Description
Delightful no-bake white chocolate cheesecakes highlight festive mulled wine fruit in a creamy dessert. Elegant European flavors blend perfectly, offering seasonal charm with minimal kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz (450 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups (225 g) white chocolate chips, melted
- 1 cup (240 ml) heavy whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks
- 1 cup (240 ml) red wine
- 1 cup (150 g) fresh or frozen mixed berries
- 1 ½ cups (150 g) graham cracker or digestive biscuit crumbs
- ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 star anise
- Zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- Prepare Base: Pulverize graham crackers into fine, uniform crumbs, blending with sugar and melted butter until the mixture resembles wet sand. Press evenly into serving glasses, compacting firmly with a spoon’s back to create a solid foundation.
- Craft Filling: Allow cream cheese to soften at room temperature. Melt white chocolate smoothly using a double boiler, stirring consistently to prevent scorching. Whip heavy cream to soft peaks, then gently fold into the white chocolate-cream cheese mixture, maintaining a light, airy texture.
- Construct Layers: Transfer the velvety filling over the chilled crumb bases, spreading smoothly with a spatula for an elegant presentation. Refrigerate for at least two hours to enable complete setting and flavor development.
- Create Topping: Simmer mixed berries with traditional mulled wine spices, generating a vibrant, aromatic compote. Once cooled, generously spoon the wine-infused fruit over each cheesecake, adding a dramatic and flavorful finale.
Notes
- Prevent Crumb Clumping: Sift graham cracker crumbs through a fine-mesh strainer to eliminate large chunks, ensuring a perfectly smooth base texture.
- Soften Cream Cheese Strategically: Leave cream cheese at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before mixing, avoiding overheating which can cause separation.
- Fold with Finesse: Use a gentle figure-eight motion when incorporating whipped cream to maintain maximum volume and prevent deflating the delicate mixture.
- Chill for Optimal Texture: Allow cheesecakes to set for minimum 4 hours (preferably overnight) for superior firmness and flavor development.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg