These Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Strawberries are a delicious dessert that's easy to make. With just a few ingredients you can bite into juicy sweet and savory strawberries.
These stuffed strawberries combine fresh, juicy berries with a creamy cheesecake filling and a smooth chocolate finish. They're simple to make but look impressive, making them a great choice for parties, special occasions, or even a quiet night in.
Sometimes I don't even stuff the strawberries and just serve the cream cheese mixture as a dip. That's exactly why I only make these a few times a year. They disappear fast and are very hard to stop eating.
If you love strawberry desserts, be sure to check out Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls, Strawberry Banana Orange Smoothie, Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts, and Strawberry Cream Cheese Turnovers.
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💛 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Feels gourmet. With just a few simple ingredients and steps, these strawberries turn out elegant and special, similar to No Bake Cool Whip Cheesecake and Pink Chocolate Covered Strawberries.
- Great for celebrations. They're perfect any time, but especially popular for Valentine's Day and anniversaries.
- Easy to make. Wash, melt, dip, mix, and scoop. Even if they aren't picture perfect, they'll still taste great.
🛒 Ingredients
Chocolate chips. Melted for dipping the strawberries.
Coconut oil. A small amount helps the chocolate melt smoothly. Shortening can be used instead.
Graham cracker crumbs. Add a cheesecake style look and flavor.
Fresh strawberries. Use washed, fully dried, room temperature strawberries so the chocolate sticks properly.
Cream cheese. Softened cream cheese is used for the filling.
See the recipe card below for full ingredients and instructions.
💰 Budget-Friendly Tips
Seasonal fruit: Buy strawberries in season when they are cheapest and most flavorful.
Store brands: Use store brand cream cheese and chocolate for the filling and coating.
Stretch the filling: A little filling goes a long way, so avoid overfilling each strawberry.
🥄 Instructions for Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Strawberries
Step 1: Wash and hull your strawberries. Slice off the bottom pieces just enough that they can stand upright. Place on paper towels to dry as you prep everything else.
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Step 2: In a small bowl, combine chocolate and coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second intervals and stir between each until smooth. This takes about 1 minute.
Step 3: In a mixing bowl cream the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until smooth. Fill a Ziploc bag or a pastry bag and snip off the corner.
Step 4: Dip dried strawberries into chocolate and twirl off the excess. Place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet so that they are standing upright.
Step 4: Pipe the cheesecake filling into the strawberries leaving a little bit on the outside of the berry (purposely overfilling them).
Step 5: Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs over the top.
Let the chocolate set and then enjoy.
👩🏻🍳 Expert Tips
- Filling method. Use a piping bag with a tip or a zip top bag with the corner snipped to easily fill the strawberries.
- Dry thoroughly. After washing and cutting, make sure the strawberries are completely dry. Gently wipe the inside with a paper towel so the filling stays in place.
- Help them stand. Cut a small flat spot on the bottom of each strawberry and pat it dry so the berries stand upright while filling.
❄️ Storage and Make Ahead
Storage: Store finished Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Strawberries in a single layer in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
Make Ahead: The cheesecake filling can be prepared up to one day in advance and refrigerated. Assemble and dip the strawberries shortly before serving for the best texture.
🥗 Side Dishes or Pairing Ideas
These Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Strawberries pair well with fruit trays, dessert boards, shortbread cookies, chocolate desserts, or served on their own as a light sweet treat for parties and holidays.
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❓ Recipe FAQs
You can use any type of chocolate. I used milk chocolate chips, but you could use semi-sweet, dark chocolate, melters chocolate, or even colored melting chocolate. They all work, but each will bring a new flavor to the table.
You can prep them up to a day in advance and keep them stored in the fridge IF you wait until the last minute to add the graham cracker crumbs. Leaving the crumbs on for too long will give you a soft and somewhat mushy cookie.
With your paring knife, take it along the top green part of the strawberry. Insert it not far from the base of the green, and at an angled circle it around the berry to pop the green top off.
Then, carefully move the knife around the inside of the berry to remove the white/pink stuff in the center to make space for the cheesecake filling. Just be careful not to poke a hole in the wall of the strawberry.
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📖 Recipe
Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, washed and hulled - ($2.24)
- 1 cup chocolate chips - ($1.07)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil - ($0.06)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened - ($1.86)
- ½ cup powdered sugar - ($0.18)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - ($0.03)
- 2 tablespoons crushed graham crackers, about 1 whole cracker - ($0.09)
Instructions
- Prep the Strawberries: Wash the strawberries and remove the stems. Trim a thin slice off the bottom of each strawberry so it can stand upright. Pat the inside and outside of each strawberry dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
- Melt the Chocolate: In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth. Set aside.
- Make the Filling: In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Dip the Strawberries: Dip each strawberry into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place the strawberries upright on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Fill the Strawberries: Transfer the cream cheese mixture to a pastry bag or zip top bag with the corner snipped. Pipe the filling into the center of each chocolate dipped strawberry, slightly overfilling.
- Add Topping: Sprinkle crushed graham crackers over the tops of the filled strawberries.
- Chill & Serve: Refrigerate the strawberries until set, then serve.
Notes
- Filling Tools: A pastry bag or zip top bag with a snipped corner works well for filling the strawberries neatly.
- Drying Tip: Patting the strawberries dry inside and out helps prevent the filling from sliding out.
- Hollowing Strawberries: Use a small paring knife to carefully circle around the stem area and remove the center without piercing the sides.
- Chocolate Options: Milk chocolate, semi sweet, dark chocolate, or melting wafers may be used.
- Make Ahead: These can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Add graham cracker crumbs just before serving for the best texture.
Nutritional Information
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