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!
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