I would like to make my own Strawberry Glaze for the Easter Strawberry Shortcake! Does anybody have a recipe? I imagine it would entail cooking the strawberries w/water (?) and Splenda. Perhaps straining then cooking more after adding some Xanthan or ThickNThin not Starch. Help!

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Alida
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I imagine that would work, Alida. I don't cook my strawberries for strawberry short cake. What I do is get a bunch of berries and smush then in a bowl with some liquid splenda and let them sit for a while. Then I pour off any liquid released into a pyrex measuring cup. Add some Davinci strawberry syrup if needed and some Thick'n'thin, and nuke/whisk it until it's thick - a little thicker than I want, actually, since it's going to loosen up some with the residual juice found in the smushed berries.

Then I add the thickened liquid to the smushed berries and use this both as the filling and the topping.

I was just thinking the other day that carbquick might make a very nice strawberry shortcake. I always favored the bisquit kind, myself.

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Gosh Maggie. Your Smush System sounds great! And the Carbquik is what I am going to use. They have a recipe on the inside of the box for "Berry Cobbler." I'll use the recipe for the biscuit part of it. Thanks!

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I like it. I think the berries taste "brighter" if I don't cook them. BTW, the resulting "glurp" (sorry to use all these technical terms ) is also good on home made vanilla ice cream.

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Just nuke a jar of Smuckers SF jam! Works like a charm. I do that for cheesecake toppings, etc.

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One more way that works - if you have DV or Torani syrup! Use strawberry - 1/2 cup - and 1/2 tsp. Thicken Thin Not/Starch. Whisk it into the syrup, nuke til thickened, cool and glaze away!

Char

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The smuckers is really good, but at 5 gms of carbs per TB, (106 gms in a jar) I have to use it very sparingly. They put a bunch of polydextrose and maltodextrin in it and those ingredients don't work well for me.

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Looks like a trip to the HFS to get some strawberry DV. I do have raspberry. Hmm. Raspberry Shortcake?

Or perhaps a dab of Smuckers in the resulting Smush juice would thicken/sweeten at the same time. Lots of options!

On a side note, one little treat that I find very satisfying, and I am thinking of doing this as a family dinner dessert . . .

Take however much Almond Butter or peanut Butter you want. Toss in a bunch of strawberries or raspberries. Nuke a little to soften. Smush together with some liquid Splenda really well. Add a little whipped cream and mix well. Then top with more whipped cream. I find for a single serving one heaping T of nut butter with about 1/4 C fruit is pretty filling.

Thanks, all!

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Alida
5'1" ~ 59 years old
Highest weight: 165
Atkins 7/10/2004
160/126/125
RE-DO, January 2008:
167/162/135

Here is a recipe I just posted on a strawberry recipe thread.
STRAWBERRY PIE

Glaze

2 cups water
1 & ? cups sugar equivalent liquid Splenda
? tsp strawberry extract
1 ? 1 & ? tsp Xanthan Gum
red food coloring
4-8 over-ripe, but edible strawberries (optional)

Heat water, and strawberries, if using, to boil, add liquid Splenda and strawberry extract, with a stick blender, process berries until pureed, continue using the blender and add 1 tsp xanthan gum and process until incorporated. If the glaze is not thick enough, add a little more xanthan gum and continue processing until desired thickness is obtained. Add a drop or 2 of food coloring to adjust the color to the desired shade of red. Remove from heat and let cool.

Pie

Wash, hull, and quarter 2 lbs fresh strawberries. Add strawberries to the cooled glaze and toss to combine. Pour filling into your favorite prepared 9? low-carb pie crust. Chill until ready to serve, top with whipped cream.

Mmmm. Sounds good! I'll keep that in mind for strawberry season!

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That does sound really good!

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Yet another take on strawberry glaze...
I take plain strawberry kool-aid powder, say 1-2 tsp, MOL, add sweetner to taste, 1 cup of water or more if you are needing more glaze, boil while stiring in guar or exanthan gum until desired thickness. Has a really good flavor and color.

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A great American favorite...LOL, at least with kids It's a drink mix you add sweetner and water to make a drink/beverage; usually served cold.
When I was a child, my grandmother would make it for us on a hot summer day; we thought we were in heaven! Comes in assorted flavors, but mine was always grape and cherry Ahhhhhh....the good ole days

Shelley

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