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39 strawberry recipes for decadent desserts

Strawberries are delicious on their own, but really shine in these decadent desserts.
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Yes, fresh strawberries are delicious on their own but if you’ve got a punnet or two too many and you’re wondering what to make with strawberries before they go bad, then we have the answer: strawberry dessert recipes. From Johnathan Barthelmess’s strawberry take on galaktoboureko to Black Star Pastry’s famous strawberry and watermelon cake, these strawberry desserts are perfect for strawberry season (or any time of year, for that matter).

Go old-school and opt for easy strawberry recipes such as our Victoria sponge cake, packed with cream and sweet strawberries, or our classic Eton Mess recipe. If you’re after more petite desserts that can be devoured alone, we have our fluffy strawberry pistachio cakes and Curtis Stone’s tres leches ices with smashed strawberry recipe. Looking for fresh strawberry recipes? Try our cherry, raspberry, and strawberry salad, served with raspberry sorbet. Serve some (or all) of these sensational strawberry desserts with whipped cream or a scoop of sweet vanilla ice cream. These recipes with strawberries are sure to delight at all manner of parties, afternoon teas and bake sales.

Here are our best strawberry recipes to whip up for something sweet, stat.

Photo: William Meppem

Eton mess

Photo: Dieu Tan

Black Star Pastry’s strawberry and watermelon cake

Photo: Chris Chen

A no-bake strawberry crème fraîche cheesecake

Photo: James Moffatt

Burnt honey panna cotta with chamomile strawberries

Photo: Mark Roper

Victor Liong’s rose tea and red fruit trifle with vanilla cream and osmanthus

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Jonathan Barthelmess’s strawberry galaktoboureko

Strawberry pistachio cakes
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberry pistachio cakes

Three glasses, one in the foreground, two in the back, holding a tumble of mixed berries, goat's curd and balsamic vinegar. A spoon lies in the foreground.
Photo: Con Poulos

Giovanni Pilu’s warm spiced berries with balsamic vinegar and goat’s curd

Rhubarb-strawberry milk bun pudding
Photo: William Meppem

Rhubarb-strawberry milk bun pudding

Photo: James Moffatt

Rhubarb and berry Linzertorte

Berry and goat’s curd tart
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Berry and goat’s curd tart

Photo: William Meppem

Curtis Stone’s tres leches ices with smashed strawberries

Photo: William Meppem

Curtis Stone’s dark chocolate and strawberry tart

Rocky road with almonds, goji berries and strawberries
Photo: Chris Chen

Rocky road with almonds, goji berries and strawberries

Best panna cotta recipes
Photo: Marnie Hawson

Alla Wolf-Tasker’s honey panna cotta with strawberry compote vacherin

Photo: Chris Chen

Strawberry Splits

Strawberry, buckwheat and kefir scones
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberry, buckwheat and kefir scones

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Crushed strawberry and pistachio éclairs

Kampot pepper ice-cream with strawberries
Photo: Mark Roper

Thi Le’s kampot pepper ice-cream with strawberries

Photo: William Meppem

Curtis Stone’s yoghurt panna cotta with strawberries and rosewater

Photo: William Meppem

Ben Devlin’s grilled strawberry cake with white chocolate and rosé

Photo: Luke Burgess

Strawberry and mascarpone rolled sponge

Victoria sponge
Photo: William Meppem

Victoria sponge

Pistachio and strawberry vacherin
Photo: William Meppem

Pistachio and strawberry vacherin

Strawberry, cherry and raspberry salad with raspberry sorbet
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberry, cherry and raspberry salad with raspberry sorbet

Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds
Photo: William Meppem

Rhubarb and strawberry tart with candied pistachio and fennel seeds

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberry shortbread

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Monster’s rhubarb, strawberry and pink peppercorn crumble with chamomile ice-cream

Roast strawberries with crème fraîche and candied fennel seeds
Photo: John Paul Urizar

Roast strawberries with creme fraîche and candied fennel seeds

Strawberries in Champagne with crème Chantilly
Photo: John Paul Urizar

Strawberries in Champagne with crème Chantilly

Photo: Vanessa Levis

Strawberry shortcake with elderflower cream

Photo: William Meppem

Strawberry and rose hazelnut tart

Orange-scented brioche with brown sugar labne and strawberries
Photo: Chris Court

Orange-scented brioche with brown sugar labne and strawberries

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sugared strawberry jubes

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberries and cream semifreddo

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberries in moscato syrup with moscato ice

Strawberry layer cake
Photo: William Meppem

Strawberry layer cake

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Berry and pistachio stacked pavlova

Photo: William Meppem

Curtis Stone’s strawberry and almond cheesecake

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