Chocolate Cheesecake Strawberry Bites are delicious dessert bites similar to chocolate covered strawberries but using chocolate cheesecake instead!
Chocolate Cheesecake Strawberry Bites
Sometimes you need a dessert that is not an over-the-top layer cake or a cheesecake cake. Cakes are more time-consuming to make, so a mini hand-held dessert is easier to make and easier to serve too! Plus, they’re cute! They’re easy to grab for guests, so little dessert bites are great for a party.
This recipe comes from our friend Maegan Brown’s new cookbook: Brilliant Bites- 75 Amazing Small Bites for Any Occasion. This is an awesome book that is perfect for easy entertaining. There are so many fun little bite recipes that are so fun for parties! It’s a great book to have on your shelf when you need party food inspiration.
Here are a few family-friendly recipes in the book that we want to try:
- Meatball Lasagna Cups
- Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
- Love Bug Bites
- Midnight Kiss Cookie Bites
- Pancake Taco Bites
- Blueberry Streusel Muffin Top Bites
- Deep Dish Pizza Bites
- Frito Chili Pie Bites
- Brookie Bites
- Peanut Butter Pie Bites
🛒 Ingredients needed:
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- dark chocolate chips
- large fresh strawberries
- mini chocolate chips
✏️ How to make Chocolate Cheesecake Strawberry Bites:
*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until well-combined. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted. Let cool slightly. Add the melted chocolate to the cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed until just combined, then on high speed until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, wash and dry the strawberries. Slice each strawberry in half lengthwise through the stem, leaving the stem intact. Using a small spoon or strawberry huller, hollow out the middle of each strawberry half, being careful not to go too deep.
Place the chilled cheesecake mixture in a piping bag with a decorating tip or a resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped off, then pipe into each strawberry half.
➡️ Tips and Substitutions:
- You can use low fat cream cheese to lighten up the dessert bites, if you’d like.
- The recipe calls for using dark chocolate chips, but you can certainly substitute milk chocolate.
- Leave the mini chocolate chips off (as garnish), or use a different garnish such as festive sprinkles or chopped nuts.
Garnish the chocolate cheesecake strawberry bites with the mini chocolate chips.
✔️ Storage and make-ahead instructions:
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
- These are so cute!
- It’s a pretty and festive dessert for the winter holidays or Valentine’s Day.
- I love that these bites are so easy for people to grab and eat at a party.
Recipes Using Strawberries:
- Strawberry Nutella Panini
- Strawberry Chocolate Chip Croissant Pudding
- Watermelon Strawberry Caprese Salad
- Strawberry Pound Cake
- Strawberry Waffles
Chocolate Cheesecake Strawberry Bites
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- 12 large fresh strawberries
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips, for garnishing
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until well-combined. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted. Let cool slightly. Add the melted chocolate to the cream cheese mixture and beat on low speed until just combined, then on high speed until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, wash and dry the strawberries. Slice each strawberry in half lengthwise through the stem, leaving the stem intact. Using a small spoon or strawberry huller, hollow out the middle of each strawberry half, being careful not to go too deep.
- Place the chilled cheesecake mixture in a piping bag with a decorating tip or a resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped off, then pipe into each strawberry half. Garnish with the mini chocolate chips.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. These are best served within 2 hours of filling the strawberries, but I recommend waiting to fill the strawberries until right before serving.