How to Prepare Strawberries for Shortcake for the Freezer, Strawberry Shortcake Dessert

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

whipped cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cool whip

Greek yogurt adds protein and is lower in calories, while cool whip is often more affordable.

Soak the strawberries in water with a little vinegar to clean them.

Remove the stems from the strawberries by pushing your thumb into the stem and popping it out.

Rinse the strawberries and slice them into thicker slices.

Add 1 and 1/4 cups of sugar to the 10 cups of sliced strawberries.

Gently fold the strawberries with the sugar to mix without mashing them.

Let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes to allow the sugar to draw out the juices from the strawberries, stirring every 2-3 minutes.

Prepare Ziplo stand and fill freezer bags by labeling them first.

Using a one cup measuring cup, scoop about 3 and 1/2 cups of the strawberry mixture into the bag.

Roll down the top of the bag to squeeze out excess air and zip it closed.

Lay the filled bags flat in the freezer.

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