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Emerald Lime White Chocolate Dream Hearts with Soft Center

A stunning dessert featuring a lime cheesecake mousse, a soft white chocolate center, and an emerald mirror glaze, served on a cookie base.

  • Yield: 8 1x

Ingredients

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  • For the Lime Cheesecake Mousse:
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp lime zest
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp gelatin powder
  • 3 tbsp warm water
  • For the White Chocolate Soft Center:
  • 4 oz white chocolate, melted
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • For the Emerald Mirror Glaze:
  • 1 cup white chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tbsp gelatin powder
  • 3 tbsp warm water
  • Emerald green food coloring, as needed
  • Pearl shimmer dust, as needed
  • For the Cookie Base:
  • 1 cup vanilla cookie crumbs
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • For Garnish (optional):
  • Lime zest curls
  • White chocolate curls
  • Edible silver flakes

Instructions

  1. 1. Bloom gelatin in warm water and let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. 2. Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
  3. 3. Mix in lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla extract.
  4. 4. Whip heavy cream to soft peaks and fold into the lime mixture.
  5. 5. Stir in dissolved gelatin until fully incorporated.
  6. 6. Whisk melted white chocolate, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  7. 7. Pipe the white chocolate mixture into heart-shaped molds and freeze until mostly firm but still soft in the center.
  8. 8. Fill heart-shaped silicone molds halfway with the lime mousse.
  9. 9. Place a white chocolate center into each mold.
  10. 10. Cover with remaining mousse and freeze until completely firm.
  11. 11. Combine white chocolate, condensed milk, dissolved gelatin, emerald green food coloring, and pearl shimmer dust until smooth and glossy.
  12. 12. Unmold the frozen hearts and place on a wire rack.
  13. 13. Pour the emerald mirror glaze evenly over each heart.
  14. 14. Mix cookie crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and salt, then press into heart-shaped bases.
  15. 15. Place each glazed heart onto a prepared base.
  16. 16. Garnish with lime zest curls, white chocolate curls, and edible silver flakes.
  17. 17. Chill for 15 minutes before serving.
  • Author: Chef Stella

Nutrition

  • Calories: 430
  • Sugar: 31 g
  • Fat: 29 g
  • Carbohydrates: 37 g
  • Protein: 6 g