Description
Delightful cherry cheesecake fluff combines creamy richness with sweet fruity notes for a heavenly dessert experience. Smooth clouds of cheesecake perfection will dance across your palate, inviting pure indulgence in every delectable spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup fresh cherries
Sweeteners:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
Stabilizers and Enhancers:
- 1 packet (0.25 oz) unflavored gelatin
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 graham cracker crust (pre-made or homemade)
Instructions
- Soften cream cheese at room temperature for 30 minutes to ensure smooth blending.
- Sprinkle gelatin over 2 tablespoons of cold water in a small saucepan, allowing it to bloom for 5 minutes.
- Gently heat the gelatin mixture on low heat, stirring until completely dissolved and transparent, then remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Whip heavy cream in a chilled bowl until stiff peaks form, creating a light and airy texture.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until completely smooth and free of lumps.
- Gradually incorporate powdered sugar, honey, vanilla extract, and salt into the cream cheese, mixing until fully integrated.
- Fold the bloomed gelatin into the cream cheese mixture, ensuring even distribution.
- Carefully fold whipped cream and sour cream into the mixture, maintaining the fluffy consistency.
- Pit and chop fresh cherries, reserving a few whole cherries for garnish.
- Gently fold chopped cherries into the creamy mixture, preserving the delicate texture.
- Pour the fluff into the prepared graham cracker crust, spreading evenly with a spatula.
- Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow the dessert to set and flavors to meld.
- Before serving, garnish with reserved whole cherries and optionally sprinkle with crushed graham crackers.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese to guarantee ultra-smooth blending without lumps.
- Chill your mixing bowl and whisk before whipping cream for maximum volume and stability.
- Allow gelatin to bloom properly by sprinkling over cold water and letting it sit before heating, preventing clumpy textures.
- Fold ingredients gently to maintain the light, airy consistency that makes this dessert special.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg