Deviled Strawberries (Made with a Cheesecake Filling)

OMG!! Made with a sweet cream cheese filling! - The BEST finger food, sweet snack and party idea for a crowd! This quick, easy and fun appetizer idea is also perfect for Valentine's Day! Kids and adults love them. | Deviled Strawberries Recipe #instrupix #partyfood #strawberries #cheesecake #creamcheese #valentinesday #dessert #sweettooth

Ingredients

• 18-24 large strawberries
• 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese (softened)
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 2/3 cup white granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (optional)

Instructions

1. Prep the strawberries by cutting off the stems and slicing them in half. Next, cut a small sliver off of the back of each strawberry half so that they sit up straight. Then use a small melon baller to carefully hollow out the middle (you don't need to take out much, just make a small enough indent so that the cream cheese filling doesn't slide off). *Pictorial Above *
2. Place the softened cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla extract and lemon juice in a medium sized mixing bowl (DO NOT add the heavy whipping cream). Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. 
3. In a different medium sized mixing bowl, beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form (about 5 minutes).