Description
Homemade raspberry cream cheese bites offer a delightful blend of tangy and sweet flavors. Creamy cheese and fresh raspberries create an irresistible dessert you can savor in just a few simple steps.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (237 ml) fresh raspberries
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (57 g / ½ stick) unsalted butter (melted)
Instructions
- Cream Preparation: Soften cream cheese and whip in a medium mixing bowl using an electric mixer until silky and lump-free, blending powdered sugar and vanilla extract until achieving a smooth, creamy consistency.
- Raspberry Integration: Gently fold fresh raspberries into the cream cheese mixture, distributing evenly without crushing the berries completely.
- Forming Bites: Using a small cookie scoop, portion and roll the mixture into uniform bite-sized spheres with clean hands, arranging them on a parchment-lined baking sheet without touching.
- Initial Chilling: Freeze the cream cheese spheres for 60 minutes until completely firm and solid.
- Crumb Coating: Pulverize graham crackers into fine crumbs and blend with melted unsalted butter until resembling wet sand.
- Coating and Final Freezing: Remove chilled bites, roll in graham cracker mixture for complete coverage, then return to the baking sheet and freeze for an additional 30 minutes to set the coating.
- Serving: Let raspberry cream cheese bites rest at room temperature for 3-5 minutes before serving to soften and enhance their creamy texture.
Notes
- Cream Cheese Temperature: Ensure cream cheese is fully softened at room temperature for a smooth, lump-free mixture that blends effortlessly.
- Berry Handling: Gently fold raspberries to prevent crushing, maintaining their delicate texture and whole fruit appearance in the final bite.
- Freezing Technique: Proper chilling is crucial – first freeze creates firm bites, second freeze sets the crumb coating perfectly.
- Serving Tip: Let bites sit briefly at room temperature to soften slightly, enhancing their creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 19
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 85 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg