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Dipped Cream Cheese Strawberries

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25 min prep time
1 hr 25 min total time
9 ingredients
12 servings

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Dipped strawberries are a fabulous addition to an elegant dessert platter. Make them extra-special when you add a layer of flavored cream cheese beneath the chocolate.

Ingredients

1: package (1 lb) fresh strawberries

6: oz cream cheese (from 8-oz package), softened

24: vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed (3/4 cup)

3: tablespoons powdered sugar

1: teaspoon grated orange peel

1: bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

2: oz bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped

1/2: cup white vanilla baking chips

1: teaspoon vegetable oil

Steps

1 Rinse strawberries; pat dry with paper towels. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and orange peel with electric mixer on medium speed until mixed. Press about 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture over bottom half of each strawberry, molding to fit the strawberry. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
2 In 1-quart saucepan, melt semisweet chocolate chips and bittersweet chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Holding strawberry by the leaves, dip each strawberry into chocolate mixture, covering cheese mixture. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is completely set.
3 In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips and oil uncovered on High 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Continue to microwave at 15-second intervals if necessary to melt chips. Drizzle melted vanilla chips over dark chocolate on strawberries. Place each in paper baking cup. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator no longer than 24 hours.

1 Rinse strawberries; pat dry with paper towels. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, cookie crumbs, powdered sugar and orange peel with electric mixer on medium speed until mixed. Press about 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese mixture over bottom half of each strawberry, molding to fit the strawberry. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
2 In 1-quart saucepan, melt semisweet chocolate chips and bittersweet chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Holding strawberry by the leaves, dip each strawberry into chocolate mixture, covering cheese mixture. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until chocolate is completely set.
3 In small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla baking chips and oil uncovered on High 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Continue to microwave at 15-second intervals if necessary to melt chips. Drizzle melted vanilla chips over dark chocolate on strawberries. Place each in paper baking cup. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator no longer than 24 hours.

Expert Tips

Long-stemmed strawberries can be substituted for the regular strawberries.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Strawberry

Calories: 330
Calories from Fat: 180

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 20g; 31%
Saturated Fat 12g 60% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 15mg; 5%
Sodium: 90mg; 4%
Total Carbohydrate: 34g; 11%
Dietary Fiber 3g 13% Sugars 27g
Protein: 4g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%
Vitamin C: 35%; 35%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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