Strawberries & Creme with Brown Sugar Crust
My strawberries are GREAT this year! This is my first year I actually have enough to use, last year the chipmunks ate them all. Thanks to the cat, Shadow, that is no longer a problem. This morning I made a quick and easy strawberry dish, I forgot how delicious it is. You simply have to try this recipe and it is ridiculously easy. Basically it’s strawberries, sour cream and brown sugar. The brown sugar creates a crust you have to break through with your spoon, just like creme brulee. DELICIOUS! I don’t know what to call it…simply divine strawberries.
Strawberries
Sour cream or plain yogurt-do not use fat free
Brown sugar
In a heat proof dish, such as ramekins, slice/chop the strawberries and place in the dish; about 1/2 inch from the top. Spread the sour cream on top of the strawberries to cover. Today I used a mix of equal parts low-fat sour cream and low-fat yogurt, it was very good. I have used all sour cream; very good and maybe next time I will try all yogurt.* Sprinkle the top of the sour cream with brown sugar. Use the amount your heart desires, as you can see I put very little on mine (I’m not suppose to have a lot of sugar) and on my husbands I put more. The more sugar you put on the more sugar crust you will have just like on a creme brulee.
There are two different options to finish this dish; use a torch to melt and caramelize the sugar (left picture). Or you can put it under the broiler, toaster oven also works, and broil until the sugar is bubbly and brown. It will only take a couple of minutes, keep checking it. Let it cool slightly and serve. The strawberries stay cool, then the creaminess and the crack of the sugar crust…dreamy. It is great for breakfast or a light dessert.
*I tried it with a ratio of sour cream and yogurt, heavy on the yogurt. It tasted good but the brown sugar never got that hard crack crust. I think the yogurt turned to liquid as it was heated, thus putting more water into the brown sugar and keeping it soft and runny. So, if you want a sugar crust that you need to break with your spoon, I would use all sour cream.
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This one really sounds good, I’ll have to try it soon!