"Carrots in Dirt" - an Easter Cupcake Recipe!

 
Easter is fast approaching and we all know that the best parts of any holiday are the themed treats!

In years past we've shown you how to dip your strawberries in orange chocolate to make carrots, but this year we thought we'd take it a step further and show you how to make some mud pie cupcakes for your carrots to grow in.

No-Bake, Gluten-Free, Raw Blueberry Citrus Tartlets

This may be the best-tasting recipe we've made to date! And best of all? It's healthy! The "crust" is made from almonds, dates, and orange juice and the filling is made from 1.5 baskets of Terry Berries blueberries soaked overnight in a mixture of all-natural vanilla extract, brown sugar, and fresh-squeezed lemon and orange juice. Finally, it's garnished with a little bit of orange zest and voilà - you now have a healthy and sweet dessert that's also friendly for those with gluten allergies! Not to mention that this recipe is also great for our vegetarian and vegan friends!

Click the link below for a full list of ingredients and instructions.

Strawberry Breakfast Muffins with Lemon Cream Cheese Filling

These easy-to-make breakfast muffins are perfect for a busy family! Just bake the night before and grab one or two on your way out the door.

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: The original recipe says this serves 12, however we were able to make 15.

Ingredients:

• 1 – 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 clamshell of fresh Terry Berries, diced
• 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• zest of half a lemon
• juice of half a lemon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin baking sheet. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; give it a quick whisk. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and oil just until incorporated. Add  the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time. Once fully incorporated, fold in fresh strawberries (We used the Confidence variety in our muffins). Set aside.
2. For the filling: Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add egg, sugar, flour, zest, and juice and beat until smooth and creamy.
3. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins about 3/4 full. Then spoon the cream cheese filling on top of the batter. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the edges start to get golden brown.

 Original recipe can be found here.

Vegan Strawberry Truffles

Here at Terry Berries we decided to try something a little different that all our vegan customers can enjoy! These vegan strawberry creme truffles not only taste great, but are probably one of the healthiest strawberry desserts out there. Click below the link to see a list of ingredients and instructions:

Strawberry Crumble Bars

This recipe may be our absolute favorite yet! Allow us to introduce you to 'Strawberry Crumble Bars' made with our Albion variety, but delicious using any of our strawberries. This recipe took us a grand total of 20 minutes to make and about an hour to bake. Click below for a list of ingredients, instructions, and additional pictures!

Strawberry Salsa with Avocado & Green Onion!

Learn to make Strawberry Salsa using Terry Berries. Thank you to two of our wonderful customers, Roger & Barbara Reese, for giving us this delicious recipe to try out -- we love it!

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups chopped Terry Berries (we used the Sabrina variety)
• 2 chopped green onions
• 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1 peeled, pitted, & chopped avocado
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 Cup orange juice
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• Salt & Ground Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients well
2. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
3. Stir again before serving with tortilla chips or crackers (also tastes great served over grilled fish or chicken!)

And there you have it! An easy, healthy recipe that tastes incredible. :)

To see more pictures of our salsa, click below:

Strawberry Sugar Cookie Bars

We've been wanting to try this recipe for Strawberry Sugar Cookie Bars from Ryan Bakes for a while now and we finally got the chance this week!