White Chip Strawberry Shortcakes
Yield: 5 servings
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Cooling Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Ingredients: For the White Chocolate Mousse:
- ¾ cup Bake Believe ® White Melting Wafers
- ¾ cup plus 1 cup heavy cream, divided
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup Confectioners Swerve
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
For the Biscuit:
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ cup Swerve
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¾ cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
For the Strawberries:
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1 ½ tablespoons Swerve
Instructions:
- Pour the ¾ cup heavy cream into a small saucepan and place over medium heat just until bubbles form around the edges of the cream.
- Remove from the heat and add the white melting wafers and whisk until the chips have melted.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, Confectioners Swerve, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Add the melted white melting wafers, a little at a time, to the cream cheese mixture and beat with an electric mixer after each addition.
- Place a medium bowl in the freezer for 5 minutes to chill.
- Add the remaining 1 cup heavy cream to the bowl and beat with an electric mixer until medium peaks form.
- Fold the whipped cream into the melted chip mixture, ⅓ at a time.
- Cover and place in the refrigerator until firm, about 2 hours.
- After chilled transfer to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and return to the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, make the biscuits.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, ¼ cup Swerve, and ½ teaspoon vanilla.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut the 3 tablespoons of cold butter into the almond flour mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Add the egg mixture to the almond flour mixture and mix until well combined.
- Scoop the biscuit dough by 3 tablespoon portions onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake until the biscuits are browned on the top, about 15 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine the 2 cups sliced strawberries and 1 ½ tablespoons Swerve.
- After the mousse has chilled and the biscuits are completely cooled, assemble the shortcakes.
- Cut each biscuit in half lengthwise.
- Pipe an even amount of white chocolate mousse onto the bottom of each biscuit.
- Top with the strawberries and juice, then top with the other half of the biscuit.
- Enjoy right away or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.