How to Throw a Garden Party

Fresh from the garden!

As a girl growing up in the country, one of my fondest memories each spring was going to the Strawberry Farm to pick buckets and buckets of strawberries.  After eating so many our cheeks were red and then filling our buckets, we would come home and make jars of jam and pie – both two of my favorite things.  In fact, I would say that pie is my favorite dessert, especially anything with strawberry.

I am happy to be a part of the Recipe ReDux group of nutrition professional bloggers who love to cook and make food look as good as it tastes.  And happy birthday to the group – which is now one year old!  To celebrate – here is my “small bite dessert” that would be perfect for any garden-side party.  And it combines my love for a little strawberry pie and a little jam!  Be sure to check out the links at the bottom of the page for more recipes from fellow Recipe ReDux’ers!

Strawberry-Mango Delights

Harvest those strawberries from the strawberry farm, your garden or even a strawberry hanging basket!  Did you know that non-stop gardening burns 2 calories per pound per hour?

Strawberry-Mango Delights

Original recipe by Jen Haugen

  • 1 package (15 count) pre-baked phyllo shells, thawed
  • 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips (semi-sweet work well too)
  • 1/4 cup Chobani Greek yogurt – Mango flavor
  • 1/4 cup light whipped topping, thawed
  • 1/2 cup small dice fresh strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon homemade strawberry jam (you can use store-bought too, but homemade is oh, so good!)
  1. Open package of phyllo shells, leaving shells in their tray during recipe preparation (this makes it really easy to put this recipe together).
  2. Cook 2 tablespoon chocolate chips in small glass dish in microwave in 30 second intervals until melted.  (This should only take a total of 1 minute depending on your microwave).
  3. Once chocolate is melted, drizzle it with a spoon onto the bottom of each phyllo shell.  Let stand to harden.
  4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine fresh strawberries and jam.  Crush strawberries into jam and let simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, until fragrant and berries are soft.  Remove from heat and let cool at room temperature.
  5. Stir together yogurt and whipped topping.  Add to sealable plastic bag and snip corner to use as pipette bag.  Pipe 1 to 2 teaspoons of yogurt mixture onto each shell covering chocolate.
  6. Once berry sauce is at room temperature, spoon 1 teaspoon of sauce over each phyllo shell.  Serve immediately or store in refrigerator without sauce topping for up to 4 hours.  Top with sauce right before serving.  You have the perfect bite-size treat!

14 Comments

  1. GRAINCRAZY on June 22, 2012 at 8:55 am

    These look yummy and would make a great summer treat. 🙂

    • Jen Haugen on June 26, 2012 at 10:05 pm

      They are tasty and even my husband and kids loved them, didnt last long at all in our house!

  2. EA Stewart on June 22, 2012 at 9:18 am

    Great idea, and I love that there is melted chocolate at the bottom! Thanks for motivating me, too, to get out in my garden and pull some weeds 🙂

    • Jen Haugen on June 26, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Every good dessert starts with chocolate, right! Thanks for visiting, and weeding is more fun when you invite the kids, just call it “plants and robbers” and they are all over it. 😉

  3. Ashley Oswald on June 22, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Hi! My name is Ashley and I’m interning with the Meal Makeover Moms this week. I love your addition of Greek yogurt to this simple recipe!

    • Jen Haugen on June 26, 2012 at 10:00 pm

      Hi Ashley,
      Thanks for visiting my blog! I love using Greek yogurt in recipes. I bet interning is a blast with the Meal Makeover Moms!

  4. Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil) on June 22, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    Oh yummy – really like the idea of pairing mango yogurt with strawberry & chocolate goodness together.

    • Jen Haugen on June 26, 2012 at 9:59 pm

      Hi Deanna! Thanks for checking it out! It is super yummy, even my husband agrees, and he can be hard to please in the healthy department! 🙂

  5. Kristin on June 26, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    Hi Jen! I came across your blog from the meal makeover mom’s website. I interned at the Mayo Clinic in 2006 and you were one of my preceptors! So glad to come across your blog!

    • Jen Haugen on June 26, 2012 at 9:58 pm

      Good to hear from you! Hope you are doing well and so glad you visited! Where are you now?

      • Kristin on June 27, 2012 at 7:34 am

        I am working at WIC in Washington County Minnesota. I have been there about 4 years now. I love the blog and will definitely have to start following. What a great new adventure for you! Take care!

  6. Molly Jones (@MollyKateJones) on June 28, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Thanks for sharing your recipe, these look great! I went strawberry picking for the first time last month at a nearby farm. I look forward to trying this recipe!

    Molly Jones
    Intern for ReganMillerJones, Inc.

  7. Serena on June 29, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Love that you went strawberry picking as a kid too. My fave activity as a kid was strawbetty picking too! These look delish!

    • Jen Haugen on July 1, 2012 at 1:25 pm

      Thanks Serena! They are scrumptious!! I hope you enjoy them too.

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