This looks like a great treat to bring to a summer party where you need to bring 'a dessert'.
Recipe from the California Strawberry Commission.
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1⁄3 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1⁄2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
16 (about 1 pound) whole stemmed strawberries
8 graham cracker squares, finely crushed (about 2⁄3 cup)
In mixer bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel until smooth and creamy; set aside.
Using paring knife or small melon baller, partially hollow out top of strawberries to a depth of 3⁄4 inch. Gently fill each with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture.
Roll tops into graham cracker crumbs. Arrange on serving platter.
TIPS: To prepare recipe ahead of time, fill strawberries with cream cheese mixture; cover and refrigerate up to 6 hours. Roll in graham cracker crumbs just before serving.
For a chocolate cheesecake variation, melt 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels as package directs; stir into one 8-ounce package cream cheese (softened). Add 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar and 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Proceed as recipe directs, rolling filled strawberries into finely crushed graham crackers or chocolate wafer cookies.
Recipe from the California Strawberry Commission.
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1⁄3 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1⁄2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
16 (about 1 pound) whole stemmed strawberries
8 graham cracker squares, finely crushed (about 2⁄3 cup)
In mixer bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel until smooth and creamy; set aside.
Using paring knife or small melon baller, partially hollow out top of strawberries to a depth of 3⁄4 inch. Gently fill each with 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture.
Roll tops into graham cracker crumbs. Arrange on serving platter.
TIPS: To prepare recipe ahead of time, fill strawberries with cream cheese mixture; cover and refrigerate up to 6 hours. Roll in graham cracker crumbs just before serving.
For a chocolate cheesecake variation, melt 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels as package directs; stir into one 8-ounce package cream cheese (softened). Add 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar and 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Proceed as recipe directs, rolling filled strawberries into finely crushed graham crackers or chocolate wafer cookies.
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