These luscious raspberry strawberry cream cheese pinwheel sandwiches contain a filling made from strawberries, raspberries, cream cheese and whipped cream. They are perfect for appetizers, afternoon snacks, or finger food at parties or events. They require no cooking and can be made in advance and cut and plated the day they're eaten. Kids and adults love them and they can be decorated in all kinds of ways for special occasions!
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A Healthier Pinwheel Sandwich
Make sure you use healthy, fresh, natural and organic ingredients for your pinwheel sandwich. In this recipe, I use a filling made from strawberries, raspberries, cream cheeses and whipped cream. These may be served as appetizers, afternoon snack, or finger food in office parties, ladies gatherings, teacher appreciation event or for kid's class parties.
These can be plated in many different ways depending on the theme. They can be prepared like lollipops with colorful sprinkles and sparkling sugar for kids, or with a strawberry and chocolate drizzle to enhance the flavors for adultsa . Both of these would make perfect combination for a Valentine's party.
A quick internet search on average kid's calcium intake will reveal that approximately 45 to 50% kids don't get enough calcium in their diet according to the Office of Dietary Supplements. Hence, kids should be encouraged to consume more calcium based foods such as cream cheese. Creme cheese, in addition to being a good calcium source, is also high in protein. If your child is a light eater, adding a good amount of heavy whipped cream will increase calorie intake. You may play with the ratio of two to suit your kid's development needs.
Berries, in general, are rich in vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and a health source of fiber. They keep you mentally sharp, manage diabetes, prevent parkinson's disease, boost heart health, help in weight control, maintains lower blood pressure and helps fight cancer. In this recipe, the berries provide color without adding any artificial colors.
I hope you enjoy making, plating, serving and eating these sandwiches with your loved ones!
Ingredients for Raspberry Strawberry Cream Cheese Pinwheel Sandwiches
- Cream Cheese– 4 oz
- Raspberries and Strawberries – ½ cup grated and strained
- Heavy whipped cream – ½ cup
- Bread - 16 slices (not in picture)
- Spices:
- Confectioners' sugar – 2 tbs
- Cinnamon powder (dal chini) – ½ tsp
- Vanilla essence - ½ tsp
Yield - Above quantity of ingredients will yield 8-10 servings of 3-4 pieces each.
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How to Make Pinwheel Sandwiches
- Wash your berries thoroughly with water. Organic berries are preferred, but still wash. Then grate and strain the berries in a strainer.
- Let all the juice strain out from the berries in order to achieve the thick consistency of filling.
- Let your cream cheese come to room temperature. Then whip the cream cheese with a fork at room temperature to smooth it out.
- Mix the grated and strained berries in the whipped cream cheese.
- Whip the heavy whipping cream with a whisker to make it light and fluffy. Put the bowl of cream over the ice while whipping to keep it cold and fasten the process. Before starting to whisk, please make sure that your cream is cold to reduce the risk of spoiling the cream. While whisking add vanilla essence, cinnamon powder and confectioners' sugar into the cream.
- Fold the whisked whip cream into berries and cream cheese mixture.
- After mixing, cover it and put it in the fridge so that it remains cold.
- Now you can pick your favorite wholegrain seedless bread for the sandwiches. Seedless bread will ensure that you are able to easily make rolls with flattened bread.
- Remove the bread crust using a bread knife. You will need about 16 slices. Removing bread crust is a necessary step in order to be able to make the pin-wheel sandwiches. Bread will not roll with crust on.
- Now flatten the bread slices one at a time with a rolling pin by placing them in between the plastic wrap.
- Place four slices in a row as shown in the picture. Each subsequent piece should have about 1 cm overlap. Wet the overlap portion with water or butter to make the breads pieces stick properly. Now, spread the filling with a butter knife uniformly over all the pieces. Don't overfill, otherwise the filling might ooze out while rolling.
- Now grab one side and start rolling slowly, making sure that bread does not break away. Roll until the end. After rolling them, immediately wrap them tightly in a plastic wrap. Tie the sides of the wrap to keep the moisture intact and air out.
- Keep the rolled and wrapped pieces in the fridge to let them stabilize and take shape. More you can let it cool, the better it is for the filling. If you preparing these for an upcoming event, then this is where you stop. You can leave them in the fridge for up to one day.
- When ready to serve, unwrap the rolls one-by-one and cut with a sharp knife into even bite size pieces.
- Now you pinwheel sandwiches are ready for plating.
- To make the lollipops for kids, as shows in the picture, first make a bow using fruit leathers. Insert in a lollipop stick and then insert the sandwich. You may also use the ribbon bows instead fruit leather bows. Now sprinkle each lollipop with colorful sprinkles and red sanding sugar.
Hope you and your kids enjoy these lollipop sandwiches. Please, do leave a comment and let us know if you try it. May your palate be enhanced!
Recipe
Raspberry Strawberry Cream Cheese Pinwheel Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- ¼ cup Raspberries grated and strained
- ¼ cup Strawberries grated and strained
- ½ cup Heavy whipped cream
- 16 slices Bread
Spices:
- 2 tablespoon Confectioners’ sugar
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder Dal chini
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Wash your berries thoroughly with water. Organic berries are preferred, but still wash. Then grate and strain the berries in a strainer.
- Let all the juice strain out from the berries in order to achieve the thick consistency of filling.
- Let your cream cheese come to room temperature. Then whip the cream cheese with a fork at room temperature to smooth it out.
- Mix the grated and strained berries in the whipped cream cheese.
- Whip the heavy whipping cream with a whisker to make it light and fluffy. Put the bowl of cream over the ice while whipping to keep it cold and fasten the process. Before starting to whisk, please make sure that your cream is cold to reduce the risk of spoiling the cream. While whisking add vanilla essence, cinnamon powder and confectioners’ sugar into the cream.
- Fold the whisked whip cream into berries and cream cheese mixture.
- After mixing, cover it and put it in the fridge so that it remains cold.
- Now you can pick your favorite wholegrain seedless bread for the sandwiches. Seedless bread will ensure that you are able to easily make rolls with flattened bread.
- Remove the bread crust using a bread knife. You will need about 16 slices. Removing bread crust is a necessary step in order to be able to make the pin-wheel sandwiches. Bread will not roll with crust on.
- Now flatten the bread slices one at a time with a rolling pin by placing them in between the plastic wrap.
- Place four slices in a row as shown in the picture. Each subsequent piece should have about 1 cm overlap. Wet the overlap portion with water or butter to make the breads pieces stick properly. Now, spread the filling with a butter knife uniformly over all the pieces. Don’t overfill, otherwise the filling might ooze out while rolling.
- Now grab one side and start rolling slowly, making sure that bread does not break away. Roll until the end. After rolling them, immediately wrap them tightly in a plastic wrap. Tie the sides of the wrap to keep the moisture intact and air out.
- Keep the rolled and wrapped pieces in the fridge to let them stabilize and take shape. More you can let it cool, the better it is for the filling. If you preparing these for an upcoming event, then this is where you stop. You can leave them in the fridge for up to one day.
- When ready to serve, unwrap the rolls one-by-one and cut with a sharp knife into even bite size pieces.
- Now you pinwheel sandwiches are ready for plating.
- To make the lollipops for kids, as shows in the picture, first make a bow using fruit leathers. Insert in a lollipop stick and then insert the sandwich. You may also use the ribbon bows instead fruit leather bows. Now sprinkle each lollipop with colorful sprinkles and red sanding sugar.
vg says
Does not it get sqashy? How does it stay stiff?
Rupali Agarwal says
Nope, it doesn't get squishy and mushy. Can stay in fridge wrapped in cling wrap for 2-3 days before cutting into pinwheels.