Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries recipe is fresh strawberries stuffed with a cream cheese filling and sprinkled with graham crackers. We like to make these for an easy dessert after any meal. They are a crowd favorite!
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(Originally posted May 2012)
CHEESECAKE STUFFED STRAWBERRIES
I always have mixed emotions on Mother’s Day. It’s a beautiful day to celebrate and recognize all that moms do.
I’m so grateful to be a mother but always feel like there’s room for improvement on my part. My own mother is amazing and I can only hope to be half the mom she is.
HOLLOW OUT THE STRAWBERRIES
To hollow out the strawberries use a small pairing knife. This makes a hole for the filling to go into.
CHEESECAKE FILLING
The cheesecake filling is very simple. The ingredients are cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
HOW TO MAKE CHEESECAKE STUFFED STRAWBERRIES
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Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife, if necessary.
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In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or Ziploc with the corner snipped off. Fill the strawberries with cheesecake mixture.
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Once strawberries are filled, sprinkle or dip the tops with graham cracker crumbs.
OTHER STRAWBERRY RECIPES:
- Mascarpone Stuffed Strawberries
- Strawberry Cheesecake Dip
- Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes
- Chocolate Chip Strawberry Shortcake
- Strawberry Cheesecake Biscuit Waffles
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 lb large strawberries
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
- Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife, if necessary.. Prep all of the strawberries and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until fluffy and creamy. Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or Ziploc with the corner snipped off. Fill the strawberries with cheesecake mixture.
- Once strawberries are filled, sprinkle or dip the tops with graham cracker crumbs. If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.
Notes
My daughter and her girlfriend love making these! So far we have had them with vanilla extract, almond extract, and lemon juice with lemon zest. We’ve drizzled them with white and dark chocolate and love it all! My favorite is the lemon with lemon zest, though. Totally amazing!!!
We have found that it is better to make them the morning of the day you will be serving them. They tend to get a bit soggy if left longer than that.
Thanks Summer!
I made these and they looked great- I put them in the frig until my event the following g day. They were very soggy. What did I do incorrectly?
They are best day of. If you wash the strawberries make sure you dry them well.
Super easy and very tasty. Instead of graham cracker crumbs, I melted a little bit of chocolate and dipped the end of the strawberry and it was well worth the calories. Thank you.
Yum!
These were amazing! I dipped half in mini chocolate chips and my family went crazy.
I found that if you make them the day before, put each one on a cupcake liner and then on a plate to store. They look extra cute, and the paper soaks up some moisture so they don’t get mushy.
Great tip!
I used to make specialty cheese stuffed strawberries for the Hershey Chocolate Festival. After hulling the berries, I’d turn them upside down on paper towels, while heating up the chocolate and preparing the filling. No soggy berries.
Hi. I see in the recipe you said these can be refrigerated til serving. Can I make them 24 hours ahead? then sprinkle on the crumbs? Thanks. I’ve made these before, but never this far ahead.
Donna, how did these turn out? I am in the same situation.
Yes that should be fine.
I made the filling as the recipe said filling was a little soft it ran out of the strawberries should I have refrigerated the filling for awhile before putting into the strawberries?
Shoot yes it sounds like your ingredients were too warm.
This is incredible added a little almond extract to it also and instead of graham cracker sliced almonds.
Yum!
These pastries are an amazing desert!
Thank you!
I would like to make these a day ahead of time. How do you think they will hold up in the refridgerator?
Thanks,
Cassandra
they will last for up to 24 hours. then they get mushy!!
They would be fine a day ahead.
They did not hold up for 24 hours for me- I made them the night before around midnight and served them at 5pm and they were really soggy, not good.
Can you make me some I’ll pay you and ship them to me
Instead of whipping the cream cheese and powdered sugar, do you think I could use whipped cream cheese and fold in some powdered sugar?
Yes of course!
I never make a cheesecake before. I tried this for the first time and it turned out really good. I added some ingredients to this cake.
Eric Watts || thecookingfoodie.com
Can you freeze left over ? Cheesecake filling or refrigerated?
You could freeze leftover filling and it stays in the fridge for up to two weeks.
I’m sure the 5th star will be added as soon as I make this simple delicious looking stuff strawberries..
Umm…. Yes please! My cheesecake obsession can finally be cured/satisfied/grown!
I made these for my wife on Mothers Day but added a twist. I took the stuffed strawberries and dipped the bottoms in semi sweet dark chocolate. Definitely a hit…
Ooh that sounds delightful!
I was thinking the same thing
yummy dish i am loving it……
Thanks!
I just had an idea. Chocolate cheesecake stuffed, chocolate coated strawberries
My first thought was to dip the strawberries in chocolate sprinkles rather than buy a whole box of graham crackers.
Guess I’ll have to try my hand at these, though I think they’ll happen to fall into a little melted chocolate before being served. Always seems to be some chocolate causing a happy mishap around my place…
Me too! How are we so clumsy? 🙂
I made these for Valentine’s yesterday and they were a hit! So easy yet beautiful presentation. I also like that they would work for a summer BBQ!
Glad you loved them!
If you use 1/3 cup of icing sugar, they work out to less than a gram of sugar per strawberry (that’s when I use two containers of strawberries and a few end up being tossed for being in rough shape).
Oh man that looks amazing. Need to make this ASAP!
They’re so easy and good.
I made these tonight and all I have to say is, DELICIOUS! The recipe was short and simple. Thanks!
You’re welcome!
Any ideas on what to do with the parts of the strawberry you cut out?
You really are just cutting out the green parts so unless you want to make something with the leaves, chuck ’em.
You really are just cutting out the green parts so unless you want to make something with the leaves, chuck ’em.
I NEED HELP. I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY PASSWORD. I was trying to save this recipe and it came back that I was already in the system. thanks Patsy
Sorry! It’s a Ziplist plugin so I’m not sure how I would recover your password. Is there a forgotten password link?
I bet these would be good with the cheesecake mix from the store. mmmmm. Def gonna try it.
Such a cute idea..love these! Thanks for sharing, will try these at my next party or catering event!
I tried to make this and I cut my thumb and got 6 stiches. ON MOTHERS DAY!! When we got back from the ER, we finished them and they are amazing!!!!
Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry. That’s awful!!! I hope you feel better.
But seriously. These tasted really good
You lied! This isn’t cheese cake! You cook cheese cake! PHONY
Um sorry.
I followed a link here to read the cheesecake recipe. I was touched by your opening words – as one of those “want to be moms” (we’ve been trying for six years), Mother’s Day is one of the most painful times of the year for me. My husband and I both have rockstar supermom mothers, and I enjoy celebrating them, but it takes all of my energy to not cry all day. It’s nice to know that someone cares and thinks about people like me on that day. I hope it doesn’t diminish your celebration too much, though. As a person who thinks about others so deeply, I bet you’re a fabulous, caring mother who deserves to be celebrated. 🙂
Thank you Joy. I will think of you. Your babies will come to you some day. I’m sure of it.
I love this idea, it will be so yummy!!
I just made them for my fiance for her birthday, I used the already made cheesecake mix from Philadelphia cream cheese, and drizzaling chocolate over top of them too.
I made something similar for Christmas eve instead of making cheesecake filling i used white chocolate cream cheese. It was delicious!
Hello Christy:
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I just made these for tonight’s dessert…they were a HIT!!!
What a wonderful meal!
I made these strawberries for a potluck gathering today and they were a huge hit!! I transported them in a lidded plastic container for deviled eggs, which kept them nice and neat since they didn’t move. This recipe is a real winner!!
I have made these a few times since first seeing the recipe in May. They r a huge hit! Everyone loves them and they r super easy! Thank you! 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe! I make them all the time now! They are super easy and so yummy!
@Aurora,
Of course it depends on the size of the strawberries but I would say around 25 strawberries.
Lovely… How many strawberry cheesecake does 8oz/1package of cream cheese make?
Very good tips 🙂
This was my first Mother’s Day without mine so, also very bittersweet for me.
Sounds like you’ve got a great family!
FYI — You can cut the bottom of the strawberry to make a flat surface and they will stand upright on a serving try. Don’t slice so much that the filling will come out when you pipe it. A small flat surface is all they need.
I’ve had these and they are delicious!! I’m actually making some today and I’m going to dip half in chocolate…mmm
What a delightful idea. I think it’s great, thanks!!!
WOW.. I need my mom and I to make this someday! Looks Yummy!
I made these for a party and everyone loved them. I also dipped them in white chocolate then added blue sugar sprinkles for Memorial Day. One comment I have is to not make them ahead of time. Eat them the same day. I noticed that the next day they had a liquor taste to them and they were pretty soft.
Why not take these one step further – and make them chocolate dipped, cheesecake stuffed strawberries . . . . evil.
HI, I found this recipe on homestead and it links right to this page so I think that they shared it which is great for you because it spreads the word about your blog. The strawberries look great and I am going to try them for my next book club.
I made the strawberries with my daughter with her using creamy white frosting from a can. Colored some frosting blue…left some white and piped it into berries for Memorial Day…looked and tasted great!
Omg I made these today and we just had them! They are delicious!!!!
Omg I made these today and we just had them! They are delicious!!!!
CHEESECAKE FILLED STRAWBERRIES?!?! What a revelation, my mind is blown!
Hi from Australia, these look amazing! Have to try very soon…would also be great with a chocolate flavour cream i think…
This looks incredible. I can’t wait to try it.
How about just a little bit more decadence – dip them in dark chocolate?
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Those look AMAZING!! I so making them the next time I want to impress my guests! Thank you!! 🙂
You stuffed those, wow thats a new one on me and looks great! Richard
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I agree Mothers Day is mixed emotion wise. I miss my Granny and my Grandma and my Mother-In-Law. My Mom is in the USA and I am here in Greece. Anyway! I enjoyed your pictures and how you spent your day. Your strawberries look very good!
@selvegeedge,
Haha! No, I made my husband cook them!
That’s a great idea! They look really easy, not to mention tasty (which, of course, is the most important element)
I’ve made these before and then dipped them in chocolate too…makes them even better!!!
Those look delicious! Where did you get Gracie’s headband?
I actually made it. Well I bought the flower and added netting and then made rosettes out of fabric.
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Looks like you had a fun weekend! So what did you do with the lobsters if you couldn’t bring yourself to cook them? I trust that beautiful little Gracie isn’t still playing with them. 🙂
The strawberries look delicious!
What could be better than tiny newborn birds on Mother’s Day?? Adorable. And I am so trying those strawberries.
That picture of the baby birds is amazing! Great photos!
Wow – these look SO good! I missed them for Mother’s Day but they’re on the menu for this weekend! 🙂
Thanks for the fabulous recipes and beautiful photos!
Warmly,
Amy McCready
Positive Parenting Solutions
They are the bomb
Yum! What a great Mother’s Day!
I just did Nutella stuffed strawberries! But I’ll definitely have to try these, too! Yum.
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What in the world? These look delicious! I have to try it!
So glad you had a wonderful day. These strawberries have been on my must try list for a while too.
That meal sounds heavenly and your pictures are beautiful!! I feel the same way on mothers day…very bittersweet.
Tell Brett they are 80 calories per strawberry. John figured it out for his food journal.
I’ve seen these all over Pinterest too and have yet to try them. Brett would love them though!
These are stunning and we use them liberally in our family. We use this recipe also as a snack for our dieting group and it really works with weight loss. Strawberries are great for the body and when used in a science based diet it causes great fat loss of the belly.
Here http://recipetoloseweight.blogspot.com/2014/04/lose-weight-with-strawberries-how-one.html