Strawberry recipes to celebrate spring, from cakes and brownies to salad and drinks. All vegetarian and dairy free, mostly vegan and gluten free.
Sweet Strawberry Recipes and Drinks
As we move into strawberry season, I wanted to take some time to collect some of my favourite strawberry recipes. While I love rhubarb in the spring, strawberries are the first hint of summer.
They’re also a very easy plant to grow if you have a small space like a balcony or can hang a pot in a sunny window. We like to plant them between other garden plants, and they’re in with the lettuces, brassicas, and herbs. And if you’re not growing your own, look for the smallest, most jewel-toned berries you can find – they’ll be the sweetest.
Strawberries are a nice addition to anything to do with chocolate and lemon, but also pair nicely with some slightly more out-of-the-way spices like pink peppercorns and chili peppers. You’ll see all of that here – as well as ice cream, drinks, and a savoury recipe. I most love strawberries either alone or dipped in dark chocolate during their high season, but will add them to anything and everything while they’re here.
Enjoy these strawberry recipes, and take advantage of the berries while they last!
I first published this collection in 2019. It’s been updated to reflect new recipes that have been added to Occasionally Eggs and to make it easier to navigate and more helpful to readers.
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Smoothies, refreshing lemonades, and a maple syrup sweetened strawberry milk. You can use frozen strawberries for most of these recipes if you don’t have fresh berries.
Strawberry Mint Lemonade with Honey
A very easy strawberry mint lemonade, sweetened with honey, and made by blending the berries with lemon juice, honey, and mint (no heating).
Strawberry milk is a fun and simple way to use summer berries, perfect for both kids and adults. This healthier, vegan version of a childhood favourite is sweetened with vanilla and an optional touch of maple syrup.
A pretty, sparkling strawberry slush as a healthier alternative to pop in the spring, with a strawberry lime slush base topped with sparkling water. With a little honey and mint, it's a great drink for warm days and kids love it, too.
This raw and vegan watermelon smoothie is a bit of a mix between a smoothie and a juice because of all the water in the melon, and mixed with citrus, strawberries, and raspberries, it's the best summery drink.
With a couple classic strawberry rhubarb recipes in there, these are otherwise 100% strawberry – I make the brownies and scone cake every year during strawberry season.
Strawberry Brownies
Dairy free strawberry brownies with a berry swirl and spelt almond flour base. Rich, sweet, and with a strong strawberry flavour!
This vegan and gluten free rhubarb crisp is made with chickpea flour and oats for a healthier, higher protein topping. Strawberries sweeten the naturally tart rhubarb alongside a little maple syrup for a simple and wholesome spring dessert.
This easy gluten free, vegan, & sugar free chocolate coconut pie has a date sweetened chocolate macaroon base, simple ganache filling, and a topping of sweet fresh strawberries.
This lower-sugar strawberry rhubarb cobbler is vegan, made with coconut oil, coconut sugar, and spelt flour. Minimally sweetened and with simple ingredients, it's a nice lighter spring option, especially served with a scoop of ice cream.
This easy scone cake is flavoured with seasonal elderflower blossoms and strawberries for a very simple, beautiful spring dessert. If you can't get elderflower, extra lemon zest makes a good substitute, or lilac blossoms.
This summer strawberry salad is packed with the best of the season – early summer berries, fresh greens, herbs, and flowers. It's spring in a bowl, with lentils and a sweet strawberry vinaigrette.
A simple summery strawberry vinaigrette, with plenty of fresh berries. This easy recipe is blended into a sweet and flavourful dressing for any seasonal salads.
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About Alexandra Daum
Alexandra Daum is a professional recipe developer, food photographer, and cookbook author. She started sharing carefully tested vegetarian recipes in 2014 and has since published hundreds of recipes with seasonal ingredients and whole grains as the focus. Her work has been featured on CTV, in House & Home and Chatelaine, on popular websites like Buzzfeed and Best Health, and in countless other publications.
What a great collection, Alex! Your rye brownies sound amazing. And that salty sauce – wow! Thanks for the inspiration. Caro