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.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE FOOD.
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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Wow! That is probably the yummiest thing I’ve seen in…like 20minutes. They look way too guilty. I’ll have to try them the next time I need something to take somewhere!
i need these. right now! why aren’t there graham crackers in Australia?!
really??? you could try to kill two birds with one stone and find some Keebler fudge dipped graham cracker cookies, but don’t know if you have those either…if not maybe crushed up vanilla wafer cookies might work. Good luck! =]
genius!
Just finished making these for dessert tonight…thanks so much for the recipe! As someone who loves chocolate, I also dipped some of the strawberries in crushed Andes Mints (which you can buy pre-crushed!). Definitely not as healthy as the graham crackers…but seriously delicious!
Thanks for sharing my cinnamon roll pancakes! These strawberries look irresistible!!
I made those pancakes into waffles this morning. Sooo good. Kinda made a messy waffle iron but so worth it. It helped to wipe the iron down while still warm. Yummm
What if you dipped the strawberries in chocolate after they’ve been filled? Cheesecake+ strawberry+ chocolate…it would be a one bite flavor explosion!
Gonna make these tomorrow. Sounds delish! Love your articles!
oooohh! yum I have seen these on Pinterest and thought they looked amazing! How do I find you on Pinterest?
I think you can just search for “iowagirleats” and I’ll pop up :)
too funny–I’m throwing a Cheesecake Party this weekend and these are on the menu! Glad to hear they got rave reviews!! :)
I made these two weeks ago for a birthday party and I too, found them via pinterest!
I left the stems on the strawberries and used a 1/8 teaspoon to ‘pit’ the strawberries and it worked like a charm! A lot less knife work and less chances of chopping off a finger! Picked up some raspberries and filled them as well. I cheated and used the Philadelphia pre-made cheesecake filling to save on time :)
They were quite a hit and I will definitely be making them again in the future!
Good to hear they actually taste good! I pinned these last month and haven’t gotten around to actually making them.
Wow, I need to make those. It’s probably for the best that for some reason, Pininterest pages take about 2 minutes to load on my work computer…. Otherwise I wouldn’t be getting much done.
OMG those look friggin’ awesome!!! I think those will be a must to make this weekend…if I can wait that long!!! One could even drizzle chocolate over the top. Glorious!