Thanks Steph~ That clears it up. I just posted on the other topic you have about the stuffed strawberries.
I did find it difficult to get the filling inside the strawberry. It was pretty messy but then again, I was trying to use left over ganache! 
The cheesecake now I will definately have to give it a try.
Thanks!
Amy
Of course, I'll share the recipes!
The first is the first one I used- I got it here in a forum about Cake Balls, I found another copy of it later- I think it came from a taste of home magazine at one point (at least in one version). It tastes like the pretend cookie dough you get in ice cream or milkshakes or such.
1/2 c butter softened
3/4 c packed brown sugar
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp of vanilla
2 c all purpose flour
1/2 c semi sweet morsels (mini is best)
1 c pecans ( I omitted this part)
1 1/2 lbs of chocolate bark melted
Beat butter and brown sugar at medium spped until creamy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixing well. Add choc. morsels and pecans, mixing well. Shape into 1 in balls. Place on wax paper. Chill for 2 hrs.
Using forks, dip cookie balls into candy coating to cover. (temper if you want to) Place on wax paper and chill to set. Store in refrigerator.
This second one I got from Recipezaar. It tastes alot like regular cookie dough.
1 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda (optional)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups chocolate chips
1. In large bowl cream butter and sugar until light in color.
2. Add pudding and combine well.
3. Stir in vanilla and milk.
4. Add baking soda, if you choose to & flour 1/2 cup at a time until combined.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Store in fridge or freeze small scoops in the freezer.
7. Enjoy, WITHOUT the worry of eating raw eggs.
8. You can choose to leave out the baking soda, but it adds a nice flavor to the dough, and I find we miss it when it is not there.
(2 cups would be an awful lot of chocolate chips, so use your discresion)
Enjoy!!
View user's profile
i couldnt open the link on instructions, but what if they were hulled with a straw from the bottom (leaving the leaves on the top) then filled with wiltons tip 230 for filling cupcakes? then chilled and dipped in chocolate...
I think that would work depending on how thick the filling is you want to use. I don't know how big that tip is though. I used a whole cheesecake with the graham crust and all that I smashed up... so I don't know if that would clog the tip or not.
There is another thread today that the CCer uses a syringe and no-bake cheesecake I think. I cannot remember her name - but I think someone added a link to her thread in this one. So I think it all depends on the filliing.
I think that I will not have to be working OT tonight so I might play and take some pics of the way I have been doing it. I have some cheesecake leftover, and I want to try it with caramel in the cheesecake and/or drizzled on top. So if I do this, I will share the pics with whomever wants to see them.
randipanda - thanks so much for sharing the recipes. I am definitely going to have to try those! I love cookie dough!
I made these also. Everyone loved them. I sent them with my husband to a retirement party. Everyone was coming up trying to get the know how. He didn't have a clue.
I also make strawberry-cheesecake balls.
With the leftover strawberries I mix in some cheesecake, roll into a ball, and chill (A MUST!) and then dip in chocolate.
I suggest no one use wilton melts. It would totally ruin the taste.
I also did brownies. I actually like that one more.
You can also dip in chocolate, chill, and then dip into caramel and roasted nuts. That's really good.
Trader Joes has some good chocolate that is inexpensive. They also sell ghiradelli. SP?
Ohhhh... alibugs - you are making me sooo hungry! Those sound great! I did not come home and make anything... instead I played with my 5 year old son - hitting a tennis ball around in the driveway. It's been such a busy week... it was nice to just play with him!
I tried these for the first time at a Father's Day/Family reunion this past weekend--they were a huge hit (I should have made more). I tried some with the X cut in the bottom and filled them with my fav cheese cake recipe and then dipped them in Ghirardelli chocolate. But I also tried cutting the green top of the strawberry half off and then stuck the tip in the berry to fill it--that method actually worked out better and allowed me to put more filling in each berry (YUMMY!! more cheesecake). I will definetly be doing these again.
does anyone know if you could stuff with the already cheesecake filling in the cream cheese section of the store I would love to make these for my husbands work.
sure...someone else mentioned that earlier in the thread. it all just depends on your taste and what you want to fill it with. the texture seems like it would certainly be softer than regular baked cheesecake anyhow...easier to fill.
does anyone know if you could stuff with the already cheesecake filling in the cream cheese section of the store I would love to make these for my husbands work.
I think someone made them with that in one of these posts and said they were good. As long as it sets up firmly it should work and I'm pretty sure that stuff is firm.
BakeNShake... you just removed the leaves/stem or part of the berry too? Then did you put it back on when you were done?
i thought of doing what bakenshake did, i figured you could just hull the strawberry with a straw from the top or bottom. if you do it from the top, remove the leaves and then just make a swirl with your filling at the top. ?but then again, this is all in my head. i havent tried these yet at all.
now i remember why i was thinking that...i read it in a magazine , i think it said that to remove the leaves, to push the straw in from the bottom and it will pop the top off. so i guess then, there would be two holes..... i suppose after chilling, you could use a chocolate candy dipping fork to submerge the whole thing in melted chocolate so that both holes would be covered.
Quote by @%username% on %date%
%body%