Strawberry Club Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 6 ounces light cream cheese, softened (3/4 of an 8-ounce package)
• 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts
• 1 (10 3/4 to 12 ounce) preheated pound cake loaf, thawed if frozen
• 2 pint baskets fresh California strawberries, stemmed
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped and lightly sweetened
  

Instructions

1. In small bowl beat cheese, orange juice concentrated honey to blend thoroughly; mix in walnuts.
2. Cut cake into 12 equal slices.
3. Slice 1 basket of the strawberries.
4. Spread 4 slices of cake, on one side, with some of the cheese mixture.
5. Top with half of strawberry slices, with more cheese mixture; place on first 4 cake slices.
6. Cover with remaining sliced strawberries.
7. Spread remaining cake slices, on one side, with remaining cheese mixture; place cheese sides down on sandwiches.
8. Cut diagonally into halves; skewer each with a sandwich pick.
9. Serve sandwiches with remaining strawberries, halved, dividing equally.
10. Dollop with whipped cream; garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe and photo used with permission from: California Strawberry Commission

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