Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake Bites with Cookie Crumbs (Print-Friendly Version)
Halved fresh strawberries carry a sweet cream cheese topping and buttery vanilla-cookie crumbs. These are assembled fruit bites, distinct from the chocolate-coated cake-and-strawberry balls.
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House placeholder — AdSense units launch here# Ingredients You’ll Need:
01 - 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
02 - 1/4 cup granulated sugar
03 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
04 - 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
05 - 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
06 - 1 cup vanilla sandwich cookies, crushed
07 - 2 tablespoons melted butter
# How to Make It:
01 - Wash strawberries, dry thoroughly, hull and halve them. Arrange cut-side up on a chilled plate.
02 - Beat softened cream cheese with granulated sugar and vanilla until smooth, scraping the bowl. Gradually beat in the quarter cup cream to make a thick topping; this is not a separately whipped cream filling.
03 - If the mixture is too loose to hold a spooned mound, chill briefly before assembling rather than adding unmeasured sugar.
04 - Mix crushed ready-to-eat cookies with melted butter. Spoon or pipe small portions of cream cheese mixture onto the berries and scatter crumbs on top.
05 - Chill until serving and add the last crumbs close to serving for crunch. Serve any extra filling separately with additional fruit rather than overloading small berry halves.
# Extra Suggestions:
01 - Blot both the outside and cut surfaces. Standing water makes the filling slide and softens the cookie topping.
02 - Berry sizes vary, so count the halved fruit before portioning the filling. No fixed bite count is promised.
03 - Use a broad opening and a chilled, smooth filling. A spoon works well when berries are irregular.
04 - Keep crumbs away from the fruit until assembly. For advance preparation, chill filling and berries in separate containers.