Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

Cheesecake Filled Strawberries 

A delicious bite size of heaven. Easy, Simple and oh so tasty! These are great for any occasion! The first time I made these, I brought them to Thanksgiving. Everyone loved them! They will definitely be a returning guest.   

Ingredients:

• 1 lb large Strawberries
• 8 oz. Cream Cheese, softened 
• 3-4 tbsp Powdered Sugar (4 tbsp if you like it sweeter)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Graham Cracker Crumbs

Let's Get Cooking! 

1. Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and gently clean out the inside with a knife or small spoon. Prep all strawberries and set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy. 
3. Put cream cheese mix into a Ziploc bag, seal and cut the corner off. Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture until the mixture is just over the top of the strawberry. 
4. Once strawberries are filled, sprinkle graham cracker crumbs on top of each strawberry. If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.

Enjoy!

*Helpful Hint: If you don not want to make the cream cheese mix, you can buy a pre-made mix* 

Nutty Brownies

Nutty Brownies

Here is a quick, from scratch Brownie recipe that will leave all chocolate and nut-lovers happy. 

What you will need:

1 Cup Butter 

2 Cups White Sugar

1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

4 Eggs

1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

1/2 Teaspoon baking powder 

  1/2 Teaspoon Salt

   1 cup walnut halves

Time to Cook!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.  Melt the butter in a medium bowl.  Next add the White Sugar & Cocoa Powder  and Vanilla Extract. When mixed, begin adding and mixing one egg at a time. Then add Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt. After you have mixed all your ingredients add the Walnuts! 

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in a 9 x 13 inch greased pan. Enjoy!