So I was making my weekly batch of cloud bread and decided to give it a sweet twist and turn it to a savory satisfying dessert that isn't packed with sugar, carbs, and other bad things.
What if there was a way to have your cake and eat it too? That old proverb never made sense to me up until now. I found a way to enjoy a delicious fresh summer dessert without being loaded with all of those carbs. I want to tell you about my new low-carb cloud bread strawberry shortcake extravaganza. And thanks to the month of June being a national strawberry month and a national Strawberry shortcake month, here is the recipe and pictures of how it came out.
I made this recipe yesterday with my daughter and it was super delicious. The best part about it is I didn’t feel like I was eating a low-carb dessert and from the other side, I didn't feel like I was in sugar coma and didn't feel over-stuffed at all. Don’t just take my word for it. This is something you really need to try for yourself. It is so easy to make. All you need is cloud bread, fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
Ingredients for the Cloud bread strawberry shortcake biscuits
3 eggs (separated)
4 TBS cream cheese (room temp)
1 TBS Brown sugar (sub for favorite sweetener of your choice that would equal to 1 TBS - you don't want your biscuit to be too sweet)
¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
Ingredients for filling
1 cup of Heavy cream
1-2 cups of fresh sliced strawberries
1 TBS Vanilla (you can sub for sweetener of your choice) In my opinion and to my liking 1 TBS of Vanilla did a great job. The whipped cream wasn't too crazy sweet but sweet enough to love and enjoy the savory taste of cake
Optional - Basil or Mint leaves for decoration
Directions for Cloud bread strawberry shortcake biscuits
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius). While preheating, prepare the baking sheet with the parchment paper with lightly cooking spray or greased with Avocado oil or Olive oil.
- Separate the eggs, there must be no yolk in the white.
- In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, cream cheese and sweetener (optional) until smooth.
- In the second bowl add ¼ teaspoon of baking powder to the egg whites and beat the whites on high speed until they are fluffy, form a nice peaks and hold their peaks. This takes few minutes and it should look something like this: (You can watch my video of how to make cloud bread in this post)
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- Slowly fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites and mix carefully, you don’t want to break the fluffiness of the egg whites too much.
- Spoon the mixture into 10-12 even rounds onto lightly greased baking sheet. For this cloud bread strawberry shortcake recipe I spooned into larger rounds ( I had approximately 8 rounds) and put it in the oven.
- Bake for 20 minutes on the middle rack until slightly golden brown.
- Then broil (cook top only for 1 minute or a minute and a half) until beautiful golden brown
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
Directions for filling
- Beat the heavy cream on medium speed (this should take about 2-3 minutes)
- Slice your strawberries
- Spoon the whipped cream mixture evenly onto the cloud bread and place sliced strawberries on top. Then do the same with the second layer
- Decorate your third layer (top layer) with whipped cream and strawberries on top and optionally decorate your cake with fresh mint leaves or fresh basil leaves.
Voilà!
You just created a satisfying savory strawberry shortcake dessert that is so light, so fluffy, not over-powering at all and is practically melts in your mouth with every bite! The whipped cream, fresh strawberries and cloud bread together create a perfect combination and add juiciness and moisture to the whole entire cake that can be eaten by yourself or easily be shared with a friend or family member. Enjoy!
Please tell me how you are enjoying your cloud bread Strawberry shortcake dessert? Do you know someone that would love to make these without sugar or carb overload?, please feel free to share this recipe with them! I would love to see how yours came out! Please post your photos to my Facebook Page.
Rebecca
Wow this looks so good and sounds delicious too! I just made my cloud bread too! I'm so making this dessert tonight... Thanks for the recipe
Nancy
That looks good! Can I use something else to sub for the heavy cream though? I'm lactose sensitive. And I think I may join you on June 14th. I'll be in the city
Irina
Nancy, I have not tried a sub for heavy cream myself. But this is what I found on the internet, Took from WebMD
There are a few alternatives to heavy cream, light cream, or half-and-half that have similar mouth-feel and thickness to the real thing.
Coconut cream makes a good swap for half-and-half when you blend it with half soy milk. Another option: Create your own light cream by mixing 3/4 cup of a plain milk substitute with 1/4 cup of canola oil.
Coconut milk can replace evaporated milk or heavy cream. You can also make your own heavy cream with 1/2 cup plain milk substitute and 1/2 cup canola oil.
Jerri Aaron
My Daughter uses Coconut cream whipped. It's good
She can't eat dairy either.
Betty Smith
this looks delirious but was wondering if there is a print friendly version of the recipe.
I am diabetic and am always looking for low carb desserts and other snacks & meals.
thank you
Irina
Hi Betty. Thank you. Yes I will include the print version shortly. My current print version caused my site to crash so I unistalled it. I'm working toward adding the new recipe printing app. Thanks for your patience. In the meantime please select the recipe TEXT you want to print and output it to your printer. It should be still printer friendly.
Manon
I was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. You are saving my life! Thank you !
Staci
How many carbs is this
Irina
About 5g crabs. Strawberries have sugar and carbs. You can substitute with your fave fruit..