Lemoncreamstrawberries Recipes

LEMON CREAM STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, lemon peel and juice until smooth.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• This filling can be made ahead or it can be kept in the refrigerator.
• Remove the hulls from your strawberries, wash and dry well.
• Place on a paper-lined tray with the hull side down.
• Cut an x half way down the strawberry.
• Pull the sections apart only slightly.
• Spoon your filling into pastry bag fitted with a 1/2" star tip.
• Pie approximately a tsp.
• of filling into each strawberry.
• The berries may be filled 2 hrs.
• before serving.
• To serve: Place in petit-four cups.

STRAWBERRY-CHERRY LEMON LIMEADE

Steps:

• Blend the strawberries with 2 cups of the sugar and 2 cups water in a blender.
• To a large vessel, add the remaining 2 cups sugar and 5 1/2 quarts (22 cups) water and mix to dissolve the sugar. Add the lemon juice, lime juice, strawberry puree and cherries with their juice and mix; add more sugar if desired. Chill thoroughly.
• To serve: Fill glasses with ice and top up with the strawberry-cherry lemon limeade.

CREAMY LEMON BERRY DESSERT

Steps:

• DISSOLVE cherry gelatin in 3/4 cup boiling water in medium bowl. Stir in preserves. Coat 6-cup ring mold with no-stick cooking spray. Pour gelatin mixture into mold. Chill 30 minutes.
• DISSOLVE lemon gelatin in 1 cup boiling water in medium bowl. Add sweetened condensed milk and sour cream. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Pour over chilled berry layer. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving platter.
• COMBINE 1 cup raspberries and 1 cup blackberries. Fill center of mold. Garnish outside of dessert with remaining berries and mint leaves.

LEMON ICE CREAM WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• Refrigerate a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan. Stir together granulated sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Stir in cream. Freeze mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions, adding lemon zest 10 minutes before ice cream is ready. Transfer to chilled pan, cover, and freeze overnight. Let soften 10 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, combine vanilla seeds and brown sugar in a bowl. Add berries; toss gently to combine. Let stand 15 minutes to allow juices to release. Serve ice cream with berries.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CAKE

Steps:

• Place strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice for the reduction into an electric blender and puree until smooth.
• Pour strawberry mixture into a large saucepan and simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until reduced by 1/2, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup plus 5 tablespoons for cake and frosting; remainder will be used as cake filling.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch cake pans and line with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Beat sugar and butter using an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Mix in lemon zest and vanilla extract. Stir in 1/3 of the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in 1/2 of the sour cream, and 1/2 of the lemon juice. Repeat alternating additions of flour mixture and sour cream plus lemon juice until just combined, making sure not to overmix.
• Place 1/2 of the batter into a separate bowl. Fold in 1/2 cup strawberry reduction. Place dollops of both lemon and strawberry-lemon batters alternately into the prepared cake pans. Swirl batters together with a butter knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes in the pans before removing and transferring cakes to a wire rack to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
• While cakes are cooling, beat butter for frosting with an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until incorporated. Mix in 5 tablespoons strawberry reduction, lemon juice, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and salt until combined. Pour in heavy cream and beat until frosting is smooth and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add additional powdered sugar if too thin, or additional heavy cream if too thick, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
• Place 1 cooled cake layer on a serving platter and cover top with a thin layer of frosting. Pipe a border around the edge of the cake layer using a piping bag filled with frosting, leaving the center open. Pour remaining strawberry reduction into the center of the border, making sure it doesn't overflow over the sides. Place second cake layer on top and continue to frost as desired. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

TUNA ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add fettuccine and boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Stir together Alfredo sauce, lemon juice, capers, lemon zest, and pepper in a small saucepan. Stir in tuna; cook over medium heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Serve over fettuccine.

FRESH STRAWBERRIES WITH LEMON CURD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice, butter and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cool.
• Place beaten egg yolks in a small bowl. Spoon 2 tablespoons lemon juice mixture into egg yolks, mix well then add back to remaining lemon juice mixture. Return to heat and slowly bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once mixture is boiling, remove from heat and cool.
• In a blender, combine 1/2 cup diced strawberries, sugar and water. Puree until smooth to form sauce.
• Place 2 tablespoons strawberry sauce on each plate. Top with 1/2 cup sliced strawberries and 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon curd.

EASY LEMON-BERRY DESSERT

Steps:

• Stir lemon peel into whipped topping.
• Spoon over sponge cake shells; top with strawberries.

LEMON CREAMS WITH BLACKBERRIES

Steps:

• Put the gelatine leaves in a bowl of ice-cold water for 10 mins to soften. Put the milk, lemon zest, cream and sugar in a pan then heat until it starts to bubble gently. Simmer for 2-3 mins. Remove from the heat, take the gelatine out of the water, shaking off any excess and add to the pan, stirring until the gelatine has dissolved.
• Leave to cool, then stir again and pour into 6 ramekins, cups or individual pudding basins. Put on a tray in the fridge overnight to set.
• Mix the blackberries with 1 tbsp each of lemon juice and sugar, then stir in the crème de mûre, if using.
• Loosen the edges of the creams with the tip of a small knife, then turn them onto serving plates, and scatter around the blackberries and sauce.

CHICKEN BACON RANCH SALAD

Steps:

• Line a salad plate with small Romaine lettuce leaves.
• Combine chopped romaine, chicken, avocado, and tomatoes in a large bowl. Add ranch dressing, salt, and pepper, and toss to combine.
• Serve salad on the prepared plate and top with crumbled bacon.