Valentines Day has come early to I Can Cook That! Ok, not really. I made them for a party recently, but they would be perfect for a Valentines Day dessert, or with your coffee in the morning! I found this recipe on Taste of Home. After reading the reviews, a few people suggested adding some powdered sugar to sweeten up the chocolate cream. I love anything sweet, so I took their suggestion!
Ingredients:
1-1/2 ounces dark chocolate, grated, divided
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup whipped topping
2 containers of fresh strawberries, halved
I used dark chocolate bars from Trader Joe’s. They come in 1.75 oz little bars so I used two of those 1.75 oz bars. Take the first bar and melt over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
In a small bowl, add the cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar and whipped topping. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
Add the melted chocolate and beat until combined. Add the mixture to a plastic zip lock bag.
Cut off the lower corner and pipe onto the strawberries, with the cut side up.
Using a grater, grate the remaining chocolate over the strawberries.
These are really simple, and really tasty too!
I think the addition of the powdered sugar was a good idea. Fresh strawberries can be a bit tart, so it was nice to add some extra sweetness within the chocolate cream.
The cream cheese adds a nice smoothness to the chocolate cream. They are so pretty too, aren’t they?
You can make these ahead of time and then pop them in the refrigerator until needed.
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I can taste this flavor from the pictures. Wonderful desert, and healthy!
I’ve made deviled/stuffed strawberries before and I really like this idea with chocolate!
All I can say is wow, these look AMAZING!! Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
What a perfect sweet treat that doesn’t completely blow the diet! Love the chocolate cream!
Ohhh, how yummy are these?! I love that you did a chocolate cream instead of just dipping them in chocolate!
Oh man, how could it get any better than this? 🙂 What a perfect little appetizer. Beautiful.
they look great except for the addition of “whipped topping” ugh . would use real whipped cream. thanks though.
These strawberries are yummy. In my book, chocolate and strawberries go hand in hand. A great recipe. I’m going to make them for Valentine’s Day.
Yum! I love this idea! I have a feeling I could eat a whole plate of them ;)! Congrats on the top 9!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! YUM!
NOM!
It looks like it’s healthy.. but really.. it’s not.. good work agent 88.
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Wow, that looks like delicious chocolate cream! 🙂 Yummy treat, perfect for Valentine’s Day! Hope you’re having a great one!