This recipe is inspired by the chilled strawberry soup from The Wild Plum Tea Room in Gatlinburg, TN. My mother and mother-in-law both love the tea room, so I recreated it for our Mother's Day brunch gatherings. It's a wonderful lightly sweet soup with beautiful pink color and strawberry flavor. Yields about 7 cups of soup, enough for fourteen 1/2 cup servings.
3lbs.fresh strawberries or unsweetened frozen strawberriesthawed
1cupsugar
3cupsvanilla yogurt
1cuphalf and half or light cream
1/4cupGrand Marnier
2cupswhipped cream for garnish
Mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
Roughly cut fresh strawberries and place in the bowl of a food processor. Process until strawberries are pureed, about 5 minutes. Add sugar and process again until thoroughly mixed. Place a sieve over a large bowl and pour mixture through to remove seeds.
Add the yogurt, half and half and Grand Marnier to the mixture. Whisk together until completely blended. Cover and place in the refrigerator to chill, at least 1 hour. Pour 1/2 cup servings into small bowls or teacups and top with whipped cream and mint sprigs.
Notes
Source: SprinkleBakes original recipe, but inspired by a soup from the Wild Plum