Ingredients
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- For the Jade Lime Cheesecake Spheres:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 2 tbsp cold water
- Green food coloring, as needed
- For the Lime Cream Center:
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- For the Liquid Gold Drizzle:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp white chocolate, melted
- 1/2 tsp edible gold luster dust
- For Garnish (optional):
- Lime zest curls
- Edible gold flakes
Instructions
- Mix gelatin and cold water in a small bowl and let bloom for 5 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Melt the bloomed gelatin and stir into the cheesecake mixture.
- Add a few drops of green food coloring to achieve a jade-green color.
- Whip heavy cream to soft peaks and gently fold into the mixture.
- Combine mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, lime juice, and heavy cream until smooth.
- Fill silicone sphere molds halfway with the lime cheesecake mixture.
- Add a spoonful of lime cream center into each mold.
- Cover with the remaining cheesecake mixture and smooth the tops.
- Freeze for at least 5 hours or until completely firm.
- Combine honey, sweetened condensed milk, melted white chocolate, and gold luster dust until smooth.
- Unmold the frozen cheesecake spheres and place on a serving plate.
- Allow spheres to soften slightly for 5 minutes.
- Drizzle generously with the liquid gold mixture.
- Garnish with lime zest curls and edible gold flakes.
- Serve chilled.
Nutrition
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 25 g
- Fat: 25 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Protein: 5 g