These Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries taste just like no bake mini cheesecakes. One of our favorite easy desserts to make for parties!
Do you have a handful of easy desserts that you always fall back on? You’ll want to add this Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries recipe to that list! Simple but decadent, these bite size desserts always disappear.
Cheesecake + strawberries = A definite crowd favorite!
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Ingredients
This easy dessert recipe only has 5 ingredients:
- Strawberries - Pick the largest and ripest berries you can find. You’ll be digging out a well in the berries to load in the cheesecake mixture so you want enough room to be generous with that filling.
- Toppings - more on that below
Cheesecake toppings for stuffed strawberries
Just like there are hundreds of flavors of cheesecake, there are countless options for toppings for these cheesecake stuffed strawberries. Here are some suggestions:
- Roasted and salted almonds - my personal favorite. There is just something so irresistible about that salty sweet combination!
- Oreos (or other chocolate cookie)
- Graham crackers
- Vanilla wafers
- Biscoff cookies
- Gingersnaps
- Melted white or dark chocolate (for drizzling)
- Mini chocolate chips
- Candied nuts
- Colorful sugars or sprinkles (fun for a special occasion like a baby shower, Easter or the Fourth of July)
NOTE: Nut toppings are coarsely chopped while cookies and crackers are finely crushed. You can either crush them in a large plastic bag using a kitchen mallet or give them a spin in the food processor to finely pulverize them.
Instructions
Now that you’ve assembled your ingredients, let’s make this recipe!
- Clean and dry your strawberries. Use a small sharp knife to take off the greens and cut a deep, cone-shaped cavity in each berry. You want the cavity to be deep enough to hold a generous amount of cheesecake filling but not so deep that you carve out most of the inner flesh of the berry. Set berries aside. Tip: This trimming knife is my favorite kitchen tool for this recipe. It has a short, narrow blade that gives you a lot of control when carving the berries.
- Put your prepared topping in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
- Place your room temperature cream cheese in a medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth. The cheesecake filling will be thick; that’s ok. You need a thicker consistency for piping it into the berries.
- Spoon the filling into the plastic bag, squeeze it toward one end of the bag and snip a small corner off one end of the filled bag. Voila! You have a makeshift piping bag! (If you own a proper piping bag, feel free to use it for this step.)
- Equally pipe the filling into the berries. You’ll notice some recipes call for you to cut off the bottom of the strawberry so they stand upright on a plate or platter. That step is totally optional; I skip it.
- Dip the tops of the cheesecake filled strawberries into the filling and place on serving platter.
Can you make these Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries in advance?
Making this recipe for a party? You can do almost everything ahead of time: carve out the strawberries, prep the topping(s) and make the cheesecake filling.
The only thing you can’t do is actually assemble the strawberries. I would hold off on stuffing and dipping the strawberries until just before serving to prevent berry juice from weeping into the cheesecake filling and/or the cracker and cookie toppings from getting mushy.
Craving more strawberry recipes? We’ve got ‘em!
- This simple but elegant almond cake is the perfect base for ripe summer strawberries.
- These roasted strawberries are tossed with balsamic vinegar for an irresistible sweet and tangy flavor. Great with goat cheese on baguette slices or as a topping on ice cream!
- How do you make cream cheese danish even better? Add fresh strawberries!
- This strawberry spinach salad with feta cheese has a double dose of fresh berries in both the salad and the vinaigrette.
- You didn’t think we’d forget a strawberry cocktail, did you? This easy vodka drink recipe is made with strawberries, fresh basil and a splash of Prosecco. Perfect for happy hour!
More easy, no bake cheesecake recipes
- No bake strawberry cheesecake bars
- No bake cookies and cream cheesecake bars
- No bake oreo and pumpkin cheesecake parfaits
You can find all of our dessert recipes in our archives.
Don’t forget the after dinner drink to go with these Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries!
Recipe
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup roasted salted almonds, chopped
Instructions
- Core strawberries and cut out additional space in the center of the berry (You’ll need a little extra room for the filling!)
- Place cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar in a bowl and beat together until smooth.
- Place filling in a piping bag or a plastic sandwich bag with a corner cut off. Evenly pipe filling into strawberries.
- Sprinkle top of filling with chopped almonds. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition info not guaranteed to be accurate.
Dessert doesn’t get much simpler than these 5-ingredient Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. This no bake dessert is easy to make and tastes just like a mini cheesecake!
I don't think I would be able to stop munching on these!
This is a great idea and I can't belive I didn't think about this. You have a very creative recipe. Love the colors and the combination. The pics look so scrumptious.
Why, thank you! Sometimes simple is soooo tasty!