Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries are a sweet treat with less guilt. Perfectly sweet and poppable, they're perfect for any occasion!
Something I enjoy most about Pinterest is getting ridiculously fantastic ideas, all in one place, for home, fashion, travel, and food.
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I drool as I scroll by decadent recipes like Cinnamon Roll Pancakes that would surely send me into a wonderful, Cinnabon-sized sugar-coma upon first bite.
I’ve also been known to make emergency trips to the grocery store for the ingredients to make creamy Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries for fear of spending another moment without them.
Cheesecake. Stuffed. Strawberries. People. These babies are right up there with chocolate-covered-frozen-cheesecake-on-a-stick in terms of cheesecake ingenuity. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw them on the boards!
I made a batch of these stuffed stunners yesterday afternoon then took a plate over to my parent’s house to give them a taste. I was quite sad for my Mother’s poor timing, as she was at Kohl’s when I showed up, and my Dad – whose sweet tooth rivals my own – simply cannot be trusted around a plate of goodies unattended.
I made him promise he’d save her a few, but chances seemed slim as he mumbled “Uh-huh. Sure. Whatever you say!” in between mouthfuls of stuffed strawberries.
A text message from my Mom a few hours later confirmed that he had indeed pulled through for his dear wife.
“What is IN this filling? I could straight up just eat that by the spoonfuls!”
Luckily these cheesecake stuffed strawberries are as easy as they are mouthwatering.
Start by cutting the tops off of 2lbs strawberries, then, with a small paring knife, hollow out the insides. I found it was easiest to do this by placing the strawberry flat on a cutting board then rotating it as I cut.
Voila. :)
Next, mix up your cheesecake filling.
That’d be powdered sugar and vanilla extract, whisked into softened cream cheese. Easy!
Scoop the cheesecake filling into a piping or ziploc bag, snip the end off,
then stuff.
At this point you’ll be dying for a taste — but practice patience, as there’s one final, glorious step left.
The graham cracker crust step…YES.
Crush up some sweet and crunchy crackers, then dunk and roll your cheesecake stuffed berries on in.
That’s it!
Can you imagine how big of a hit these would be at your next potluck or get together? Sun-ripened strawberries stuffed with velvety-smooth cheesecake filling, then topped with the unmistakable crunch of graham cracker. Unbeatable!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs strawberries
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 sheets graham crackers, crushed
Directions
- Cut the tops off the strawberries then, using a paring knife, hollow out the insides.
- Combine softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla together in a bowl then transfer to a piping bag or ziploc bag. Snip the corner off the bag then pipe the filling into the strawberries, allowing the filling to come a little over the top of the berry.
- Pour the crushed graham crackers into a shallow dish or bowl. Dip the exposed top of the cheesecake stuffed strawberry into the crumbs.
- Place into the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
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Kitchen noob here wasn’t careful to fully seal the ziploc bag -or- to squeeze from the top down instead of from the middle. A big blob of the filling squirted onto my apron; I foolishly set the bag in the mixing bowl while I cleaned myself up, resulting in some nasty sticky hands when I returned to work. Such chaos, yet as soon as I sampled my work, I knew it was hands-down worth it.
Totally loved these! I chocolate coated mine after, for that extra kick of sugar! (my sweet tooth is about the maturity level of a 5yr old……)
I made these for our father’s day cook out tomorrow. I made them with about a 1/3c of splenda in place of the powdered sugar b/c my aunt is diabetic. I sampled one after they were finished. They taste awesome and you don’t miss the sugar at all!
Just served these strawberries at my baby shower last weekend! They were gone like… instantly. I didnt even get to try one, but I’m assuming they were delicious because they were definitely the 1st thing gone, and we made a double batch! Thanks for the great recipe!
I made these as well and they are so beautiful! I didn’t use a recipe though, because I’d just kind of heard about them so I made it up how I thought it should taste and it worked out wonderfully! Yours were probably a bit better because I didn’t add vanilla extract :)
I made these for a a party at our house this week end and they were ridiculously easy and a huge hit!! So delicious, thank you!
I made these today and I dipped the ends into mini chocolate chips!