Fresas con Crema (Strawberries with Cream)
Strawberries with whipped cream, condensed milk and a spoonful of Milo over the top. Five minutes, no cooking, and it is the dessert Colombian households make when there is no time to make one.
Servings: 4
Calories: 686kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g strawberries
- ½ cup cream cold, for whipping
- 1 tablespoon powdered or granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Condensed milk a layer in the bottom of each glass
- 5 tablespoons Milo one per glass, plus some to finish
Instructions
- Whip the cream with the sugar and the vanilla extract until it thickens.
- Hull the strawberries and wash them.
- Cut them into cubes or slices and put them in a bowl.
- Fold the strawberries into the whipped cream.
- In each glass, put a layer of condensed milk in the bottom, then a layer of strawberries and cream, then a tablespoon of Milo, and repeat until the glass is full.
- Finish with a whole strawberry and a little more Milo.
Notes
Milo is what makes this Colombian rather than generic. It is the malted chocolate powder that goes into milk all over Latin America, and sprinkled between the layers it gives a dry, malty crunch against the cream. Cocoa powder is not the same thing and is much more bitter. Everything cold. Cream whips because its fat is solid enough to trap air, so cream straight from the fridge into a cold bowl gets there faster and holds better. Stop at soft peaks: folding the strawberries in thickens it further, and over-whipped cream turns grainy. Assemble it close to serving. Strawberries release juice as they sit in sugar and cream, and after an hour the layers blur into pink. It is a five-minute dessert and it is meant to be eaten as one.
Nutrition
Calories: 686kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 41g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 245mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 2637IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 1mg