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Close-up of a stacked Strawberry Sando showing layers of white bread, whipped cream, and sliced fresh strawberries.

Strawberry Sando

This recipe makes a Japanese-style fruit sandwich featuring fresh strawberries and whipped cream between soft white bread. When you slice it, the cross-section of berries looks appealing.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 sandwiches

Equipment

  • Electric whisk
  • Baking parchment

Ingredients
  

  • 150 ml Double cream
  • 1 tbsp Icing sugar
  • 0.5 tsp Vanilla extract optional

Soft white bread

  • 8 slices Soft white bread ideally milk bread
  • 500 g Strawberries ensure they’re similarly sized, hulled and halved

Instructions
 

  • Whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla (if using) together using an electric whisk until soft peaks form. Spread the whipped cream over the bread slices.
  • Arrange the strawberries, cut-side down, over the cream on half the bread slices, then sandwich together with the remaining bread.
  • Cut the crusts off the sandos, if you like, then halve along the middle to create triangles.
  • Wrap in baking parchment to take on a picnic.

Notes

When I first tested this recipe, slicing into the sando to reveal the strawberry cross-sections felt magical—just like the perfectly crafted sandwiches I admired in Japanese cafés. It was a small but joyful moment.
By Hanna Foster, Adaptation Specialist at Recipes by Betty.
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