Strawberry shortcake grilled doughnuts! I mean, obviously. And on Friday too! It really doesn’t get any better. Homemade brioche doughnuts, grilled and topped with sweet strawberries and whipped ricotta cream. COME ON… how could this not be the most ultimate summertime dessert?!? YOU NEED these in your life… preferably today. I am kind of freaking out over here, just so much love for these shortcake doughnuts, SO MUCH love. ???
Okok, so here’s the deal. Ever since about three months ago, I knew I wanted to make strawberry shortcakes. I had the thought in my head and it just sounded SO good that I wrote it into my content calendar right then and there. I didn’t have the exact recipe down, but I knew I wanted to make some kind of strawberry shortcake. When it finally came time to actually make the shortcakes I did a little brainstorming and somehow, someway, doughnuts became involved. I have to say, it was one of my better ideas, because YOU GUYS, these doughnuts are everything…. or shortcakes or whatever you want to call them. Let me just be totally upfront with you guys, prior to these doughnuts, I had never made, nor even had, anything strawberry shortcake. I know, I know what?!?! It’s such a classic!! Well, I grew up with a chocolate loving mom and summertime desserts consisted of chocolate ice cream, blizzards, ice cream cakes, cookies, chocolate cake, K-Bars and well, more chocolate ice cream!! We are not a fruit dessert family…or we didn’t used to be, but I’m kind of changing things up… or well sort of.
Technically, whenever I make a fruit dessert, we (mom and I) eat it for lunch… or more like brunch. Yes, these doughnuts were totally eaten for lunch, and yes, they were totally awesome. ANYWAY, no matter when you eat these, whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dessert, these doughnuts are going to be your go-to summer delight! The super dangerous thing about this recipe? They can be made and ready for eating in just about thirty minutes. YES, YES and YES!
I used my favorite homemade brioche doughnut recipe for the doughnuts. You can also use store-bought doughnuts, either way will still be heavenly. It just depends on the amount of time you have. If you DO have the time, my brioche doughnut recipe is really simple and easy to make. You really need to give it a try. If you are not into frying, then store-bought all the way! No judgement here! Once you have your doughnuts, the rest goes QUICK. You want to toss your strawberries with a little sugar and let them sit for a bit so they can begin to release their yummy juices and create the most delicious sauce. Whip some ricotta with a little vanilla, heat your grill (you can also use a grill pan or skillet), grill you doughnuts…then assemble…and DEVOUR! Again, SOOOOOO GOOOOOD! Grilling the doughnuts is not a complete must, but then it kind of is. Grilling the doughnuts caramelizes the outsides of the doughnuts while warming the insides. Just think super sweet, slightly crisp on the outside, and so soft in the middle. It makes for the PERFECT base to your shortcake. Trust me. To recap… …grilled, glazed doughnuts …sweet, macerated strawberries …light and vanillay whipped ricotta Simple as can be, but possibly one of the bestest sweets I have eaten in a long time. Yes, these are that good. Again…YOU NEED these in your life… today! 🙂 OH, and as if you needed another reason to jump up and make these doughnuts, today oddly happens to be National Doughnut Day. Scary as this is, I truly did not plan this post to fall on today, but obviously it’s just yet another sign that these doughnuts need to made and eaten today. No excuses. Let’s do this!
Bring on all the strawberry shortcake grilled doughnuts… please! ? PS. Sorry for all the words in all CAPS today, I’m just way too excited about these shortcake doughnuts!
