Ingredients
3 ounces Cream Cheese; softened
48 g Cane Sugar
scant 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 pinch Salt; preferably Fleur de Sel
1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 teaspoon Unflavored Gelatin
1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries; diced
5 g Freeze-Dried Strawberries
Preparation
Cook fresh strawberries down to a compote over medium heat and dissolve gelatin while still warm. Set aside.
Grind freeze-dried strawerries to a fine powder in a food processor.
Combine cream cheese, strawberry powder, sugar, salt and vanilla in a stand mixer and whip until fully combined and creamy. Check a small bit between your fingers to insure sugar crystals have “melted” into the mixture so there is no grittiness.
Add cooled strawberry gelatin mixture and beat until incorporated.
In a separate chilled bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold in to cream cheese mixture and chill.
