Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

Details

• ⏲️ Prep time: 25 mins
• 🍳 Cook time: 5 mins
• 🍽️ Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 12 large fresh strawberries
• 2 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate (Optional)
• 1 teaspoon canola oil (Optional)

Directions

1. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. Place graham cracker crumbs into a shallow bowl.
3. Beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth.
4. Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
5. With a sharp paring knife, cut a cone shape out of the top of each strawberry to leave a small hollow.
6. Pipe about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese filling into each strawberry, making sure the filling overflows a bit out of the top of the strawberry.
7. Hold each strawberry upside down to dip filling into crumbs until coated.
8. Melt chocolate and canola oil in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until warm and smooth.
9. Dip strawberry tips into melted chocolate, then place onto the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate until set.
10. Serve and enjoy!