Desserts with Strawberries
Desserts with Strawberries Recipe Collection: Macerated Strawberries in Wine
Easy Desserts with Strawberries
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Macerated Strawberries in Wine (Fraises au Vin)
by Art of the Home
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 1 lb of strawberries
- 2 cups of red wine (preferably fruity but can be done with a good red table wine also)
- 4-8 tsp of sugar or the equivalent 1-2 tsp per serving (increase the quantity based on how sweet you want your dessert to be)
Directions
- Wash and hull strawberries. Cut them in half lengthwise and put them in a medium bowl.
- Cover strawberries with sugar and gently toss so all strawberries are covered with sugar. This will help release their juices.
- Add red wine. Gently toss and macerate at room temperature covered for about 1 hour.
- Put equal amount of strawberries in 4 dessert bowls or pretty glasses. Using a small ladle, partially cover fruits with the wine (to get the most flavor, after removing the fruits, make sure you mix the wine before pouring it into the dessert bowls).
Art of the Home Suggestion:
- Decoration: put some fresh mint leaves in the middle of your “fraises au vin.”
- Serve with butter shortbread, homemade or our store bought favorite “Walkers pure butter short bread fingers“– si bon!
From the Art of the Home Desserts with Strawberries Collection
Strawberries-good. Red wine- great. Strawberries and red wine- double awesome! I have some beautiful rose wine in the fridge… do you think I could use this in place of the red wine? Thanks for such a great website!
Dear Annie, yes, you certainly could, especially on a hot summer day, it will be very refreshing. Let us know how it turns out. Enjoy and thank you for the kind words!