Recipe Thursday - Chocolate-Dipped Cheesecake-Filled Strawberries

This week's Recipe:

An elegant YUMMY spin on Chocolate-dipped Strawberries!

Chocolate-Dipped Cheesecake-Filled Strawberries
by DeDe Smith

24 medium to large strawberries
8 ounce cream cheese

1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1/3 to 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

1 package chocolate chips

Wash strawberries, remove the tops, and cut out a cone shape from inside the middle of each strawberry with a paring knife. 

Put the insides of the strawberry into a small bowl.

Mix together the cream cheese, whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth, thick, and creamy.

Add the strawberry insides to the mixture and mix until smooth.

Melt Chocolate chips until smooth.

Dip bottom of each strawberry into chocolate mixture and then sprinkle graham crackers onto the chocolate. Let harden.

Fill a ziploc bag or pastry bag with the cream cheese mixture. Squeeze filling into each strawberry and sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs.

Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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