Description
Classic blueberry and vanilla cheesecake fluff delights dessert enthusiasts with its creamy texture and sweet berry essence. Guests will savor each luxurious spoonful of this light, refreshing treat that brings pure comfort to any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (340 g) blueberries (fresh or frozen, thawed and drained)
- 1 (8 oz/226 g) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (240 mL) cold milk
- 1 (3.4 oz/96 g) box instant cheesecake pudding mix (or vanilla pudding mix)
- 1 (8 oz/226 g) container Cool Whip (or homemade whipped cream)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar (optional)
- ½ cup (60 g) graham crackers, crushed (optional)
- ¼ cup (30 g) slivered almonds or white chocolate chips (optional)
- Extra blueberries
- Whipped cream
- Drizzle of honey or blueberry syrup
Instructions
- Whisk Creation: Blend cheesecake pudding mix with cold milk, whisking energetically until achieving a silky, luxurious texture with smooth consistency.
- Fruit Integration: Delicately fold fresh blueberries into the pudding base, ensuring uniform fruit distribution throughout the creamy mixture.
- Volume Enhancement: Gently incorporate whipped topping, using soft circular motions to preserve the dessert’s airy, cloud-like structure while maintaining its delicate integrity.
- Flavor Infusion: Drizzle pure vanilla extract across the surface, allowing the aromatic essence to permeate and elevate the entire dessert composition.
- Presentation Technique: Artfully transfer the fluffy mixture into elegant serving dishes, creating graceful swirls with a spatula to enhance visual sophistication.
- Chilling and Setting: Refrigerate the dessert for a minimum of one hour, allowing flavors to harmonize and texture to stabilize into a perfectly chilled state.
- Final Embellishment: Garnish with additional fresh blueberries and a delicate dusting of vanilla-infused powdered sugar, transforming the dessert into a refined culinary masterpiece.
Notes
- Whisk Wisely: Use cold milk and whisk vigorously to prevent lumps and achieve a silky-smooth pudding base, ensuring no dry mix remains unincorporated.
- Fold Gently: Handle blueberries with care when folding into the mixture to prevent crushing, maintaining whole fruit integrity and preventing color bleeding.
- Chill Thoroughly: Refrigerate for at least one hour to allow flavors to develop and texture to set, which enhances the dessert’s overall taste and consistency.
- Customize Creatively: Swap blueberries with seasonal fruits like raspberries or strawberries for variety, or use low-fat milk and sugar-free whipped topping for a lighter version.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg