My strawberry hearts

No bake and so simple and easy. These look so divine and classy and so romantic! It’s a great Valentines day dessert but you can make these on any occasion. The graham crumbs are a hit and yes they taste like “New York style” cheese cake. Instead of your regular cheese cake ingredients, I substituted sour cream for thick Greek style yogurt and maple syrup for sugar. You can make it plant-based too by substituting non-dairy cream cheese and cream.

Serves 2

Prep /cook time 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 4oz cream cheese, softened( Daiya plain cream cheese- dairy free)

• 2 tbsp maple syrup

• 1/4 cup thick Greek yogurt ( Chobani oat yogurt)

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 3/4 cup whipping cream( Silk brand dairy free whipping cream)

• 8 large strawberries, (tops cut and split length wise)

• 1/4 cup graham crumbs

Directions

1. Place cream cheese, maple syrup, yogurt,,lemon juice, vanilla extract in an electrical mixer and beat together till smooth.

2. Scrape down sides and set aside.

3. Whip the whipping cream till stiff and fold the cream into the cream cheese mixture till mixture is fully blended.

4. Slice strawberries (the backs so they sit up straight)

5. Fill a piping bag (star tip) with cream cheese mixture and pipe into each strawberry

6. Finish each with a sprinkle of graham crumbs and serve.

Makes 16