Biscoff Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

This has to be a yummiest and easiest dessert that you can whip up for Valentine’s Day. Perfect for a last minute idea for any occasion really. In total this took me 20 minutes to do and I’m sure someone could do it even faster. I love fast desserts. Mainly because I don’t want anything to take too long and because I would rather eat chips so why would I want to spend a ton of time on something sweet. Whip up a batch up these Biscoff Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries and I swear you will enjoy them. I would not steer you wrong!

 

 

Plus stuffed strawberries are so much better than chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day. When you get a massive chocolate covered strawberry you have to take at least 2 bites of it and when you do the chocolate cracks and falls off. You instantly rush your hand to your mouth to catch those bits so they don’t fall on your new outfit, all the while looking ridiculous= not sexy.

 

 

Ever since I made my Biscoff Muddy Buddies, I have been thinking of making another treat using Biscoff. I love cheesecake stuffed strawberries, so I figured the next best thing would be to add Biscoff spread to the cheesecake mixture. But I knew I could not just leave it there… Oh no, I had to use Biscoff Cookies as well! I ended up processing the cookies to create crumbs that I could dip the strawberries into. I love the aroma of the cookies as I processed them. Oh killer. It was well worth a wait to get the crumbs on there since these suckers were so good.

Biscoff Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

*Serves 4*

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of large strawberries
  • 4 oz of cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1/4 cup Biscoff Spread
  • 4 Biscoff Cookies

Process

  1. Cut the top off of each strawberry. Using a paring knife, gently hallow out the center of the strawberry by carefully inserting the knife 1/8″ of an inch from the edge of the strawberry. The point of the knife needs to be angled towards the center of the strawberry. Carefully work the knife around the entire strawberry completing the circular cut. As you remove the knife, gently apply pressure to the pull the core of the strawberry out. Repeat this process until you have cored all the strawberries.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and Biscoff spread until it have a smooth, consistently mixed cheesecake mixture. Put the mixture into a sandwich bag, massage it to a corner of the bag, twist the extra bag in your hand, and then cut a small portion of the tip off the bag.
  3. In a food processor, blend the Biscoff cookies until a fine crumb as been achieved. Put the crumbs in a small bowl for dipping.
  4. To fill the strawberries, insert the tip of the filled bag info the hallow core of the strawberry. Squeeze the bag to force some of the mixture out. As the strawberry begins to fill, slowly pull the bag out of the strawberry allowing more to fill the berry. Fill the berry until some of the cheesecake mixture is out of the strawberry.
  5. Once the strawberries have been filled, gently dip the filled portion into the cookies crumbs.

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2.10-12: Weekend Recap

made pasta with mushrooms for dinner | watched the help | big trip to haymarket | few hours are work | hair cut | leak  in the basement | price made chicken tenders for lunch | 3 hour nap | trip to Whole Foods | hot dogs in cast iron | SNL | slept in | grocery store run | breakfast bake | brushed rabbits and trimmed their nails = got scratches | laundry | salad | stuffed strawberries | black swan | worked on project life weeks 5 & 6 | blog post | started to watch the grammy’s

 

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Project Life 2012: Week 4

I am head over heels in love with Project Life.

I have been so busy at work that getting to work on PL has been getting pushed aside a bit but I’m determined to work on it a bit more this week. I am constantly thinking about taking photos, which ones to print, and what size. Plus I think about what goodies can I slip into those pockets. What shall I journal? I can’t see myself getting bored.

Week 4:

Left side

 

Right Side

 

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Whitney

Woke up from a nap, checked twitter and saw Whitney Houston died. What the hell is going on? She was just 48. crazy. too soon.

Such an amazing song to sing really loudly in the car. I suggest you do it if you have not done it recently.

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Spring Shoes

Help me pick out some spring shoes!!!

The majority of my shoes have had years of abuse so it’s time for some shopping to get some new ones. I really need a pair of sneakers but that’s not as fun to look at as pretty heels, platforms, and flats.

These are the ones I currently have my eye on.

Kate Platform

Would be great for work. I don’t have a neutral shoe.

Skip N Jump

I like them in this print. I love wedges. Walking in Boston is so damn hard with all the bricks so this would make it a bit easier.

Milly Authentic Original 2-Eye

How do I not own a pair of Sperry Top Siders now? I had them growing up, which just got so beat up from being on the boat that I destroyed them. And by then I just started to go barefoot. My boating days are sadly over but I still need a pair. A green pair. Obviously.

Authentic Original 2-eye boat shoes in twill

Or how about these Sperry’s? The are HOT PINK!!!! Okay, the color is called neon azalea, which makes me love them even more.

Good Day Boot

Not super springy but they could work as a good transition shoe that I can wear with skirts.

Mindy Lace Up Wedge

I love shoes that provide a peak at my mermaid tail tattoo.

So what do you think?? All of them?!?!? :-)

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100 Years of Style

This was around last summer so it’s a bit old but I absolutely love pulling it up and watching it every now and then.

Happy Hump Day.

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A Sea of Blue: The Giants’ Super Bowl 46 Parade

So I played a bit of hooky today and skipped out on work to see the Giant’s parade!!! My brother went to the parade when they won the 2007 Super Bowl so we decided to go in and see it together this time. So after work Monday I decided to just go, threw some clothes in a bag, and I hightailed it out Newton to drve down to Greenwich, where I stayed at home for the night. He came by this morning and we went into The City.

We took the West Side Highway down to TriBeCa where we parked to be able to walk down to the parade route. Well, the streets were insane and we ended up being directed back up North along West Broadway to Leonard Street, where we could cut over Broadway, to then go back South. That is when things got even more complicated. Once we got to Worth Street we were stuck since they were not letting anyone cross Worth or Broadway. After being stuck at an intersection for a bit we decided to head back and with some luck noticed a parking garage pass-thru that was not barricaded (well) and we ended up being able to pass through and get to Lafayette. This was much less crowded and we ended up getting a spot at Worth and Lafayette that is where they turned to get to City Hall. We got spots about 3 people in from the barricades. For the parade I ending up perching myself up on a barricade around a crossing walk post which gave me a better vantage point since it put me a little bit higher up.

Our first glimpse of the parade

Jack Ballard

 

 

The Lombardi Trophy. (Manning on was on the other side of the float)

Justin Tuck

See that arm on the left waving?!?! That’s Eli Manning. That’s my only pic of him. ha!

 

Joining the band!

Running backs… running

 

After the parade we headed up to Little Italy and we had lunch there. Obviously the TV’s where showing the key ceremony at City Hall so we caught part of that too. A quick walk back to the car and we were on our way back up to CT. I grabbed my over night bag at home, said bye to the dogs and then I was on my way back up to Newton.

I do have to admit that while my heart belongs to the Giants, the Boston/New England teams have much better parades. There were several things that they could have done to make it more enjoyable for the spectators. Overall, I felt that they missed the mark with the timing of the parade. There were periods of time when 2-3 minutes would go by and there would not be a float so people actually ended up leaving and missing out on some at the end. They should have been much closer together, like the Celtics 2008 Championship Parade. Also when they did go by they were really fast. Thankfully, my camera was able to do a pretty good job of keeping up on the continuous shooting setting.

I’m so glad I was able to go to The City to see the Super Bowl parade and have a nice time.

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