Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake Bites - Gluten Free and Keto Options
Our decadently rich and creamy strawberry cheesecake bites are deliciously covered in the chocolate of your choice. Perfect for Valentine's Day, New Year's and when you want to impress!
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs or 1 sleeve of graham cracker, crushed
- ¼ cup pecans finely chopped
- ¼ cup butter melted
Cheesecake Filling
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-5 large strawberries, diced/chopped do not recommend using large strawberry chunks
Dark Chocolate Coating
- 1 12 oz . bag Ghirardelli Chocolate White, Milk or Dark Melting Wafers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper and slightly spray with non-stick spray.
- Combine the graham cracker crumbs, pecans and melted butter in a small bowl well and press into baking pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and sour cream until smooth. Add in slightly beaten eggs and vanilla and beat on low speed until just combined. Add diced strawberries and mix in. Pour over crust. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack and then freeze overnight.
- When ready to coat with chocolate, using microwave, melt white, milk or dark chocolate wafers in 30 second increments, stirring in between increments until melted.
- Take cheesecake out of freezer and lift out of pan by pulling the sides of the foil or parchement paper up and out. Cut cheesecake into 1 inch squares when you can cut through the frozen cheesecake, it may need to sit out a few minutes. Work with a few pieces at a time for dipping; keep remaining squares in freezer until ready to dip.
- Using a fork on the bottom of the cheesecake square, one at a time, completely dip bites in melted chocolate, and using spoon in other hand, spoon chocolate on top to cover all spots, and allow excess to drip off and place on waxed or parchment lined baking sheets. Add some sprinkles if you wish.
- Store in an airtight container in the freezer until ready to serve. Think about serving these like you would an ice cream treat or frozen treat when setting out to serve.
Notes
- One of the perks of this dessert is you don't have to do it all at once, or eat them all at once. Pop a couple with or without the chocolate coating anytime you need a sweet fix.
- Keto / Sugar-free Option: Substitute sugar options with Lakanto's Monkfruit Sugar or something similar with same measurements 1 to 1 to sugar. Use sugar-free chocolate chip for chocolate coating, like Lily's. Use sugar-free cookies or graham cracker crumbs for bottom layer for substituting.
- Gluten-free - Use Pamela's Gluten-free graham crackers or cookies for gluten free option.