White Chocolate Cheesecake Strawberries

By lmaley

Ingredients

• 16-20 medium (about 1 1/4 in./3 cm each) fresh strawberries
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) white chocolate morsels
• 4 oz (125 g) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) Double-Strength Vanilla
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) thawed frozen
• whipped topping
• 1 graham cracker square
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) semi-sweet chocolate morsels (see Cook’s Tip)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stem and hull strawberries using Core & More. Cut a very thin slice off pointed end of strawberries to form a flat base. Place strawberries on paper-towel-lined Medium Sheet Pan.

2. Place white chocolate morsels in Small Batter Bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 45-60 seconds or until almost melted; stir until smooth.

3. Add cream cheese and Vanilla to batter bowl. Whisk until smooth using Stainless Whisk; stir in whipped topping. Spoon filling into Easy Accent® Decorator fitted with open star tip.

4. Coarsely chop graham cracker using Food Chopper.

5. Place semi-sweet chocolate morsels into (1-cup/250-mL) Prep Bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 45-60 seconds or until almost melted; stir until smooth. Spoon chocolate into small resealable plastic bag; trim the corner.

6. Pipe filling evenly into each strawberry. Sprinkle with chopped graham cracker; drizzle with melted chocolate.


Cook’s Tip: Any crispy cookie can be substituted for the graham cracker, if desired.
In Step 5, white chocolate morsels can be substituted for the semi-sweet chocolate morsels, if desired.