Lemon-Filled Strawberries

This dish was something I came up with on the way home from Kroger today. I had some fresh strawberries in the fridge and also some Lemon Cream. I had dipped a strawberry in the cream yesterday, knowing that whipped cream and strawberries go great together anyway, and the lemon in the cream really sparked a new love for the flavors together. I bought some prepared lemon curd at the store and decided I wanted to try it out with something, and the strawberries and cream came to mind. So I decided a cute way to present this little dessert snack would be to cut the tops and fill them, and then place the tops back on, like a little hat! I would serve this simple treat at a breakfast, as dessert, or even at a shower of some sort because it is delicious and oh-so-pretty!

Ingredients:

Recipe for Lemon Cream (just scroll down until you see Lemon Cream in the post)

12-15 red, ripe strawberries

1/3 cup prepared Lemon Curd (I used Dickinson's Lemon Curd)

1. Pick out and rinse the prettiest strawberries.

2. Gently heat the lemon curd in the microwave for 5-7 seconds (but no more, it doesn't need to be hot, just a thinner consistency)

3. Place the lemon cream in a piping bag fitted with a bigger tip.

4. Cut the tops (the pointed end) off the strawberries, but do not discard!

5. Spoon a small amount of the lemon curd on the bigger half, and then pipe the lemon cream on top of that. Place the cut off portion on top, pushing down just slightly so the filling oozes a little. 

6. Arrange on a platter and serve!

Makes 12-15 (or so) filled strawberries