Strawberry Balls

Name: Strawberry Balls
Ingredients: 300 g strawberries (approximately); 200 g cottage cheese (smooth/spreadable); 200 g shortbread cookies (approximately); 100 g butter; 20 g powdered sugar; shredded coconut, chocolate, nuts, cocoa

A delicious and beautiful dessert with strawberries hidden inside — so simple to make that even a child can do it, yet it looks incredibly tempting. Now is the perfect time to make it, right in the middle of strawberry season, because this recipe calls for fresh strawberries only; frozen ones, unfortunately, won't work here. The flavor is like big, creamy candies with a rich, chewy texture and a light cottage cheese note, with a burst of juicy, fragrant strawberry inside! You can certainly wrap other berries inside too, but with strawberries it's truly spectacular! This recipe made 15 balls for me.

Ingredients:

300 g strawberries (approximately)
200 g cottage cheese (smooth/spreadable)
200 g shortbread cookies (approximately)
100 g butter
20 g powdered sugar
Coating (your choice):
shredded coconut, chocolate, nuts, cocoa

How to cook strawberry balls

Finely crush the cookies.

Beat the softened butter with the powdered sugar, or simply mix vigorously with a spoon. Adjust the amount of powdered sugar to taste and depending on how sweet your cookies are.

Add the cottage cheese and mix well. I used 9% fat cottage cheese. The cottage cheese must be smooth and spreadable, not grainy (if you're not sure about yours, press it through a fine-mesh strainer).

Add the crushed cookies in batches, mixing well with a spoon or spatula.

You may need more or less cookies. The dough should no longer be sticky and should be easy to work with, but not too dense or stiff.

Pinch off a piece of dough and flatten it into a small disc.

Place a strawberry in the center.

Wrap the dough around the berry and roll it into a ball between your palms. If the dough isn't holding together well, chill it in the refrigerator for a bit.

Roll in shredded coconut.

Or in grated chocolate, nuts, etc. Refrigerate for 1–2 hours until fully chilled.

Here's what the chocolate-coated ones look like inside :)

And these are the coconut ones. I loved both the chocolate and the coconut versions equally. Strawberry Balls — delicious, quick, and easy! Truly a magical little recipe!