Strawberry Cheesecake Bites |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Strawberries are stuffed with a cream cheese filling for a cute two-bite dessert. Can be prepared the night before, but not much earlier than that as the berries may become soggy. Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese |
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
12 large fresh strawberries, hulled |
2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs |
2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate chips (optional) |
1 teaspoon canola oil (optional) |
Directions:
1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. Beat together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
4. With a sharp paring knife, cut a cone shape out of the top of each strawberry to leave a small hollow.
5. Pipe about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese filling into each strawberry, making sure that the filling overflows a bit out of the top of the strawberry.
6. Place the graham cracker crumbs into a shallow bowl. Dip the filled side of the strawberry into the graham cracker crumbs, coating the exposed filling with crumbs.
7. Melt the chocolate and canola oil in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until warm and smooth, 1 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave).
8. Dip the unfilled ends of the strawberries into the melted chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet; refrigerate until set.
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