italian dessert recipes

Fresh Strawberry Desserts

"Marsala, sugar - that's it!"




Fresh Strawberry Desserts

This is one of several fresh strawberry desserts on my website. If this isn't what you are looking for scroll below and see if the others are what you need.

This fruit dessert recipe is flavored with marsala wine which is used to flavor some Italian dessert recipes (such as the cannoli shell). Just a little Italian food trivia to store away for the next time you are strapped for party conversation.

This is quick and easy!




I happened to have marsala the day I made this recipe. I have tried other wines. You can experiment with this too. There are some substitutions in the section below to kinda think about.


Fresh Strawberries with Marsala



Yield:1 Pound

INGREDIENTS

1 lb (450 g) of strawberries

1/8 cup (30mL) sugar

1/8 cup (30mL) marsala



Procedure

 * Hull strawberries slice in quarters. (If strawberries are small slice in half)

* Mix wine and sugar in bowl and somewhat dissolve.

* Pour wine and sugar over cut strawberries.

* Refrigerate in covered container for at least 30 minutes.






How long will this keep?


Not long. The acid in the wine eats through fresh strawberries. And too, they will become an unappetizing gray after a day or two.

What other wine works well in fresh strawberries?


I've been pleased with the following:

  • dry red


  • zinfandel



    • Can I use frozen strawberries in this?


    Hmmmmmm. Well the key here is "fresh" and that usually implies NOT frozen. I honestly don't think it would be tasty. After defrosting frozen strawberries you usually have mush.

    Back to the top of fresh strawberry desserts.





    Lisa Gianotti Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are:

    FAST

    Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture)

    And freeze-aheads

    A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist)

    Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5)

    Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum)

    Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that.

    Lisa


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