A delicate, dreamy dessert to savor all summer long ☀️
Looking for a dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious - without even turning on the oven?
This no-bake cheesecake infused with Ispahan flavors - rose, lychee, and raspberry - is a frozen tribute to the delicate world of Pierre Hermé’s pâtisserie.
💗 It’s all there: fruity freshness, floral softness, and a melt-in-your-mouth texture. Like a spoonful of summer dreaminess!
Here’s the full recipe to delight 6 to 8 guests 🥄
🛒 Ingredients
🔸 For the crust:
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200 g biscuits (speculoos or shortbread)
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80 g melted butter
🔸 For the cream filling:
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400 g cream cheese (like Philadelphia)
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200 ml heavy cream (cold)
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80 g powdered sugar
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2 sheets of gelatin (or 1.5 g agar-agar)
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2 tbsp rose water 🌹 (adjust to taste)
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100 g lychee purée (or blended + strained lychees)
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100 g raspberry purée (or blended + strained raspberries)
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A few drops of pink food coloring (optional)
👨🏽💬 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the crust
🔸 Blend the biscuits into fine crumbs.
🔸 Mix them with melted butter.
🔸 Press the mixture into the bottom of a springform pan (18–20 cm).
🔸 Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2️⃣ Make the Ispahan cream
🔸 Soak the gelatin sheets in cold water.
🔸 Whip the cold heavy cream to soft peaks.
🔸 In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese with powdered sugar and rose water.
🔸 Gently warm the lychee purée and stir in the squeezed gelatin until fully dissolved.
🔸 Add the lychee purée to the cream cheese mixture.
🔸 Gently fold in the whipped cream.
3️⃣ Create the marbled effect
🔸 Divide the cream into two portions.
🔸 Add the raspberry purée (and pink coloring, if using) to one half.
🔸 Pour alternating layers of the two creams over the crust - in dollops or spirals.
🔸 Use a toothpick to gently swirl the surface into a marble pattern.
4️⃣ Let it set
🔸 Smooth the top.
🔸 Chill for at least 6 hours (or ideally overnight) for the perfect texture. ❄️
🌟 Tips
💡 Rose water tip: start with 1 tablespoon and adjust to your taste - it can be strong.
💡 No gelatin? Agar-agar works too (heat it with the lychee purée).
💡 Plant-based version? Use plant-based cream + cream cheese + agar-agar. Just as delicious!
💡 Visual tip: for a stunning finish, top with fresh raspberries and edible rose petals before serving.
🛠️ Recommended equipment
👉 Titanium Chef Baker XL 7L Stand Mixer – Kenwood
Perfect for whipping up that dreamy cream with ease!
🍴 Serve with…
Iced rose tea, homemade lemonade…
Or simply a spoon and the reverent silence that follows the first bite 🥰