Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert Tacos
Strawberry Cheesecake Dessert Tacos are a fun and easy to make summer dessert idea. Mini cinnamon taco shells are filled with delicious cheesecake filling and topped with strawberry filling. Take them to your next summer party.
Servings: 25 mini tacos
Ingredients
- 5 large burrito size flour tortilla shells
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 can (21 ounces) strawberry pie filling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and lightly spray the bottom of two 12-cup muffins tins with non-stick spray.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the melted coconut oil, cinnamon, and sugar.
- Using a 3-inch biscuit or round cookie cutter, cut rounds out from the flour tortilla shells. Toss the rounds in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat.
- Place all the mini taco shells between the crevices of the upside-down muffin tin and bake the shells in the oven for 6 - 7 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before removing from muffin tin.
- Make the cheesecake filling: Using a hand mixer and a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and lemon juice until soft. Add whipping cream and beat on medium for 2 minutes. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla then beat until stiff and fluffy. Place in a piping bag or ziploc and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- To assemble the mini tacos: Pipe cheesecake filling into each taco. Next, spoon about a tablespoon of the strawberry pie filling on top of the cheesecake filling. Garnish with a dollop of the cheesecake filling and serve immediately.
Notes
You can bake the taco shells and the cheesecake mixture a day in advance. Store the shells in an airtight container on the counter and the filling in the refrigerator. When it’s time to serve, assemble the tacos as directing the in the recipe.
If you don’t have a piping bag to use for the cheesecake filling, a large resealable plastic bag with the corner snipped works perfectly.