Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

I struggled to come up with a name for these little gems...Inside Out Cheesecake? Blackbottom Strawberries? Oh boy, whatever you choose to call them is up to you. But be warned-they are dangerous! Adapt the number of strawberries to the size of the group you will be dazzling with these beauties!

Cheesecake Filled Strawberries (adapted from The Novice Chef)

16 large strawberries

Cheesecake filling of your choice, I used the easy stuff-Philladelphia Cheesecake filling, premade.

4 oz. Semisweet or Dark Chocolate

1/2 cup Graham Cracker crumbs

Directions

Clean and hollow out strawberries, this can be tricky. Use the smallest spoon you can find. Fo me it was the 1/2 tsp measuring spoon that did the trick. Once that is complete, melt the chocolate by whatever means you see fit, mine was via microwave in a glass measuring cup. If using chocolate bars or squares versus the chips, break into smaller pieces to expedite melting.

Spoon the melted chocolate into strawberries, filling halfway approximately. Lean the partially filled strawberries against the rim of a plate and let set up for about an hour. Continue filling the strawberries with the cheesecake filling and re-lean them against the rim of said dinner plate.

Place graham cracker crumbs in a shallow dish. Coat the exposed cheesecake edge in graham crumbs. For a nice touch, drizzle more melted chocolate across the berries for a finishing touch.