Po Man’s Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Fried biscuits, strawberry topping, whipped cream, and ice cream are all the necessary ingredients to make this more affordable recipe I like to call the Po Man’s Strawberry Shortcake. 

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When I am in the kitchen or in the process of making recipes to share with all of you, the first thing I think of is how I can make sure this is a simple and affordable recipe. I am a working mom and I know what it’s like to make food on a budget. So this strawberry shortcake recipe is no exception.

This shortcake recipe is so simple it’s genius. I actually came up with this recipe at night and I was so excited about the concept of the recipe I had to try it that night. So, before I went to sleep, I went out and bought a can of biscuits and came home and got to work. I took out a pot, filled it with some oil, and started testing this recipe right away. 

I took a can of regular biscuits and a can of cinnamon rolls (just for kicks) to see which version of this strawberry shortcake I would like better (you can check out the testing I did on my Instagram highlights). Well, the winner between the two biscuits was the regular biscuit. The cinnamon roll burned a lot faster because of the sugar that was already around the surface. Although we liked the cinnamon touch to it, the regular one was just better. Sometimes less is more. 

Out of the many strawberry desserts I already have on my blog, this recipe is going to trump the entire recipe-roundup. In fact, recently, I shared a classic version of Strawberry Shortcake made with a delicious Homemade Buttermilk Biscuit, whipped topping, and fresh strawberries. Although this recipe is relatively cheap and easy to make as well, this shortcake recipe is arguably better than your typical Strawberry Shortcake recipe. 

Why call this recipe the ‘Po Man’s Strawberry Shortcake Recipe’

Growing up Strawberry Shortcake was made with strawberry preserves on top of a random piece of cake. It wasn’t until I got much older where I had a real shortcake. It’s not that making a real shortcake costs a lot of money. I mean, flour, butter, buttermilk, whipped topping, and strawberries can be relatively inexpensive, but it can be time-consuming. I did not grow up with a picture-perfect family and at one point my mom worked two jobs with four kids. So making hardly anything from scratch rarely happened. So if she wanted to give her kids a dessert, it was something that came in a package of some sort, or she can just put together and place in a bowl. 

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This recipe is something she would have definitely made us as kids. It’s nothing to fry up some biscuits, but some ice cream and strawberry topping on top. That is where the name of the recipe came from ( no disrespect). This is definitely one of my current favorite recipes. The crunch of the biscuit after it has been fried and the contrast of the warmth of the biscuit and the coolness of ice cream is super comforting and delicious. 

This dessert is relatively cheap to make and will be something you’ll want to make each year despite what’s in your bank account.

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