Strawberry Dessert Recipe ⇾ Strawberry Roses

My husband and I created these delicious strawberries for a Valentine's dinner we hosted several years ago. They've been a favorite of ours for many years. They are simple to make for any romantic dinner.

Ingredients

• 2 cups mascarpone cheese
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup whipped cream
• 16 large strawberries, washed and dried well
• ¼ cup coarse granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest

Cooking Directions

1. Beat the mascarpone cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream. Spoon cheese mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
2. Leaving the stem end in tact, cut off the tip of each strawberry, and carefully remove the core using a small, thin knife. Stand strawberries upright (stem end down), and slice through the tip toward the stem. Do not cut completely through. Repeat, slicing a total of 4 times. Each strawberry will have 8 sections. Roll the strawberries in the sugar.
3. Gently open each strawberry and fill each with the cheese mixture, using a circular motion. Arrange strawberry roses on a platter, and sprinkle with lemon zest.

Nutrition Facts

• calories369.1
• carbohydrateContent30.5 g
• cholesterolContent72.8 mg
• fatContent27 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent4.5 g
• saturatedFatContent14.5 g
• sodiumContent35.7 mg
• sugarContent28.5 g