If you’re looking for a way to use up the fresh strawberries from your garden, look no further than these Strawberry Shortcake Bars! They’re not only delicious, but they’re fast! I love making this simple shortcake recipe because it tastes just like an old-fashioned shortcake. I have fond memories of eating this as a child and I’m so happy to be sharing it with my kids, too.
The other delicious aspect of this recipe is the fresh strawberries. Nothing tastes as good as fresh strawberries do. Nothing. They just scream spring and summer and have the perfect sweetened flavor. If you’re lucky enough to have a strawberry bed, go out and pick them from there! (If you can wait that long…I always eat them the second that I pick them!)
This simple strawberry shortcake recipe is easy to eat because they’re bars but still have that familiar shortcake taste and texture. One of my favorite ways to eat strawberries!
Make certain to check out our Strawberry Pretzel Salad In a Jar recipe, too. Another HUGE hit in our house for good reason!
While I’m big on fresh strawberries for this recipe, you can use frozen ones as well. Just be certain to let them thaw completely and drain off as much excess liquid as you can. The last thing that you want to have to do with is soggy dessert bars!
One thing that I really love about this shortcake recipe is that it’s done and ready in less than an hour of time. When we get that sweet tooth talking, none of us are overly patient to feed it!
Trust me when I say that you’re going to want to make up this recipe as soon as possible. It’s such a light and refreshing taste that is loaded down with strawberry flavor. Don’t delay – you’re going to have a new favorite strawberry dessert without a doubt!
Strawberry Shortcake Bars
Makes 9 bars
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Ingredients for the Shortcake:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
For the Topping:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups chopped strawberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar. Add the vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream and stir until a soft dough forms.
3. Press the mixture into a parchment paper-lined 8-inch square baking pan.
4. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until the shortcake is just beginning to brown.
5. Allow the shortcake to cool completely, then prepare the topping by beating together the cream cheese, vanilla, 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
6. In a separate bowl, beat the remaining ½ cup heavy whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until well combined and spread over the top of the shortcake.
7. Combine the strawberries and sugar in a bowl and spread the strawberries over the top of the cream cheese mixture. Cut the shortcake into bars before serving.
8. Enjoy!
Strawberry Shortcake Bars
Ingredients
Ingredients for the shortcake
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
Ingredients for the topping
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup+2TBS heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cup chopped strawberries
- 1 TBS sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar. Add the vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream and stir until a soft dough forms.
- Press the mixture into a parchment paper-lined 8-inch square baking pan.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, until the shortcake, is just beginning to brown.
- Allow the shortcake to cool completely, then prepare the topping by beating together the cream cheese, vanilla, 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- In a separate bowl, beat the remaining ½ cup heavy whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until well combined and spread over the top of the shortcake.
- Combine the strawberries and sugar in a bowl and spread the strawberries over the top of the cream cheese mixture. Cut the shortcake into bars before serving.
- Enjoy!!
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