These cute Patriotic Strawberry Cheesecake Bites are simple to make, semi-nutritious and will appease even your youngest critics!

I tasted my first strawberry cheesecake bites this past Easter when my sister decided to surprise us with dessert.

Well let me tell you, they were phenomenal!

I couldn’t remember her exact recipe but I’m pretty sure she used regular cream cheese, powdered sugar and almond extract in addition to vanilla extract.

With today’s recipe I decided to use reduced-fat cream cheese a.k.a. Neufchâtel cheese (because that’s what I had on hand), powdered sugar and vanilla extract for the filling. But if you have these ingredients along with whipped cream check out this similar Stuffed Strawberries recipe. They are also a simple and delicious treat!

My kids were actually eating these as I was making them. They were that irresistible!

Easy Steps to Make These Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

First, begin by prepping the strawberries by cutting off the tops and taking out a bit of the middle.

Next, blend the remaining ingredients together until smooth.

In case you don’t own a piping bag, simply use a plastic resealable bag (sandwich size). Then, add the filling to the bag and cut a small hole in one of the corners of the bag.

Pipe the filling into each strawberry and top them with a blueberry. It’s that simple!

Dietitian’s Dish

Strawberries are in prime season now in Michigan.

My family can’t get enough of strawberries which is fantastic since they are full of nutrition.

Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, folate, fiber and potassium.

Did you know that 1 cup of strawberries contains only 50 calories too? I’d say that’s quite a healthy snack!

This dessert does contain sugar and some fat, but everything in moderation, right?

Patriotic Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

A simple fruity patriotic dessert!

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Ingredients

1 pound strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
4 oz. Neufchâtel cheese softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-6 tablespoons of powdered sugar depending on preference

Instructions

Rinse strawberries. Cut off tops of each strawberry and hollow the insides out using a small knife.
Beat Neufchâtel cheese, vanilla extract and powdered sugar together well using a mixture.
Add filling to a resealable bag and cut a small hole in one corner (or use a piping bag).
Pipe filling into each strawberry.
Top each strawberry bite with one blueberry.

Notes

Serve these bites the same day they are made.

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Hope you all have a fantastic 4th of July! Thanks to all who have served and those currently serving our country!

This Patriotic Strawberry Cheesecake Bites recipe first appeared on Chocolate Slopes.