Strawberry Cheesecake Belgian Waffle

Happy Valentines Day!!!! My favorite holiday is right around the corner. This is the perfect breakfast to share with your loved one on valentines day morning. It's also super easy to make. The topping is simply strawberry pie filling, vanilla greek yogurt, and a little powdered sugar. I'm sure if you wanted to make it more authentic you could actually make cheesecake filling, but I love the stonyfield organic greek vanilla yogurt. It is so good and much lighter then actual cheesecake filling would be!! It's my favorite out of all vanilla greek yogurts because you can actually see vanilla bean running through it.

Ingredients:

• Belgian waffle mix (Your waffle mix will also most likely call for egg, oil, and water.)
• Strawberry Pie Filling
• Vanilla Greek Yogurt
• Powdered sugar

Recipe:

• Follow the directions on your belgian waffle mix. Each waffle will most likely take 3-4 minutes to cook.
• Top the belgian waffle with strawberry pie filling, vanilla greek yogurt, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. 

Mini Strawberry Cheesecake

 

My friend Amie had a jewelry party last night and I volunteered to make strawberry cheesecake bars. I was in a rush yesterday and I only had a couple hours for the cheesecake to sit in the fridge before cutting them. When I took it out to cut it into squares, the cheesecake basically turned into a sloppy mushy mess. That's when I admitted defeat and ran to the grocery store to pick up some cookies before the party. When I checked on the cheesecake again this morning, the cheesecake was perfect. Go figure! The recipe turned from being a disaster to a success just by letting the cheesecake sit overnight in the fridge. I should have known better! So take my advice, and make this recipe the night before. It will save you a lot of headache!

 

Instead of cutting the cheesecake into squares to make bars, I decided to use a biscuit cutter to make round mini cheesecakes. They can be a little messy because the tops can slide off, but I think it makes a great look. If you are having a party i would suggest serving them in cupcake liners.

Recipe Source: roxanashomebaking

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup graham crackers crumbs
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup strawberry pie filling (Note: you can use any pie filling you like. The original recipe was made with a blueberry pie filing.)

Recipe:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F. 
• Line a 13 X 9 baking pan with parchment paper leaving some paper hanging off the sides.
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter and press evenly on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place in refrigerator.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar. Mix until light and fluffy.
• Mix in one egg at a time to the cream cheese mixture. 
• Stir in vanilla extract.
• Remove the cheesecake crust from the refrigerator. 
• Pour 2/3 of the cheesecake filling into the pan.
• Spoon the pie filing over the cheesecake layer.
• Cover the pie filling with the remaining cheesecake mixture. Make sure that you do not stir the pie filling and cheesecake mixture together. You want separate layers.
• Bake the cheesecake in the oven for 50 minutes or until center is set. 
• Turn the oven off, open the door and let the cheesecake cool down in the oven for 1 hour.
• Remove the cheesecake from the oven and refrigerate overnight.