cream cheese – My Experimental Playground

This dessert looks elegant and yummy (trust me ! I’ve tried it). It’s so easy and simple to make, this is one of the foolproof recipe that can’t go wrong. My family loves it. My daughter could not tell that the bottom layer was cream cheese (mixed with cocoa powder). You won’t make any mistake when putting them altogether. Having fun is the key for this. You can either layer the cookies on the bottom of the glass or mix the cookies with the cream. There’s no any order for making this dessert enjoyable.

Go ahead make this parfait and indulge yourself with this treat. Invite your friends to enjoy this together. Impress them by how easy and yummy treats to dig in. Let’s get started !

Ingredients : (makes 4 – 8 serving)

For cheesecake layer

16 ounces = 452 gr cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup = 115 gr sugar
1/4 cup = 30 gr cocoa

For whipped cream layer

1 cup = 250 ml cold heavy cream/whipping cream
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp powdered sugar

For Cookies layer

15 oreo cookies, crushed. I prefer using fine ground for the layer and using the crushed cookies on top of the cream

Methods:

For Cheesecake layer

Beat cream cheese, sugar and cocoa with electric mixer until smooth, set aside.

For Whipped cream layer

Whip heavy cream/whipping cream until it gets thicken, add cocoa and sugar continue to whip until stiff peak forms

To assembly the parfait;

Pipe or spoon cheesecake mixture on the bottom of the glass
Sprinkle with oreo cookies
Pipe or spoon whipped cream on top of the cookies layer
Sprinkle with oreo cookies , if needed

Hello there !

I’m back after hiatus for more than 2 months ! Anyone missed me ? Really ? No one ! Oh well, that’s fine. I was absent for 2 months because I was traveling to my home-country, Indonesia. It was a fine holiday for me, I know I am so lucky to get a chance for a break. I will post my holiday pictures when I have a chance.

Well, back to my post. sometimes days get warm here. I don’t even feel like cooking dessert that requires oven when it’s too hot. I lost my appetite when the heat breaks. I came across to this video. The video is in bahasa Indonesia. Here’s the picture of Matcha Agar

Does the picture above convince you enough to try the dessert ? I know not my best photo but actually it tastes better than the picture itself. Let’s get cooking :

Ingredients :

100 gr biscuit (I use Graham crackers), crushed finely
50 gr unsalted butter, melted
400 gr cream cheese
100 gr granulated sugar
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
200 ml heavy cream
10 gr agar powder
10 gr matcha powder
200 ml hot water
30 gr granulated sugar
3 gr agar powder
10 gr matcha powder

Directions (make 6 medium glasses, if using serving glass) :

Making Crackers Layer:

Crush/pound the crackers until crushed finely, You can use food processor or put the crackers in the ziploc/clear plastic bag and use the rolling pin to crush them.
Combine the crackers with the melted butter until well incorporated
Pour the crackers mixture in the spring form pan, press it using the back of the spoon. I am making this in the serving glass so I just spoon the crackers on the bottom of the glass, I prefer not to press the crackers mixture on the bottom of the serving glass.
Chill in the refrigerator

Making Green Matcha Agar Layer:

Use double boiler or boil water in the saucepan and put the glass bowl over it, make sure the bowl does not touch the water .Combine 200 gr cream cheese with 50 gr sugar and 100 ml heavy cream. Mix well using whisker until the cream cheese melted.
Add 5 gr agar powder, mix it well.
Add 10 gr matcha powder to the cream cheese mixture, mix it well
Turn off the heat and pour it over the crackers mixture
Chill in the refrigerator until it gets hardened

Making White Agar Layer :

Use double boiler or boil water in the saucepan and put the glass bowl over it, make sure the bowl does not touch the water. Combine 200 gr cream cheese with 50 gr sugar and 1 tbsp of lemon juice.Add 100 ml heavy cream. Stir with whisker until cream cheese melted.
Add 5 gr agar powder, mix it well.
Turn off the heat and pour it over green matcha agar layer
Chill in the refrigerator until it gets hardened

Making Agar Layer:

Combine 200 ml hot water with 30 gr sugar and 3 gr agar powder, whisk it until well incorporated
Add 10 gr matcha powder, whisk it well.
Pour it over white agar layer
Chill in the refrigerator until it gets hardened

It looks a lot of works but you can reward yourself with this yummy dessert.