August 19, 2021

Strawberry Shortcake Parfait

Googling something along the lines of “what do I do with lemon curd” brings you eventually to this Strawberry Shortcake & Lemon Curd Parfaits recipe.

The great thing about this idea is that I could use both the Lemon Curd and the Shortcake recipes from season one, all in one dessert.

Basically, you layer shortcake/lemon curd/strawberries twice, and then top it all off with some whipped cream. It’s amazingly delicious.

Lemon Curd

  • Crowd: 4/5
  • Ease: 3/5
  • First time using a double-boiler!
  • I used 2 large lemons in this, got more than 1/3 cup of juice and plenty of zest. If I did this again I'd measure the zest because it was plenty.

Shortcake

  • Crowd: 4/5
  • Ease: 3/5
  • These might have been a bit easier than the biscuits because you don't need to roll them out on the counter -- you can go right from the bowl to the sheet pan.
  • Gemma gave them a 5