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Ruby Raspberry Geode Cheesecake Bombs

Ruby Raspberry Geode Cheesecake Bombs are indulgent, gemstone-inspired frozen cheesecake bombs with a raspberry mousse, a jewel-like raspberry center, a vanilla almond cookie base, and a ruby mirror glaze finished with geode crystal decorations.

Ingredients

Scale
  • For the Ruby Raspberry Cheesecake Mousse:
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup raspberry puree, strained
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • For the Raspberry Jewel Center:
  • 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
  • 1 tbsp raspberry puree
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp white chocolate, melted
  • For the Vanilla Almond Cookie Base:
  • 3/4 cup crushed vanilla wafer cookies
  • 2 tbsp finely ground almonds
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • For the Ruby Mirror Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup raspberry puree
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • A few drops ruby-red food coloring (optional)
  • For the Geode Crystal Decoration:
  • 1/4 cup crushed rock candy crystals
  • 2 tbsp red sanding sugar
  • Edible silver shimmer dust
  • For Garnish (optional):
  • Fresh raspberries
  • White chocolate shards
  • Edible silver flakes
  • Edible pearl dust

Instructions

  1. Combine raspberry preserves, raspberry puree, lemon juice, and melted white chocolate. Spoon into small silicone molds and freeze until firm to create the jewel center.
  2. Mix crushed vanilla wafer cookies, ground almonds, and melted butter. Press into small rounds sized to fit the base of the dome molds. Chill until firm.
  3. Whip cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, raspberry puree, vanilla bean paste, and lemon juice until smooth, airy, and mousse-like.
  4. Fill dome-shaped silicone molds halfway with the raspberry cheesecake mousse. Place a frozen raspberry jewel center into each mold and cover with the remaining mousse. Seal with the chilled cookie base. Freeze for at least 6 hours or until completely firm.
  5. For the mirror glaze, gently warm sweetened condensed milk, white chocolate, heavy cream, raspberry puree, honey, and optional food coloring until smooth and glossy. Allow to cool until slightly thickened but still pourable.
  6. Unmold the frozen bombs and place them on a wire rack over a tray. Pour the ruby mirror glaze evenly over each bomb, creating a flawless gemstone-like finish.
  7. Before the glaze fully sets, decorate one side of each bomb with crushed rock candy crystals and red sanding sugar to create a sparkling geode effect. Dust lightly with edible silver shimmer.
  8. Transfer to serving plates and garnish with fresh raspberries, white chocolate shards, edible silver flakes, and pearl dust.
  9. Serve chilled and slice through the silky raspberry cheesecake to reveal the luscious jewel-like raspberry center hidden inside.

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