Whipped Stuffed Strawberries

I sometimes describe myself as “the world’s unlikeliest food blogger.” I’m really a food blogger mostly by accident. I have run some low carb sites with the intention of being helpful to people who are learning about low carb, and it’s unexpectedly grown from there. I’ve ended up sharing some of my recipes in the process.

What that means is that I don’t really fit in so well, into the food blogger universe…

• My table does not look like a magazine spread, filled with tasteful, upcycled touches like DIY, seasonally-themed centerpieces.
• I haven’t been in love with cooking since I popped out of the womb.
• I have no criminally adorable toddlers to photograph in cute aprons, licking batter off of beaters.
• I’m a lazy cook–I’ll opt for easy over fancy-smancy every time!
• Much of my “food photography” could legitimately be featured on Pinterest fails.

These stuffed strawberries are a perfect example. I was looking to make a pretty snack. In my head before I started, I figured they’d look like flowers.

No. Just no.

Well, at least they don’t look like any flowers from this planet.

But they taste darned good. And that’s what matters, right?

Whipped Stuffed Strawberries

Stuffed strawberries that taste great (even if you're not a Pinterest-pretty cook).

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Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cream cheese, fat bombs, Fresh Strawberries, Keto Fat Bomb

Servings: 12

Calories: 112kcal

Author: Dixie Vogel

Ingredients

• 16 ounces Strawberries fresh
• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/3 cup Erythritol or your favorite Low Carb Sweetener, to taste
• 1 dash liquid sweetener to taste, and to offset Erythritol's "cooling" taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla Or vanilla paste
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

• Wash strawberries and shake excess water off.
• Cut the leave ends off of the straweberries for a flat bottom, so they will stand upright.
• Cut the tips off of the strawberries, to add to the whip mixture.
• Make criss-cross cuts to the tip end of the strawberries, not quite to the bottom. This will allow you to gently spread open the strawberries for stuffing.
• For the filling, in your food processor, combine the cream cheese, sweetener, vanillia, and heavy cream with the strawberry tips and process until creamy and whipped up.
• Put the filling into a pastry bag (or baggie with the end cut off if you're a ghetto cook like me) and pipe the stuffing into the strawberries.
• Chill. In all senses of the word. Ha!

Nutrition Facts

Whipped Stuffed Strawberries

Amount Per Serving (2 strawberries)

Calories 112 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Cholesterol 2mg1%

Sodium 60mg3%

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

These are best made the day of an event. They are still tasty the next day, but after about 8 hours or so, the Strawberries will leak a bunch of juice and they don't look nearly as nice. Which, mine cannot afford to lose presentation points here.

Dig this recipe?Follow @zengoddessdix & pin/tag it #lczen.

The dark dots are from vanilla paste taken from my homemade vanilla extract. So stop speculating!

Here, I’ve randomly piped the leftover stuffing to one side of the dish. Because I’m all elegant like that.

Pro tip: Sliced almond garnish can be distracting enough to convince the casual onlooker you actually MEANT for it to look that way. Theoretically. After some have been eaten, you can shift tactics, blaming the slobs eating it for “messing it all up.”

Are you a fancy cook? Or would you be a “Pinterest Fail” contender like me?