Strawberry season is here in Maine.
Whether you pick your own strawberries or buy them from a local farm, nothing beats the taste of fresh Maine strawberries. You can eat them all on their own, but if you want to get creative with the season’s bounty, here are nine things you can make with fresh Maine strawberries.
strawberry pie
This rustic strawberry tart is a perfect way to celebrate strawberry season. Plus, it’s less maintenance than making a pie. Instead of rolling the dough to fit a pie plate, neatly adding the top crust and flipping the edges beautifully, you can simply roll the dough into a circle, dropping the berries in the center and flipping the edges toward the center.
strawberry bush
Shrub, also known as drinking vinegar, is an old-fashioned fruit drink, preserved with vinegar and mixed with water or alcohol to make a refreshing, refreshing drink. Strawberries make delicious bushes, and you can enjoy the sweet taste year-round if you make a batch (although we doubt it will last that long because it’s so tasty). Just follow the basic steps for making shrubs for a delicious summer drink.
strawberry rhubarb pie
Sweet strawberry and tart rhubarb are the perfect pie combination. Additionally, in early summer, both strawberries and rhubarb are ripe and in abundance at farm stalls and farmers’ markets. This recipe for a strawberry and rhubarb pie is super quick and easy to make as far as pies go.
Fragoncello
Like its citrus cousin limoncello, fragoncello is a strawberry liqueur that’s surprisingly easy to make yourself. Follow the basic steps for making limoncello, but use strawberry cubes in place of lemon peel for a whole new flavor of this classic appetizer.
strawberry rhubarb jam
This magical strawberry rhubarb jam recipe requires no liquid because when you cook the fruit with the sugar and lemon peel, it releases all the liquid it needs and breaks up the fruit to form the perfect consistency. Plus it’s a small batch, so you won’t use all the berries at once, but you’ll still have delicious spreads to enjoy.
Fridge strawberry and lemon jam
For a slightly different jam flavor, try Strawberry and Lemon Refrigerator Jam. It takes about an hour to make, but it’s easy and worthwhile. You simply mix the ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil, simmer and place in the refrigerator to settle.
compound strawberry butter
Compound butter is simply a mixture of butter with sweet or savory mixes to give it extra flavour. Fresh strawberry cubes are delicious in compound butter with a hint of orange peel and honey. Spread the finished product on fresh biscuits for a delicious summertime treat.
Inverted strawberry and rhubarb cake
This recipe for upside down strawberry rhubarb cake combines a favorite cake recipe that is light and moist with a buttery sweet layer of strawberries and rhubarb on the bottom of the pie. Have it in the morning with coffee, or top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for sweetening—either way, it’s delicious.
Mini strawberry cheesecake
Strawberries are the perfect topping for sweet cream cheesecake. With a gingerbread cookie crust and fluffy consistency, you won’t be able to eat just one of these mini strawberry cheesecakes.
The strawberry season in Maine is short. Make the most of it—your taste buds will thank you.