One of the things I love most about spring and summer is the fresh fruits and vegetables available. Strawberries are definitely one of my favorite fruits. When I was growing up in Colombia, I loved to go out of the city with my family on weekends, stopping at fruit stands on the side of the country roads where we would find some of the most beautiful fresh fruit. The fruit stands served “fresas con cream” or strawberries with fresh heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk. They are absolutely delicious!
This strawberry soup was inspired by that fantastic and simple Colombian dessert. Enjoy!
Ingredients
(4-6 Servings)
2 ½ cup fresh strawberries, chopped
1/3 cup fresh strawberries, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup sugar or to taste
Juice of ½ a lime
1 1/2 cups of cold water
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy cream
¼ cup sweetened condensed milk
Directions
1. Place all the ingredients in a blender, except the sliced strawberries, heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk.
2. Blend until the mixture is smooth.
3. In a small bowl mix the heavy cream and condensed milk. Set aside.
4. Spoon the soup into serving bowls, add some of the sliced strawberries and garnish with 3 tablespoons of the cream mixture of more if you like.
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rebecca subbiah
on Jul 7th, 2009
@ 9:14 PM:
wow this looks amazing you must miss home so much
sunita
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 12:28 AM:
Erica, I love the bounty of summer too. Your soup looks so refreshing
Sophie
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 4:54 AM:
MMMMM,…Erica! I so digg this!! Yummie: all of the flavours I love!
Excellent indeed!
Juju
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 9:16 AM:
Oh my! I’m printing this one!
Vinolia
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 2:10 PM:
love the touch of cinnamon , yummy rich smoothie, ideal for the season!
Gera @ SweetsFoods
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 3:23 PM:
You know that I’m big fan of strawberries don’t you?
This is heavenly for me and love the touch of cinnamon
Cheers!
Gera
Kim
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 6:36 PM:
I love the sound of this. Sweetened condensed milk and cream?? Yum!! We once had a passionfruit and mango cold soup and my husband loved it. I have some strawberries in the fridge. I’ll have to see if I have some sweetened condensed milk. I’d love to try this. It looks great : )
Liz
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 6:59 PM:
Wow! This must be more tan delicious. The mix of ingredients sounds perfect!
Cynthia
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 7:36 PM:
The colour is so inviting!
Soma
on Jul 8th, 2009
@ 8:03 PM:
I am enjoying this abundance of summer.. living on fruits and berries almost! This looks awesome, esp the hint of cinnamon.
Erica
on Jul 9th, 2009
@ 8:05 AM:
Thank you all for the comments!
Ben
on Jul 9th, 2009
@ 8:32 AM:
Oh that looks incredibly delicious! When I read soup I was thinking about something similar to gazpacho, but I see this is a dessert, which makes it even better :-p
kristy
on Jul 12th, 2009
@ 8:27 AM:
Wow, this looks really delicious!