Strawberry Shortcake Shooters Dessert

These light and fruity Strawberry Shortcake Shooters are the perfect dessert “shot,” a keto take on an adorable treat!

Next time you need to whip up a tasty dessert, try these fun strawberry shortcake dessert shooters.

These individual dessert cups feature juicy and vibrant fresh strawberries, a light and sweet whipped filling, and homemade cake made with almond flour.

These mini strawberry shortcake cups are a great option for a handheld and portable dessert!Guests will fall in love with these single-serve mini strawberry shortcake cups! Packed with glistening strawberries, gorgeous fluffy cream, and a homemade cake base, this is a fantastic dessert for any occasion.

Why You’ll Love this Strawberry Shooters Dessert

Easy to make and requiring just a handful of ingredients, this will become a new go-to dessert. And these shooters require no baking!

Enjoy the novelty of serving these “shooters” in pretty shot glasses. While they’re not meant to be taken all in one go like actual shooters, you may have a hard time not just tipping back these tasty strawberry shortcake mini desserts!

Strawberry Shortcake shooters are a cute mini shortcake dessert!

A fantastic option when you need something keto with strawberries to serve for date nights, Valentine’s Day Parties, or any special occasion!

Pair your dessert shooters with this Sparkling Tequila Kiss cocktail or a glass of Strawberry Vodka Seltzer for the ultimate strawberry combination.

Or try this strawberries and cream milkshake made with Baileys – perfect for a summer afternoon.

Best of all, this treat is keto-friendly thanks to the homemade almond flour no-bake cake. But don’t worry, the shooters are still plenty sweet and satisfying.

Ingredients for Strawberry Shooters

With just a handful of ingredients, you can prepare this yummy keto dessert!

• Chopped Strawberries – I recommend using fresh strawberries for optimal flavor and red color.
• Swerve Confectioners Sugar Substitute – this zero-calorie and keto sugar substitute still brings all of the sweetness you need!
• Almond Flour – a classic flour substitution for keto recipes, almond flour also contains more protein and fiber than white flour.
• Butter – gives your cake base a moist consistency and delicious buttery flavor.
• Vanilla Extract – for a dash of extra sweetness and vanilla flavor.
• Cream Cheese – provides a creamy and substantial base for the sweet filling.
• Plain Greek Yogurt – helps thin out the cream cheese and makes the filling even creamier.
• Heavy Whipping Cream – creates a light and fluffy consistency that works perfectly with the sweet strawberries and buttery cake.

How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Shooters

1. In a small bowl, toss the chopped strawberries in 1 teaspoon of Swerve sweetener until well combined. Set aside.
   

   Using a powdered sugar substitute takes away some of the added sugars but still ensures a sweet and satisfying treat.

2. Blend together the almond flour and melted butter until crumbly.
   

   The shortcake crumble layer is simple to make and requires no baking!

3. Place a small layer of the crumble mixture into the bottom of 8 shot glasses.
   

   Start with a solid layer of the cake crumble mixture to provide stability.

   

   Chopped strawberries provide a gorgeous red color and their signature sweet flavor.

4. Top the cake layer with more of the chopped strawberries.
5. Blend together vanilla, cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and whipping cream until light and fluffy.
   

   Beat together the ingredients for the filling so it ends up nice and fluffy!

6. Pipe the filling into the shot glasses, and top with more of the chopped strawberries before serving.

More Keto Appetizer Recipes

• Oven Baked Jalapeno Chicken Poppers
• Yummy Bacon Wrapped Cabbage Dippers
• 20 minute Bang Bang Shrimp

FAQs

What is shortcake made of?

Shortcake is typically made with flour, sugar, a leavening agent, salt, butter, milk, and eggs. It’s called shortcake because of the preparation process.

Dry ingredients are blended, then butter is cut into the mixture just until it’s crumbly.

Then the liquid ingredients are mixed in just to the point of hydrating all of the dry ingredients, which results in a shortened dough.

For this recipe, the shortcake layer is made with a lot of shortcuts, just combining almond flour and butter to create the same crumbly texture.

It still provides much of the same in terms of flavor and crumbly, moist texture, but it doesn’t have to be baked!

What is the difference between strawberry cake and strawberry shortcake?

A strawberry cake is typically made with the strawberries baked right into the cake itself, whereas a strawberry shortcake is made of layers of regular shortcake, a sweet cream filling, and fresh strawberries.

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Do Strawberry Shortcake Shooters have alcohol in them?

No, these “shooters” don’t actually have any alcohol in them.

If you do want to add a boozy twist, soak the strawberries in some rum before chopping them up and mixing with the sugar!

What is the keto diet?

Short for Ketogenic, the keto diet is a dietary style that focuses on foods that are higher in fat and low in carbohydrates.

This causes the body to burn fats instead of carbs.

More specifically, denying the body carbohydrates causes it to burn ketones from the liver, which are produced from stores of fat.

If you can, feel free to add even more layers of crumble mixture, cream, and strawberries!

Popular Variations and Substitutions

• If you don’t need this recipe to be keto, you can use ingredients like regular powdered sugar or sour cream instead of the Greek yogurt. Instead of the crumble layer, you could also buy or make shortcake, angel food cake, or vanilla cake and crumble it into the bottom.
• For a fun and boozy take on these Strawberry Shortcake Shooters, soak the strawberries in some rum, vodka, or tequila before chopping them and rolling in the sugar.
• The whipped cream filling can also be made with a simple combination of heavy cream and sugar, but be aware that without the cream cheese and yogurt, the cream will be much lighter and less substantial.
• For a slightly different presentation, top with a full strawberry instead of more chopped strawberries.
• You can also make this recipe on a larger scale and with more layers. Create a dessert for two by using a small half pint mason jar instead of a shot glass.

More Recipes You’ll Love

• Strawberry Pizza – Another dessert featuring strawberries, this dessert pizza has a sugar cookie “crust” and strawberry cream cheese “sauce,” all topped with fresh strawberries.
• Berry Bad Day Cocktail – Simple but elegant, this cocktail combines raspberries with champagne and Amaretto for a bubbly and light beverage.
• Strawberry Mudslide – Somewhere between cocktail and dessert, this rich and decadent drink is like a boozy grownup milkshake!
• Espolòn Blanco Tequila Cocktails – Check out this roundup of a variety of cocktails featuring Espolòn tequila.
• Strawberry Daiquiri – Got leftovers strawberries? Make this classic frozen cocktail from A Couple Cooks!

Mini Strawberry Shortcake Cups

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Yield: 8 servings

Strawberry Shortcake Shooters Dessert

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You'll love these no-bake dessert shooters with sweet strawberries, shortcake crumbles, and a creamy whipped filling!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the topping

• ½ C. Chopped strawberries
• 1 tsp. Swerve confectioners sugar substitute

For the cake layer:

• ½ C. Almond flour
• 3 Tbsp. Melted butter
• 2 Tbsp. Swerve confectioners sugar substitute
• ½ tsp. Vanilla extract

For the filling:

• 3 oz. Cream cheese softened
• 2 Tbsp. Plain Greek yogurt
• 3 Tbsp. Heavy whipping cream
• ½ tsp. Vanilla extract

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, toss the chopped strawberries in 1 tsp of Swerve until well combined. Set aside.
2. Blend together the ingredients for the cake layer until crumbly.
3. Place a small layer of the crumble mixture into the bottom of 8 shot glasses.
4. Top the cake layer with a little of the chopped strawberries.
5. Blend together the filling ingredients until light and fluffy.
6. Pipe the filling into the shot glasses, and top with more of the chopped strawberries before serving.
   

Notes

• Feel free to use store bought cake and crumble it into the bottom to save on time (this will ake your shooters non-keto friendly).
• Soak the strawberries in booze before chopping to add a fun adult twist!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 151Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 71mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 3g

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