Oh, and I forgot to mention... There's no baking or cooking involved. Yea, I thought you'd like that:@)
Don't hesitate to give these a try folks!
There's a red, white and blue version HERE.
Updated to add: I had one extra large strawberry leftover (ok, I may have stashed it away)...
Added it to my bagel this morning-a very nice way to start the day!
Don't hesitate to give these a try folks!
There's a red, white and blue version HERE.
Added it to my bagel this morning-a very nice way to start the day!
At least a quart of strawberries, washed and dryed
8oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 C powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
graham cracker crumbs to sprinkle on top, optional-I didn't use them
cocoa powder for dusting, optional
melted chocolate or candy melts for dipping the bottoms, optional-this is a fun idea!
- Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with a hand held mixer until smooth.
- Fill a disposable icing bag (or strong sandwich baggie) with cream cheese.
- Cut berries to about 1/4" from bottom, then turn 90 degrees and cut them again (making a cross).
- Separate berries with your fingers a bit and squeeze cream cheese into the center. You might need to move the bag side to side to fill the whole berry with cream cheese.
- Dust with cocoa powder or dip bottom in chocolate if desired. If dipping them place on wax/parchment paper or silicone liner until chocolate sets.
- Store in fridge until ready to eat.
- Berry size varies greatly... You'll get at least 20 large berries from this and if they are smaller, you'd get many more!
