Strawberry Filling

• 3 ounces Cream Cheese; softened
• 48 g Cane Sugar
• scant 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 pinch Salt; preferably Fleur de Sel
• 1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1/4 teaspoon Unflavored Gelatin
• 1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries; diced
• 5 g Freeze-Dried Strawberries

1. Cook fresh strawberries down to a compote over medium heat and dissolve gelatin while still warm. Set aside.
2. Grind freeze-dried strawerries to a fine powder in a food processor.
3. Combine cream cheese, strawberry powder, sugar, salt and vanilla in a stand mixer and whip until fully combined and creamy. Check a small bit between your fingers to insure sugar crystals have "melted" into the mixture so there is no grittiness.
4. Add cooled strawberry gelatin mixture and beat until incorporated.
5. In a separate chilled bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold in to cream cheese mixture and chill.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/strawberry-filling-5b6a75052aacad525f0f099f (may not work)