![]() Since I had four packages of them just sitting in my cabinet, I knew I better make some sort of dessert with them and decided cheesecake bars would be just the thing. I'm happy to report back to my faithful readers that these Oreo Cookies taste exactly like the ice cream bars and I'm pretty sure they just made their way up to my #1 most favorite Oreo flavor ever.Ĭue the parades and celebration. And that's coming from someone who would almost never choose ice cream with fruit over chocolate, peanut butter, etc. Because they're based off those Good Humor strawberry shortcake ice cream bars, which are pretty much my favorite thing ever. ![]() But I'll also be the first to the admit that I've been buying every single one.īecause each sounds even more delicious than the last and I just cannot resist at least trying them.Īnd when I realized Strawberry Shortcake Oreo Cookies were a thing, I bought four packages. OK, I will be the first to admit that Oreo is getting a little out of control with the amount of new flavors they're dishing out lately. They're packed with fresh strawberries and have a Strawberry Shortcake Oreo crust and crumble on top. Serve on the ice cream flavor of your choice.These Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Bars are a delicious summer dessert perfect for BBQs or summer parties. In a small bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add the melted butter and use a fork to stir until you get clumps of crumb. 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled.3 tablespoons freeze dried strawberry powder (see note above).To make the strawberry powder, pulverize the freeze dried strawberries using your method of choice – food processor, mortar and pestle, or plastic bag and rolling pin. You want the powder to be fine. Approximately 3/4 of an ounce of freeze dried strawberries will net the 3 tablespoons you need for the recipe. There’s no clever or interesting side story here. I bought the cookbook. I bought freeze dried strawberries. I bought a pint of Breyer’s Strawberry Ice Cream. I had the rest of the ingredients so I got down to business.Įventually, the crumbs were just as good in my kitchen as they were in my memory. I say eventually because Strawberry Shortcake Crumb Topping is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I dipped a damp finger into the crumb to give them a taste and thought they were good…but something was missing. Turns out that something was the ice cream. There is a dynamic between the crumb and the ice cream that brings the crumb topping to life. Just add ice cream and it goes from being “eh” to being “hell yeah”.īy the time I had worked my way through that pint of ice cream I wasn’t just topping my Breyer’s with the crumbs. I was mixing them in like my own private Ben and Jerry’s flavor.Īdapted from Classic Snacks Made From ScratchīAH Note: You’ll have to search around for freeze dried strawberries. I found mine at Wegmans. If you have a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods nearby, I’d start there. Or you can save yourself some searching and just hit the online bazaar that is Amazon and have them delivered to your door.  And when you randomly start talking about the Good Humor truck from back in the day, she not only skips down memory lane with you, she plants the seed in your head to recreate your favorite offering from the ice cream man. This is how her visit through town resulted in me reuniting with my old friend Strawberry Shortcake.įor me, Strawberry Shortcake was all about the outer crumb coating. The rest of the ice cream was merely the vehicle to get the crumbs in my mouth. So I got excited when Amber alerted me to the fact that there was a recipe for Strawberry Shortcake AND the Crumb Topping in a new cookbook, Classic Snacks Made From Scratch. It pretty much sparked an obsession to drown out the voice in my head screaming “I WANT IT. MAKE IT NOW!” My pal Amber spoils me. Seriously. For as long as I have had the good fortune to know her, she has been a cool breeze on a warm summer day. In the midst of pain she is ready with a comforting embrace. When the Universe smiles on you, she celebrates your good news with joy and enthusiasm. When you say that you don’t know how you’re going to get through this, she reaches into her bag of tricks and gives you the tool you need. I often find the words “back in my day” tumbling out of my mouth. As enjoyable as I find these trips down memory lane, I’m not sure the person I’m forcing the reminiscence upon would say the same. Unless we happen to have a shared or similar point of reference…and then I need to watch out. Because this leisurely stroll can quickly become an all out sprint that leads to things I never expected. Case in point? Good Humor Strawberry Shortcake Bars.
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