Chocolate Lover’s Strawberry Shortcakes

All of the chocolate lovers out there will love this Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Recipe. It is beyond delicious and made with refrigerated biscuits and homemade chocolate whipped cream. A chocolate twist on a classic strawberry shortcake recipe. It is the perfect way to end a summer day with family and friends.

Chocolate Lovers' Strawberry Shortcake - possibly the best shortcake I've ever had!

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Taste of Home Chocolate Lovers Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

My recipe is on the stands. Chocolate Lover’s Strawberry Shortcakes is in the April/May issue of Taste of Home Magazine.  I’m so excited to be part of such a great magazine. Taste of Home is such a wonderful group of people, and I’m proud to call them my Taste of Home family.

Ingredients

Biscuits

  • confectioners’ sugar
  • baking cocoa
  • large buttermilk biscuits such as Pillsbury

Strawberries

  • sliced fresh strawberries or 2 cups of frozen thawed and drained
  • sugar

Chocolate Whipped Cream

  • heavy whipping cream
  • baking cocoa
  • confectioners’ sugar

Optional Topping

  • Hot Fudge Sauce such as Smuckers

How to Make Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, mix the cocoa and confectioners’ sugar
  • Dip the refrigerated biscuits into the chocolate mixture
  • Bake according to the package directions
  • Allow the biscuits to cool off a little bit
  • Meanwhile, place the strawberries in a large bowl and toss them with sugar; leave the strawberries alone to absorb the sugar.
  • In another mixing bowl, make the chocolate whipped cream by beating the whipped cream and chocolate together until it thickens up.
  • Add the confectioners’ sugar and continue to mix until you see soft peaks
  • Assemble the biscuits by splitting them open, scooping out some whipped cream onto one side, adding a scoop of strawberries, and closing it up with the other half of the biscuit.
  • Serve with additional whipped cream, strawberries, and hot fudge

Recipe

chocolate strawberry shortcake

Chocolate Lover’s Strawberry Shortcake

Easy to make twist on strawberry shortcake with chocolate
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 506cal
Author: Melissa

Ingredients

Biscuits

  • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. baking cocoa
  • 16 oz. large buttermilk biscuits such as Pillsbury

Strawberries

  • 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries or 2 cups of frozen thawed and drained
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar

Chocolate Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 Tbsp. baking cocoa
  • cup confectioners' sugar

Optional Topping

  • 1 cup Hot Fudge Sauce such as Smuckers

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • In a medium sized bowl, mix the cocoa and confectioners’ sugar together
  • Dip the refrigerated biscuits into the chocolate mixture
  • Bake according to the package directions
  • Allow the biscuits to cool off a little bit
  • Meanwhile, place the strawberries in a large bowl and toss with sugar, leave the strawberries alone to absorb the sugar
  • In another mixing bowl, make the chocolate whipped cream by beating the whipping cream and chocolate together until it thickens up
  • Add the confectioners’ sugar and continue to mix until you see soft peaks
  • Assemble the biscuits by, splitting the biscuits open, scooping out some whipped cream onto one side, adding a scoop of strawberries, and closing it up with the other half of the biscuit
  • Serve with additional whipped cream, strawberries, and hot fudge

Notes

nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 506cal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 675mg | Potassium: 403mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg

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