Plate-licking Strawberries
My mother will be so happy to know that, despite my incredible sweet tooth as a child, and despite having spent all my allowance on as many candy bars, Jolly Rancher sticks and Laffy Taffy that I could afford, and despite me turning my nose up at fruit offered as dessert in foot-stomping refusal, despite all that, I often eat fruit for dessert. If there is no ice cream in the house. So for Sugar High Friday #7: Molasses, hosted by Derrick over at An Obsession With Food, I settled on fruit, but better.
Strawberry season hits like a bang, the rows at the farmer's market sporting that ripe scent, and I knew my basket wouldn't last another day. I used to eat strawberries dipped in white sugar, crunchy and sweet, strawberries were a sugar delivery vehicle. I graduated to dipping strawberries in chocolate and, when chocolate was not available, sour cream sweetened with vanilla and sugar. Sour cream with molasses instead of sugar seemed a logical step. Epicurious apparently already stole my idea 10 years ago, so this is not an original recipe, although I thought it was when I made it.
Strawberries Bathed in Molasses Sour Cream
You can follow the Epicurious recipe or do what I did
Strawberries, cleaned, hulled, halved or quartered
Sour cream
Molasses
Vanilla
Put some sour cream in a bowl, as much as you want. Add a bit of vanilla. Add some molasses, probably a tablespoon or so at a time until is tastes just right. Mix well. Slowly drizzle some molasses on top so you can take a fancy picture and your entry for Sugar High Friday looks tight. Eats. Lick bowl. Serves 1-4 depending on your gluttony level.
I actually made this while brainstorming SHF ideas. The vanilla is key, I think, as mine was a bit flat tasting before I added it. I also tossed in some citrus with the strawberries. Delicious!
Posted by: Nic | April 22, 2005 at 05:18 PM
Oh good lord. Now I have to run to the store and buy some molasses. Here I was hoping I'd just use the strawberries in a somewhat healthy fruit salad. Curse your mouth watering picture!
Posted by: Jordan | April 23, 2005 at 09:22 PM
Yuuuuummmm!
Posted by: Janet | April 24, 2005 at 10:08 AM
Oh that looks SO good!
Posted by: Zarah Maria | April 24, 2005 at 01:10 PM
Y'all got to try it, you too will lick the bowl. And it will be good, very very good.
Posted by: molly | April 24, 2005 at 10:00 PM
That looks delicious! I've made strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar in the past and loved it, but this definitely takes it up a level!
Posted by: Kelli | April 25, 2005 at 08:49 PM