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Cheesecake Filled Strawberries are the perfect treat to give to someone you love. Add a layer of sweet chocolate and they become an extra special treat for someone sweet.
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- Ingredients in Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
- Variation to Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
- Great Gift Idea
- Tips for Perfect Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
- Dipping Strawberries in Chocolate
- Frequently Asked Questions about Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
- More Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas
- How to Make Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
- Cheesecake Filled Strawberries Recipe
These delicious Cheesecake Filled Strawberries are rich, decadent and super easy to make! Can you get anymore amazing-ness into a single bite? Cheesecake? Check. Chocolate? Check. Yummy berries? Check! And what’s even better, these cheesecake-stuffed strawberries are so easy to make. You’ll get all of the flavor of strawberry cheesecake without all the effort of having to bake cheesecake. The light cheesecake mixture really sets these berries apart from regular chocolate covered strawberries. They’re perfect for Valentine’s Day, bridal showers, special luncheons or as birthday treats for family and friends.
Ingredients in Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
You only need a few simple ingredients to make these dreamy treats. Truly of of the best strawberry recipes in the world!
- Strawberries – find fresh strawberries at local farmers markets or at the grocery store during the summer.
- Melted Chocolate – for these berries, I like to use Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips because they melt evenly and taste delicious.
- Sprinkles or mini chocolate chips for decorating – these are optional but so fun to personalize for any occasion.
For the Cream Cheese Mixture:
- Cream cheese – about four ounces for this recipe, which of course, can be doubled for extras. Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature before mixing.
- Cool Whip – yep, one cup of the yummy whipped topping from the tub.
- Powdered sugar – start with half a cup or add more for extra sweetness.
- Vanilla extract – one teaspoon.
Variation to Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
For a yummy option without chocolate, you can dip the berries in crushed graham crackers. You can use a food processor to get perfect graham cracker crumbs that adhere to the moist berries. This option really gives you the flavors of strawberry cheesecake with a graham cracker crust.
Great Gift Idea
These make a great gift for friends and loved ones. Imagine showing up at someone’s doorstep with these fancy looking, festive colored berries for Valentine’s Day — or any time you want to bring someone a little cheer. They’re just sweet enough to make the perfect little dessert. You won’t feel overwhelmed by them, but there’s always room for a chocolate covered strawberry.
Tips for Perfect Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
- Use a small paring knife to slice the green stem off the top of the strawberry.
- The same sharp knife can be used to dig out the white inside of the fruit, making a small space for the cheesecake filling.
- Use a hand mixer to whisk together the cream cheese mixture ingredients in a large bowl until they’re smooth and light. Then refrigerate the bowl until your berries are dipped and ready for the filling.
- Use a Ziploc bag with a small hole cut in the corner, or a piping bag to add the cream cheese filling inside each berry.
Dipping Strawberries in Chocolate
I have a couple of secrets for how I dip these strawberries. I melt the chocolate in a glass cup. One of the short ones. Or a coffee mug works too. This seems to keep the chocolate at the right temperature longer and makes it so easy to dunk and dip. I also use chocolate chips or chocolate bars, not just any chocolate, but a good creamy chocolate brand. I think a lot of dipping chocolates you get at the grocery store are gross. For these strawberries I used Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips and they were incredible. I will sometimes chop up Dove chocolates or Cadbury too, all those chocolates are really creamy and yummy.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
Small knives or even straws can be used to hollow out berries. Push the straw up from the bottom point of the strawberry. The hull and stem will come out one end of the straw.
If you’re keeping your berries around longer than one day, yes you’ll need to refrigerate them. To keep the berries from getting too moist, store them in an airtight container with a paper towel in the bottom.
Try to have your berries at room temperature before dipping. Not only that, but you need to make sure your berries are as dry as possible. The moisture of the berries keeps the chocolate from sticking.
READ MORE: 30+ Best Strawberry Recipes
More Valentine’s Day Dessert Ideas
This recipe is one of our favorite Valentine treats! To get the full list of our Valentine favorites be sure to check out VALENTINE TREATS FOR SOMEONE SWEET. We have all kinds of yummy recipes that are perfect for Valentines Day, like cakes and cookies and chocolates, even some low carb options!
How to Make Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 pint strawberries
- 12 ounces chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips)
- optional: sprinkles or mini chocolate chips for decorating
For the cheesecake filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup Cool Whip
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Cheesecake Filling
- Beat together the cream cheese and cool whip until smooth. Then cream in the sugar and vanilla. Put the filling in the fridge to cool while you make the strawberries.
Dipping Chocolate
- Melt half of the chocolate chips in a glass cup or coffee mug in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir in the remaining chocolate chips and melt in 20 second intervals until all the chocolate is melted and smooth. Do not overcook!
Strawberries
- Clean and thoroughly dry the strawberries, if they are wet at all they will ruin the chocolate.
- Dip the strawberries (leaving some space at the top) and place them on parchment paper.
- Optional: sprinkle on some mini chocolate chips or sprinkles.
- Let the chocolate completely cool and set. It’s better if they set at room temperature but if you are impatient you can always put them in the fridge to cool faster.
- Remove the stems from the strawberries and cut out the white center area.
- Scoop the cheesecake filling into a ziplock bag and seal. Cut a small hole in the corner and pipe the filling into the strawberries. Keep refrigerated.
Notes
- Use a small paring knife to slice the green stem off the top of the strawberry.
- The same sharp knife can be used to dig out the white inside of the fruit, making a small space for the cheesecake filling.
- Use a hand mixer to whisk together the cream cheese mixture ingredients in a large bowl until they’re smooth and light. Then refrigerate the bowl until your berries are dipped and ready for the filling.
- Use a Ziploc bag with a small hole cut in the corner, or a piping bag to add the cream cheese filling inside each berry.
I’ve never tried ghiradelli chocolate for this and it’s probably really great, but one year we did a taste test between symphony, Hershey’s, and Cadbury,…symphony was the clear winner. It was amazing with the strawberries! I love that you added the filling idea. I’ll have to try that!
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Love the addition of cheesecake filling – yum!
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