Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups white whole-wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
• 0.75 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
• 12 bamboos skewers , 6 inch
• 1 quart fresh strawberries , hulled and halved horizontally
• 0.75 cups low-fat frozen whipped topping , such as Cool Whip® Lite

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; cut in cold butter using a pastry blender or your hands until crumbly.

3. 3

   Stir buttermilk and applesauce together in a separate bowl; pour into the flour mixture until dough comes together and is sticky. Using 2 spoons, drop dough into about 1/2 tablespoon-size mounds onto the prepared baking sheet, making 36 total mounds.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms are slightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Cool biscuits.

5. 5

   Thread 3 biscuits onto each skewer, alternating with 3 strawberries halves, until all the ingredients are used. Top each skewer with whipped topping.