Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake Bites Food

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• For filling, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and extract until smooth., Remove stems from strawberries. Using a paring knife or small melon baller, cut a 1-in.-deep opening in the stem end of strawberries. Pipe or spoon cream cheese mixture into openings. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet., In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over strawberries; if desired, sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. Refrigerate until set.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• cut out centers of strawberries and place them on a paper towel to absorb moisture.
• Mix whipped cream cheese and puff marshmallow together and place in pastry bag (or large zip lock bag with edge cut).
• Fill strawberries with mixture and dip into crushed graham crackers.
• Use extra filling and graham crackers as garnish.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Beat together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
• With a sharp paring knife, cut a cone shape out of the top of each strawberry to leave a small hollow.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• Dip the unfilled ends of the strawberries into the melted chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet; refrigerate until set.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BITES

Steps:

• Using small apple corer or sharp paring knife, carefully remove hulls from strawberries. Cut small portion off bottom of each strawberry so it will stand. Invert strawberries onto paper towel to drain.
• Into small bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer or whisk until well combined.
• Transfer cheese mixture to decorating bag. Or spoon mixture into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and cut small hole in one bottom corner. Sprinkle tops of filled strawberries with graham cracker crumbs.