A light yellow plate with three half Hovis Soft White Medium Sliced sandwiches, each filled with halved strawberries and clementines, surrounded by cream.

Japanese-Style Strawberry Sando

A strawberry sando, or Japanese fruit sandwich, is a light and fluffy dessert made with soft white bread, fresh strawberries, and a sweet whipped cream filling. This easy strawberry sando recipe is perfect for a refreshing snack, afternoon tea, or even a special treat for brunch. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a beautiful and delicious Japanese strawberry sandwich that looks as good as it tastes.

Hovis Soft White Medium Sliced bread with a subtle shadow under it. The packaging features a Union Jack pattern and a yellow label reading 'Soft to the Last Slice.'

Made with Hovis® Soft White Medium Sliced

Preparation time: 1h 15 minutes

Cook time: 0 minutes

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 Slices Hovis® Soft White Medium Sliced bread
60g Mascarpone
120ml Heavy cream
1 Tbsp Icing sugar
¼ Tsp Vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
5 Strawberries (hulled)

Tip

For some variety, try filling with different soft and sweet fruits like mandarins, mangos, bananas or kiwis.

Method

In a large bowl, mix the mascarpone until smooth (an electric mixer on medium speed will be the easiest way to do this quickly - only about one minute). Next, add the cream, sugar, vanilla and salt. Mix this for about 3-4 minutes just until stiff peaks form.

A top-down view of a medium bowl, filled with white fluffy cream on a wooden kitchen counter. Resting on the side, a red spatula and a mixer.

Spread 3 tablespoons of the cream mixture onto both slices of bread. On one slice, place the 5 whole strawberries (on their sides) in an X pattern. Laying them out like this means they will look the nicest when we cut them later. Carefully place the second cream-covered slice on top and press gently. Wrap the sando tightly in cling film then place in the fridge for at least an hour - the cooler your sandwich, the easier it’ll be to slice. (If you want to remember exactly where to cut it, draw a line on the cling film in the direction that you placed the strawberries in).

On the left, thick slices of soft white bread are being spread with a layer of cream. Fresh strawberries, hulled and halved, are being carefully placed on the cream in the middle image, on an X shape. On the right, the sandwich is neatly wrapped in cling film, ready to chill and set.

When the cream has stiffened in the fridge and you’re ready to serve, use a serrated knife to slice them diagonally. If you want the sandos to look more authentic, you can cut the crusts off (but don’t throw them away - they’ll have cream on them and so be yummy to nibble). Enjoy immediately!