Ingredients:
- 15 Golden Oreo cookies (160g), finely crushed
- 1 oz freeze dried strawberries (28g), pulverized
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter (30g), melted
- 0.5 cup white chocolate chips (85g), melted
- 12 street taco sized flour tortillas (300g)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon (8g)
- 1 cup neutral oil for frying (240ml)
- 8 oz full fat cream cheese (225g), softened
- 0.5 cup powdered sugar (60g)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla bean paste (5ml)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (240ml), chilled
- 0.5 cup fresh strawberries (75g), finely diced
Instructions:
- Pulverize cookies and berries. Pulse the Golden Oreos and freeze dried strawberries in a food processor until they resemble coarse sand.
- Combine with fat. Transfer the crumbs to a bowl and stir in the 2 tbsp melted butter until the mixture looks like damp sand.
- Add the chocolate. Drizzle in 0.25 cup of the melted white chocolate and toss with a fork to create small, pebble like clusters. Set aside to harden.
- Heat the oil. In a skillet, bring 1 cup neutral oil to 350°F.
- Fry the shells. Place a tortilla in the oil for 5-10 seconds until bubbles form, then flip.
- Shape the taco. Use tongs to fold the tortilla in half while still in the oil, holding it for 15 seconds until it feels rigid and golden.
- Coat in cinnamon sugar. Immediately toss the hot shell in the mixture of 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon.
- Set the shape. Place the shell upside down over the humps of an inverted muffin tin to cool completely.
- Beat the base. Whip 8 oz cream cheese, 0.5 cup powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla paste until completely smooth and velvety.
- Incorporate the cream. In a separate chilled bowl, whip 1 cup heavy cream to stiff peaks, then gently fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
- Dip the edges. Brush the top edges of your cooled shells with the remaining melted white chocolate, then press them firmly into the strawberry crunch mixture.
- Pipe and top. Fill each shell with the cheesecake mixture using a piping bag, then top with the 0.5 cup diced fresh strawberries.