Shelly's Recipe

Chocolate Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

Category: Fruit Desserts

8 servings

1 pound strawberries -
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips -
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese - room temperature
3/4 cup powdered sugar -
1 graham cracker - crunched to crumbs

Wash each strawberry. Cut the top off of each strawberry and using a knife, core out the middle of each strawberry. Cut off a small piece of the bottom, (evenly) so they can sit up on the plate.

In a double boiler or microwavable bowl, melt the chocolate until just melted. Set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, blend the cream cheese until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar and mix until combined. If you want, you can add the powdered sugar in 1/4 cup increments, until you get to your desired sweetness. Since it is not strawberry season and the berries are not that sweet, I sweetened the filling up good.

Fold in the chocolate.

Mixing until incorporated.

Add to a piping bag or plastic Ziploc bag and pipe decoratively into the strawberries. Sprinkle the graham crackers crumbs over top of each strawberry.