Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • For the cheesecake filling:
  • 4 Oz Reduced Fat cream cheese
  • 3 Tbsp Granulated sugar (divided)
  • 16 Oz Light Whipped topping (divided (2 containers) *)
  • 1 Cup Strawberries (diced)
  • For the shortcake:
  • 1/3 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 Cups Whole wheat pastry flour (80g)
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp 2% Milk

Instruction

  • To make the cheesecake:
  • Line a muffin tinwith tinfoil and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the 1 cup of diced strawberries with 1 Tbsp of granulated sugar and set aside to let them get nice and juicy.
  • In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and 2 Tbsp of granulated sugar, using an electric hand mixer, until well combined.
  • Stir in 4oz of the thawed whipped topping (put the rest back into the refrigerator until ready to assemble the sandwiches) until well combined.
  • Stir the diced strawberry/sugar mixture into the cheese cake and gently fold until the strawberries are well dispersed.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, only about 1/2 of the way full. Please note that this will may only fill 10 or 11 of the muffin holes, depending how big your muffin tin is.
  • Cover with tinfoil and place into the freezer until frozen, at least 4 hours to overnight.
  • To make the shortcakes:
  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside **
  • In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla and beat again until well combined.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the salt, flour and baking powder and then add alternately with the milk into the creamed mixture.
  • Divide the mixture between the muffin tins (it will only fill about 8, so make sure to add a little water into the empty spots) filling only 1/4 of the way full.
  • Bake until lightly golden and a toothpick into the center of a cake comes out clean, about 13-15 minutes.
  • Let cool completely before assembling.
  • To assemble:
  • Carefully cut each shortcake in half, and spread a little bit of thawed whipped topping on the bottom half. Place one cheesecake on top and spread a little bit more cool whip on top of it.
  • Top with the top portion of the shortcake and DEVOUR. ***