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Strawberry Roses

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"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." — Lisa KLC

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2 cups mascarpone cheese
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup whipped cream

16 large strawberries, washed and dried well
1/4 cup coarse granulated sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest

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Directions

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.
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.
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.

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PREP 45 mins
READY IN 45 mins

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Cooks Note
The roses are easier to form if strawberries are at cool room temperature when filling.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

May 19, 2009

These were heavenly! I don't know what the problem was for the previous user and the cheese, first I don't know how long you beat the cheese for but I did mine for about 2 minutes and it was nice and smooth, no chunks at all.. maybe your cheese was bad or you beated for too long or not enough? Secondly, I see marascapone in almost every grocery store I go in. I would think cream cheese would give it a whole different taste. Anyway, the only problem I had was for them making it to the serving platter. lol This recipe also made about 16 medium plump strawberries for us and was a huge hit! Will definitely make these again and again.

—Annette

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Most Helpful Critical Review

May 11, 2009

The directions for this are misleading; they should read 'gently mix together the cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla'. Beating the cheese causes it to separate. Even thought I am an accomplished cook, mascarpone cheese is not easily found and so I have not ever used it.When I found this recipe I thought it would make a great topping for a lemon chiffon cake I was making for a party, and since I follow directions to the letter proceeded to BEAT the cheese...... so I ended up with $6 of cheese down the drain and a concoction that looked like ricotta! The flavor was good, but I thought a tad sweet so I would recommend cutting the sugar by 1/2 a cup. I ended up using this recipe but with cream cheese (and not as much sugar) and it turned out great for my cake.

—BABYLADY4

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Mar 02, 2009

Its a really cool desert! Great job! :)

—emilee

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Dec 10, 2011

These things are out of this world!! Oh my gosh they're so good! None of us could stop eating them. Even the men were silent (other than moans) when they bit in to them. Yes... they're that good. I followed it to a T other than i couldn't find the mascarpone cheese so I used philidelphia cream cheese. Makes a TON of filling though... you can do way more than 16 berries. I also dipped the ends of some of the berries in chocolate, let it set, then put filling in. Awesome!!!!!

—STARLA66

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Jun 14, 2010

Pretty good but I have to confess, I used cream cheese because I could not find mascarpone. I live in rural area so we don't have alot of what is avaliable at most stores. This worked great with the cream cheese though. I thinned it with a little milk and beat it for a few minutes so that it would fluff up a bit. I am excited to make these for family summer get togethers with farm fresh strawberries!

—LED87

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May 24, 2010

Wow, everybody went crazy about it! a really huge success with no fuss at all: I served these beautiful roses at my kid's Confirmation party, and got rave reviews. I used cream cheese (the lighter version, less fat than the regular and extremely less fat than mascarpone cheese!), didn't bother with the sugar and used simply granulated sugar I had handy, and a tablespoon of lemon juice, that's all. Delicious and impressive

—ANNAMA

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Jan 25, 2010

Wow - whole family LOVED

—comomof3

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Feb 16, 2012

Mine turned out too runny, I don't know what went wrong. Maybe I just needed heavier whipped cream, but the sauce just ran right out of the berries. It did make clean-up a little more fun though (if you know what I mean)!

—Margit

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Nutrition

Calories
369 kcal
18%

Carbohydrates
30.5 g
10%

Cholesterol
73 mg
24%

Fat
27 g
42%

Fiber
1.1 g
5%

Protein
4.5 g
9%

Sodium
36 mg
1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Strawberry Roses

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 369
Calories from Fat: 243

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 27g 42 %
Saturated Fat 14.5g 73 %
Cholesterol 73mg 24 %
Sodium 36mg 1 %
** Potassium 90mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrates 30.5g 10 %
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 5 %
Protein 4.5g 9 %
Sugars 28.5g
Vitamin A 17 %
Vitamin C 54 %
Calcium 12 %
Iron 2 %
** Thiamin 1 %
** Niacin 2 %
** Vitamin B6 2 %
** Magnesium 3 %
** Folate 7 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.