Italian Stuffed Strawberries
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Associated Press- Sara Moulton
Serves 4 peopleCategories: Fruit Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 lb. strawberries
- 2 oz. Neufchatel or one-third less-fat cream cheese (about 1/4 cup), softened
- 1 tsp. sugar or equivalent sugar substitute
- 3/4 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. grated orange zest
Directions
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Cut each strawberry in half lengthwise through the cap. Arrange strawberry halves, cut side up, on a serving plate. Trim a thin slice if necessary to make each half sit evenly. Using a small spoon
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or melon baller, scoop out a hollow in the center of the cut side of each strawberry.
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Reserve the strawberry scraps for another use (or eat them).
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In a small bowl combine the cream cheese and sugar; stir in the chocolate and orange zest. Divide the cream cheese mixture into the hollows in the strawberries and serve.