Description
Creamy white chocolate raspberry cheesecake balls bring luxurious dessert magic to bite-sized perfection. Silky cheesecake centers wrapped in smooth white chocolate create an irresistible treat that melts deliciously on your palate.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese
- 1/4 cup fresh raspberries (mashed) or raspberry preserves
Sweeteners:
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Craft a velvety cheesecake base by thoroughly blending cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Delicately incorporate mashed raspberries or raspberry preserves, ensuring an even distribution throughout the creamy mixture.
- Refrigerate the prepared mixture for half an hour, allowing it to firm and develop a more manageable texture.
- Using clean hands, carefully portion and roll the chilled mixture into uniform spherical shapes, placing each ball onto a parchment-lined tray.
- Transfer the formed balls to the freezer, letting them solidify for approximately one hour to maintain their structural integrity.
- Create a smooth white chocolate coating by gently melting white chocolate chips with coconut oil, stirring consistently to prevent scorching.
- Extract the frozen cheesecake spheres and systematically immerse each one into the molten white chocolate, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Employ a fork or toothpick to allow excess chocolate to gracefully drip away, maintaining a clean, elegant appearance.
- While the chocolate coating remains glossy, dust each ball with vibrant freeze-dried raspberry powder or crushed freeze-dried raspberries for a decorative and flavor-enhancing touch.
- For an additional layer of sophistication, drizzle residual melted white chocolate across the surface of each ball.
- Carefully return the decorated cheesecake balls to the refrigerator, permitting the chocolate to completely set for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Present the chilled confections, ready to delight with their harmonious blend of creamy, tangy, and sweet flavors.
Notes
- Chill the mixture thoroughly to ensure the cheesecake balls hold their shape and are easy to roll without sticking to your hands.
- Use a small cookie scoop or melon baller for uniform-sized balls that look professionally made and cook evenly.
- Freeze the balls before coating with white chocolate to prevent them from falling apart during the dipping process and create a smooth, clean chocolate shell.
- For dietary variations, swap regular cream cheese with dairy-free alternatives like cashew cream cheese and use vegan white chocolate chips to make this recipe completely plant-based.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg