frosting and more.
Strawberry cake from scratch made with freeze dried strawberries makes for a cake full of flavor and a tender crumb.
Grind 1 to 1 6 oz depending on your taste freeze dried strawberries into a fine powder using a coffee grinder magic bullet or food processor.
Texture taste and appearance.
Do not use dehydrated strawberries they must be freeze dried.
Pile them on your favorite grain free granola.
You can place the fruit in a ziploc bag and crush it with a rolling pin until it becomes a powder however pulsing it in a food processor is a quicker way if you need.
The cake was atrocious.
Just check out my homemade strawberry frosting.
To make strawberry powder.
