Ingredients
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- For the Sapphire Blueberry Cheesecake Bombs:
- 1 1/4 cups fresh blueberries, pureed
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 2 tbsp cold water
- Blue gel food coloring, as needed
- For the Blueberry Cream Center:
- 1/2 cup blueberry preserves
- 2 tbsp mascarpone cheese
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- For the Crystal Mirror Shell:
- 1 cup white chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 tsp clear edible shimmer dust
- For Garnish (optional):
- Fresh blueberries
- Edible crystal sugar
- Silver leaf flakes
Instructions
- Mix gelatin and cold water in a small bowl and let bloom for 5 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and blueberry puree until smooth.
- Melt the bloomed gelatin and stir into the blueberry mixture.
- Add a few drops of blue gel food coloring to create a rich sapphire hue.
- Whip heavy cream to soft peaks and gently fold into the cheesecake mixture.
- Combine blueberry preserves, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Fill silicone sphere molds halfway with the blueberry cheesecake mixture.
- Add a spoonful of blueberry 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.
- Bloom gelatin for the mirror shell.
- Heat condensed milk and warm water, then stir in gelatin until dissolved.
- Pour over white chocolate and mix until smooth and glossy.
- Stir in clear shimmer dust and allow the glaze to cool to a pourable consistency.
- Unmold frozen bombs and place on a wire rack.
- Pour the crystal mirror shell evenly over each bomb.
- Allow the coating to set until smooth and glass-like.
- Garnish with fresh blueberries, edible crystal sugar, and silver leaf flakes.
- Serve chilled.
Nutrition
- Calories: 355
- Sugar: 27 g
- Fat: 24 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Protein: 5 g