In 2010, Alex and I started a food blog called A Couple Cooks. We had no plans for it, except as an outlet for our boundless enthusiasm for cooking. As we discovered delicious new ways to eat vegetables, we’d share them unabashedly: Quinoa tastes delicious in tacos! Sweet potatoes are tasty topped with salsa! And still today: there’s not much we love more than sharing the newest delicious way to eat healthy foods. Our newest trick? Baked strawberries! Roasting them brings out an even sweeter flavor, and they’re delightful over yogurt or perfect with whipped cream.
About the book: The Easy Vegetarian Kitchen
Back when we started A Couple Cooks, we discovered a blog called Naturally Ella. Like us, the author was passionate about cooking healthy vegetarian recipes. Her name was Erin, and we started corresponding by email. She lived not so far away, in Illinois. She asked if she could come visit. We said yes, though we’d never met in real life. Luckily, we got along wonderfully with Erin! Since that time, she’s become a dear friend. We just received Erin’s new cookbook, The Easy Vegetarian Kitchen, which is where this delicious baked strawberries recipe comes from! The book features 50 core recipes for vegetarian cooking, each with four seasonal variations. It’s a genius concept, and a fantastic way to learn about seasonal plant-based eating.
How to make baked strawberries
Why make baked strawberries? Baking strawberries brings out a beautiful sweet and tender richness you don’t get in a crisp, fresh berry. It’s also great if you have berries that aren’t terribly sweet, or might be a little past their prime. How do you make baked strawberries?
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the strawberries on a parchment lined baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes, until tender. Swirl them with maple syrup or honey to taste.
Turns out roasted strawberries are an incredible taste treat! This recipe is absolutely perfect with fresh, ripe local berries. They’re served up in a breakfast parfait with yogurt and pecan granola. Since we’ve always loved Erin’s granola recipes (she brought us some on that first visit and it disappeared quickly!) and the baked strawberries sounded intriguing, we thought we’d give it a try. Let us know what you think of these baked strawberries in the comments below!
How to serve baked strawberries
If you’d like, serve these baked strawberries in the breakfast parfait as we’ve shown here. Or you could serve them up layered in a canning jar or clear glass! Here are a few more ways to serve roasted strawberries:
As a dessert: Add Homemade Whipped Cream and it’s a decadent dessert!With strawberry shortcake: Serve over Strawberry Shortcake instead of fresh berries.On oatmeal: Try them on Toasted Oatmeal, Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oatmeal, or Instant Oatmeal.
Strawberry recipes
What’s better than than a pint of ripe, seasonal strawberries from your local farmers market? The earthy sweet flavor of a local berry is one of life’s great pleasures. These baked strawberries would be absolutely killer with fresh ripe local strawberries. Here are a few of our other favorite strawberry recipes:
Classic Strawberry Crumble or Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Strawberry Muffins with Cream Cheese SwirlStrawberry Salad with Balsamic VinaigretteChocolate Strawberry ShortcakesAll-Natural Strawberry Yogurt PieAcai Bowl RecipeStrawberry Crepe RecipeStrawberry Rhubarb MuffinsCoconut Strawberry SmoothiesStrawberry Maple Cornbread CakeBasil & Strawberry PopsiclesClassic Strawberry ShortcakeStrawberry Rhubarb MuffinsStrawberry Margarita
This baked strawberries recipe is…
Vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free. Last updated: January 2020 5 from 1 review
2 cups rolled oats 1 cup pecan pieces ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ cup maple syrup ¼ cup walnut or olive oil ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the roasted strawberries
2 cups strawberries 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup 2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt or Greek-style yogurt, to serve
