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Strawberry Shortcakes with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Biscuits

Tender cake-like cinnamon-scented biscuits, fresh strawberries with a crazy flavor pop, and your choice of white and creamy, strawberry shortcakes with whole wheat cinnamon biscuits are a wonderful dessert when strawberries are at their seasonal peak! 

Strawberry Shortcake with whole wheat shortcake biscuit plated ready to eat

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Once upon a time strawberries were seasonal fruit, at their peak flavor in late spring. Now, we can get strawberries any time we want. They might be from Mexico or Chile, but we’ve got them.

A strawberry in winter doesn’t feel right. To me. So what if we can, it doesn’t mean we should. I want strawberries to be a celebration, something special, and I want them sweet and juicy and red. The time is now. Let’s make fresh, seasonal strawberry shortcake with whole wheat cinnamon biscuits.

storingsStrawberries bottoms up for Strawberry Shortcakes with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Biscuits

Brilliant flavorful strawberries are abundant, right now, and they don’t need much enhancement. You might choose to skip agave syrup or honey, but be sure to sprinkle in the strawberry flavor booster, balsamic vinegar.

Vinegar, what? Trust me on this one, or taste for yourself. Bite into a strawberry first, then stir in balsamic and taste again—see what I mean? Flavor enhanced. It’s an old Italian trick.

These Strawberry Shortcakes with whole wheat cinnamon biscuits are naturally healthier. Oil takes the place of butter, and whole wheat flour subs in for all-purpose flour.

Whole Wheat Biscuits for Strawberry Shortcake

These are tender cake-like biscuits. Not like the packaged yellowish mini cakes positioned below the strawberry display in grocery stores. These are drop biscuits, more tender than flaky, with hearty whole wheat flavor. And just a hint of cinnamon.

You can go the traditional more decadent route with dollops of lightly sweetened vanilla whipped cream. I often use plain whole milk yogurt, because we always have it on hand. Sweeten it with agave syrup and vanilla. For vegans, make cashew cream, this recipe or this. (Cashew cream needs to be made a day ahead.)

  • Do me a favor. Hull your strawberries, that is, pluck out the stem. A paring knife will do the trick, but they make little hulling tools just for that purpose, simple ones and fancy ones. Hulled strawberries keep the beautiful round strawberry shape–they look a whole lot more professional. Any veteran Deer Valley baker will confirm that I’m a stickler against strawberries cut straight across the top.

‘Tis the season–take advantage of strawberry abundance. Get in the kitchen and whip up a delicious batch of whole wheat cinnamon biscuits and strawberries!

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Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Shortcakes with Whole Wheat Cinnamon Biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 225 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Sodium 168mg7%
Potassium 282mg8%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 5IU0%
Vitamin C 33.3mg40%
Calcium 118mg12%
Iron 1.1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

4 comments

  • Of course I’ve never tried biscuits with whole wheat (I’m culinarily paralyzed by my upbringing). But why not, right? GREG Reply · 16 May, 2014

  • KATHRYN DECKERT

    MY MOTHER ALWAYS MADE ME HULL THE STRAWBERRIES, IT WAS A MARK OF LAZINESS TO JUST LOP OFF THE TOP.. LETTY YOU WERE IN MY DREAM THE OTHER NIGHT AND OF COURSE YOU WERE A CHEF. I’LL SHARE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU. KATHRYN Reply · 19 May, 2014

    • Letty

      One time we were at my Mom’s and Robbie was cutting the tops off the strawberries. Mom stopped him and handed him a huller! Reply · 19 May, 2014

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