Strawberries with Lemon Cream
By Hapemom
Pretty presentation - amazing flavor. Good for parties, showers, brunch, etc.
- 3
- 30 mins
- 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 c. confectioners sugar
- 1 t. grated lemon peel (lemon zest)
- 1 T. fresh lemon juice
- 2 pints fresh strawberries (approx 42)
- Blueberries for garnish (optional)
Preparation
Step 1
In bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice with portable mixer, until smooth. Cover and refrigerate (can be made ahead and refrigerated, but let soften before piping).
Clean strawberries; remove hulls. Place on paper towel lined tray, hulled end down. With a sharp knife, cut an X through the top of each berry (not all the way through). Pull sections gently apart.
Spoon filling into pastry bag (can use a 1/2" star tip). Pipe a heaping teaspoon in center of each berry. Berries can be filled two hours before serving.
Serving options:
--Top with a blueberry
--Place in paper petit four cups
--Place on tray and lightly spinkle with powdered sugar
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