Dress to impress. Transform an already beautiful strawberry into an extraordinarily delicious work of art with flavorful filling topped by fascinator-like parmesan crisp.
Balsamic and Parmesan Strawberry Bites
Yield: 18 Balsamic Bites
Calories: 147kcal
Tip: Cheese filling can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept refrigerated in an airtight container.
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- Piping bag
Ingredients
- 18-20 medium-sized fresh strawberries
- ½ cup softened low-fat cream cheese
- ½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- ½ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp finely chopped thyme
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
Parmesan Thyme Crisp:
- ½ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
To prepare the strawberries:
- Trim the leafy stem end from a strawberry and stand up on cut end.
- Starting at the tip of the strawberry, make two cuts in a cross pattern 2/3 of the way down.
- Gently open up the four strawberry sections wide enough to fit a large star piping tip.
- Repeat with remaining strawberries.
For Parmesan Thyme Crisp:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- On a parchment-lined baking sheet, sprinkle Parmesan in an even 1/8 inch thick layer.
- Top with thyme leaves and cracked black pepper.
- Bake in center rack for 3-4 minutes until light golden.
- Set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, ricotta, grated Parmesan, balsamic vinegar, thyme and pepper.
- Scrape mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Pipe about 1 ½ tablespoons into each strawberry.
- Gently break Parmesan Thyme Crisp into small pieces and top each strawberry to garnish.
Notes
1 bite is 1/18th recipe and assumed all Parmesan Thyme Crisps used up.
Cheese filling can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept refrigerated in an airtight container.
Cheese filling can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept refrigerated in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 3 strawberries | Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 334mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin C: 37mg
