25 Jun 2012 9 Comments
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Whew! I needed to take a break from editing the wedding I shot this past weekend, so I decided to finally finish this post! I have been really busy lately, between a trip to Iowa, lots of photography, teaching piano lessons, and watching Avatar (ahhhh Legend of Korra!), but it’s a good kind of busy, the kind that keeps you entertained all day during the summer.
I made these little treats a couple of weeks ago. Don’t they look cute? They were tasty, easy to make, and you don’t need an oven, which is great if your oven is broken (like mine) or if you just don’t feel like turing it on when it’s so hot outside.
To make these strawberry treats, you have to core the strawberries. I saw a tip online somewhere that showed that you can use a piping tip to hollow out strawberries. I used a combination of a piping tip and a knife to hollow them out- easy peasy!
Once you have your hollowed strawberries, you need to fill them with your “cheesecake” mixture. I put the filling in a piping bag and piped it in. After I piped in the filling, I was impatient and started drizzling chocolate on right away. But this made quite a mess so I would recommend putting the filled strawberries in the fridge for a while.
That’s Penny, out kitty. Isn’t she cute? Don’t let that innocent face fool you, she’s a bit of a demon cat (unless she’s sleeping ;).
My poor puppy hasn’t been able to catch a break since we got her…she attacks him all the time and he’s to wimpy sweet to fight back! I hope they get along better as she gets older and (hopefully) mellows out :)
So anyways, I hope you’re having a wonderful summer! I’d love to hear what’s going on in your life. Oh and make these little treats! They’re yummy :)
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. large strawberries
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 3-6 tbs powdered sugar (depends on how sweet you want the filling)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- chocolate chips, toffee bits, or whatever else you want to sprinkle on them
Directions:
- Use a piping tip/knife to core the strawberries.
- In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Use a piping bag and tip to fill the strawberries with the cheesecake filling.
- If you want to drizzle melted chocolate or top the strawberries with chocolate chips/toffee bits, etc, put the strawberries in the freezer/fridge until the filling gets a little more firm. Otherwise, enjoy!
- Store in the refrigerator.
Enjoy!
Jun 26, 2012 @ 06:38:59
These look so good and so easy! They would be perfect for a summer cook-out :)
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Jun 26, 2012 @ 08:36:55
Thanks for stopping by, Megan! They would be perfect for a cook-out- perhaps the 4th of July? They would be really cute with blue sprinkles :)
Jun 26, 2012 @ 11:07:25
I think I’ll make these for a cookout this weekend, who doesn’t love strawberry cheesecake that you can just pop in your mouth? perfect! I’ll need to make a large batch, but would worry about the filling getting messed up if I laid them out on a plate on their sides – do you have any suggestions to make sure they travel well? Should I try to make them stand up somehow? Thanks for the great recipe!
Jun 26, 2012 @ 11:52:06
Hey Melissa! I would make them a little bit ahead of time so the filling has time to set a bit in the refrigerator. You could also try putting them in a mini muffin tin to keep them separated and standing up. Hope all goes well and enjoy!
Jun 26, 2012 @ 14:53:21
perfect, thanks for the quick response!
Jun 29, 2012 @ 19:25:55
Nice to see you back again!! Hope your summer is going well!
Jun 30, 2012 @ 07:45:39
Thanks Imogen! I hope yours is going great as well!
Jul 20, 2012 @ 14:11:49
I am totally doing this. but I’d probably sprinkle a bit of graham cracker or something so that it had a “crust.” plus, I’m a weirdo that thinks chocolate and fruit should not mix.
Jul 20, 2012 @ 20:19:02
Kayleigh- I totally would have done the graham crackers if I had had some and I know some other people who don’t like the fruit & chocolate combo, although I think those people are crazy ;) Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy!