Ingredients
1 plain cheesecake (homemade or store-bought)
1 1/2 c. whipped cream or Cool Whip
12 strawberries, tops sliced off
Preparation
Step 1Using a round biscuit cutter, punch holes out of cheesecake. (Depending on size of cheesecake you should be able to get 8 to 12 cheesecake bites.)Step 2Transfer whipped cream or Cool Whip to a piping bag and pipe a layer on top of cheesecake.Step 3Top with strawberry, sliced side down. Step 4Pipe a dot on top of strawberry and serve.
We’re obsessed with this dessert for two reasons: 1) They’re ridiculously cute and 2) they’re ridiculously simple. Press a small circle cookie cutter into any cheesecake—homemade or store-bought (a Sara Lee would work perfectly here) to create a bite-sized base. Next, fill a piping bag with whipped cream and cover the surface of each cheesecake bite with a swirl. (Hack this part if you have a steady hand—a can of whipped cream should work just as well.) Finally, slice the bottom off of a strawberry and set it on top of the whipped cream. Add one tiny dollop to the tip of the strawberry and Ho, Ho, Ho-ly cow, you’ve done it. The beauty of this idea is that you can use it on any holiday treat—cupcakes, cookies, Jell-O shots.
