Chocolate Dipped And Stuffed Strawberries

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs strawberries
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package chocolate, candy melts (i use "dolci frutta" which is found in the produce dept)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup (i use hershey's)

Recipe

• 1 wash and thoroughly dry the strawberries.
• 2 using a small melon baller (or a paring knife) scoop out the top of the strawberry removing stem and some of the center.
• 3 melt chocolate in microwave at medium heat. use small intervals like 30 - 45 seconds. mix between each interval, do not overheat.
• 4 dip strawberries in chocolate and place on wax paper to dry.
• 5 while they are drying mix the cream cheese, sugar and syrup using an electric mixer.
• 6 you can either scoop the filling into the strawberries with the melon baller or pipe it in using a pastry bag for a nicer presentation.