Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

 

Adapted from Nutmeg Nanny

Ingredients:

• 1 lb large strawberries
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened (can use 1/3 less fat)
• 3-4 tbsp powdered sugar (4 tbsp for a sweeter filling)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• graham cracker crumbs

Directions:

1. Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife, if necessary (some may already be hollow inside). Prep all strawberries and set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or ziploc with the corner snipped off. Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture. Once strawberries are filled, dip the top in graham cracker crumbs. If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.

Tip: If you are a lazy and kind of risk-taking person like me, mix cream cheese with jam instead to make the cheesecake filling. Then top with any kind of crumby cookie for the cheesecake crust.

3. Enjoy!

The Humble Strawberry… what would we do without you? o.O

 

Prosciutto-wrapped Spanish Melon

Found at Coles Parramatta- also available at Harris Farm Markets, probably other Coles and other green grocers around Sydney.

This, my friends, is the humble Spanish melon. 

 

 

In Korea, we call it ‘frog melon’ because it is so ugly.

 

Look at the inside – yum, yum!

HOWEVER – like the frog prince, if you give it a chance, it will surely amaze you! Sweet, succulent and more flavoursome than watermelon and honeydew put together, I *strongly recommend* trying some ASAP. You won’t regret it!

 

Okay, now for the recipe…

Prosciutto-wrapped Spanish Melon Slices

 

Prosciutto

 

Back of prosciutto packet

Ingredients:

• Prosciutto – thin sliced
• Spanish melon

Directions:

1. Dice melon into 3cm x 4cm pieces (rough estimate – totally up to you XD).
2. Wrap prosciutto around each piece of melon.
3. Eat or serve and enjoy together!

*Tip: try wrapping one piece and sampling to see if it is too salty or too bland before continuing with the wrapping of the melon with the prosciutto. Remember that prosciutto can be salty and that brands may differ, so adjusting the length of your prosciutto makes all the difference!

 

Prosciutto-wrapped Spanish Melon

Prosciutto-wrapped Spanish Melon