Strawberries Romanoff
A weeknight-friendly Russian dessert built around strawberries, grand marnier and cream — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 9 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for blender and mixer. At medium difficulty across 9 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
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Diet: not verified. We could not confirm grand marnier from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: Dairy
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How to make it
- In a medium bowl, combine hulled and quartered strawberries, 4 Tbsp sugar and 4 Tbsp liqueur, stir to combine then cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours, stirring once or twice.
- Two photos of cut strawberries in a bowl with one having sugar being added to the bowl Two photos of cut up strawberries for Strawberry Romanoff
- Just before serving, in a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup cold heavy cream and 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Using a spatula, fold in 1/4 cup sour cream just until well blended.
- To serve, stir strawberries then divide between 6 serving glasses or bowls.
- You can spoon a little syrup over the berries if you like.
- You can also use this syrup to soak a cake.
- Spoon cream over strawberries, dividing evenly.
- You can also use an ice cream scoop with trigger release for a nice rounded puff of cream.
- Serve right away or chill and enjoy within 2 hours of assembly.
You'll use: Blender · Mixer
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Ingredient substitutions
- Sour Cream
- plain Greek yogurt · crème fraîche
What to serve with Strawberries Romanoff
- Beef stroganoff Beef
- Cabbage Soup (Shchi) Vegetarian
- Fish Soup (Ukha) Seafood
- Blini Pancakes Side
Tips & common questions
How long does Strawberries Romanoff take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 9 steps and 5 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of sour cream?
Try plain Greek yogurt. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Strawberries Romanoff suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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