Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
This is probably one of the best ways you’ll ever eat cheesecake, hands down. I love making these for friends, or even making a batch for myself and keeping them in the freezer. These make a phenomenal frozen treat, especially during this hot summer months.
Can You Make Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Ahead of Time?
Yes, you can hollow out the strawberries a day or two ahead of time & you can also prepare the filling. Store the filling separately from the strawberries. Wait on stuffing them until you’re close to serving.
How to Hollow Out a Strawberry
This strawberry huller is a perfect tool for hollowing out strawberries and definitely makes this recipe run more quickly and smoothly. You can also use a small paring knife.
The Secret to Smooth Cheesecake
Using ingredients that are completely at room temperature is the key to ensuring you won’t have lumpy batter. Beat the room temperature cream cheese with an electric mixer first, until it’s nice and smooth, before you add in the other ingredients. Once other ingredients are added, the mixture should not be over-mixed.
Can You Freeze Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries?
You can freeze these, they make a very tasty frozen treat and are convenient to have on hand if you enjoy something sweet after a meal.
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title: “Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-02” author: “Jose Wallen”
I first made these strawberries back in July 2012, which I fondly refer to as the MVP v1.0, Minimum Viable Product Version 1.0. If I remember correctly, it was a simple mixture of cream cheese and powdered sugar with hollowed strawberries that were topped with a chocolate syrup. I posted the ugliest photo ever on Facebook, proud of my creation. Well, I have since perfected the recipe and dare I say… move over Edible Arrangements! Making the cheesecake filling, stuffing the strawberries, and decorating is so simple and makes the most delicious dessert with very little effort! It’s less time consuming and arduous than make a cheesecake, not to mention an upgrade from plain chocolate dipped strawberries. Trust me, this will impress ya boo for Valentine’s Day, your Galentines’ boos, a baby shower, or they make a fantastic treat for yourself.
The Ingredients - Notes and Substitutions
The ingredients for the Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries are mostly likely already in your kitchen or an easy grocery run away.
Strawberries: I love this recipe because strawberries are pretty much available year-round! You’ll want to find plump strawberries, and be sure to purchase them within a day or two of intending to use them. Cream cheese: This is the base of the cheesecake filling. Ensure it is at room temperature. Sour cream: The bit of tanginess from the sour cream is what makes this cheesecake so dang good! It can be omitted or substituted with a bit of plain full fat Greek yogurt. Powdered sugar: The filling is sweetened using powdered sugar. Granulated will make the filling gritty, so try not to use this as a substitute. Vanilla extract: Adds a depth of flavor. Graham crackers: Cheesecake means there must be a graham cracker crust. To achieve this, you’ll want to crush graham crackers and mix it with butter. Substitute the graham crackers with your favorite cookie or biscuits. Butter: The graham crackers are mixed with unsalted butter to make a crust that is sprinkled on top of the strawberries. Chocolate: This is entirely optional but makes it so delicious! It’s like a cross between strawberry cheesecake and strawberries dipped in chocolate.
How to make a No-bake Cheesecake Filling
This cheesecake filling is one of my favorite things ever! It’s a no-bake cheesecake recipe that I’ve been making for years. Between clumpy batter or giant cracks down the middle, making a cheesecake is not an easy task. That’s why this no-bake recipe is so fantastic! It’s the same exact satisfaction and you can use it so many different ways! This Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries recipe is one way, and it would be wonderful for a no-bake berry cheesecake and so many other things. The no-bake cheesecake is only a whopping four ingredients: cream cheese, sour cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. The cream cheese should be at room temperature to start with. To make the cheesecake batter - All that needs to be done is to toss all four ingredients into a bowl and use a whisk or hand-held mixer to mix everything together until smooth and creamy. After the batter has been made, transfer it into a piping bag or Ziploc bag and set aside while you prep the strawberries.
How to fill the Strawberries
While this recipe is so simple, I find that the biggest pain (that’s really not even that bad) can be actually filling the strawberries. Once you’ve made the filling, you’ll need to prep and fill the strawberries. The recipe for the cheesecake filling should fill about a quart of strawberries, depending on their size.
Suggestions for Toppings
The graham cracker crust topping is so so delicious and easy to make! To make the graham cracker crust - Crush the graham crackers into crumbs. To do this, I put them in a Ziploc bag, seal it, and then use a rolling pin to crush them. Then, melt the butter and pour it into the Ziploc bag with the graham cracker crumbs. Massage the butter into the crumbs, and you’re done! Sprinkle it on to the cheesecake batter that is overflowing for it to stick. I also think chocolate is so so dang good for this! It’s basically a hybrid of a strawberry cheesecake and chocolate strawberries! Melt your choice of chocolate, and drizzle it over the strawberries. This also makes it much easier to get the graham cracker crust to adhere to the strawberries. Some other delicious toppings include:
Sprinkles Whipped cream Caramel Nutella Peanuts
Expert Tips
This recipe is fail proof because it’s so easy, but here’s a few of my favorite tips!
Cut off a small portion of the tip of the strawberry so that it can lay flat without falling over. Hollow out the strawberry with a metal straw by pushing the straw from the bottom to the top which will remove the middle and the stem. Over fill the strawberry to get the perfect strawberry to cheesecake ratio/ Add sour cream to get a bit of the tangy cheesecake flavor. If you don’t have powdered sugar, transfer granulated sugar to a blender or coffee grinder and run it until it becomes a powder.
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