Stuffed Strawberries Elegante

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 large fresh strawberries, washed
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (or more to taste)
• 1 tablespoon grand marnier or 1 tablespoon fragolino di nemi strawberry liqueur
• fresh mint leaves (to garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 slice off stem end of strawberries to form a flat base.
• 2 place berries on flat surface, with pointed end up.
• 3 with a sharp knife, slice each berry in half vertically to within a 1/4 inch of base. cut each half into three wedges to form 6 petals. pull petals apart slightly.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar and liqueur; beat until light and fluffy.
• 5 with a pastry bag and star tip or small spoon, (if mixture thins too much after beating, place filled bag in the refrigerator for about 15-20 min.) then fill strawberries with cream cheese mixture.
• 6 a plastic zipper sandwich bag can be used instead of a pastry bag by filling with cream cheese mixture, cut one corner off of the bottom of the bag and squeeze.
• 7 for a beautiful presentation drizzle with melted slightly cooled dark chocolate.