No-Bake Cherry Cream Cheese Waffle Cake with White Chocolate
Recipe Summary
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes (including chilling)
- Servings: 12 tartlets
- Cuisine: International
- Course: Dessert
- Calories: 180 kcal per serving
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 150 g (5.3 oz) waffles (plain, crispy)
- 40 g (1.4 oz) unsalted butter, melted
- 40 g (1.4 oz) white chocolate, melted
For the Filling:
- 150 g (5.3 oz) cherries (fresh or frozen, pitted)
- 35 g (2 tbsp / 1.2 oz) sugar
- 110 g (0.5 cup / 3.88 oz) cream cheese (softened)
- 10 g (2 tbsp / 0.35 oz) fine coconut flakes
- 25 g (2.5 tbsp / 0.9 oz) powdered sugar
For the Topping:
- 75 g (2.6 oz) white chocolate, melted
- 1 tbsp (15 ml / 0.5 fl.oz) vegetable oil
For Decoration (optional):
- chopped pistachios
- dried rose petals or freeze-dried raspberry crumbles
Instructions
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Prepare the dough: Pulse the waffles in a blender until finely crushed. In a bowl, combine the waffle crumbs with melted butter and white chocolate. Stir thoroughly until the mixture forms a thick, uniform dough.
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Form tartlet bases: Take about 25 g (0.9 oz) of dough per tartlet, shape into balls, and press each firmly into the cavities of a mini muffin tin to create flat tartlet bases. Refrigerate them to set while you prepare the filling.
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Make cherry jam: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine cherries and sugar. Cook gently for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cherries break down and the mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
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Fill tartlets: Spoon a layer of the cooled cherry jam into each tartlet base.
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Prepare cream cheese layer: In a bowl, mix cream cheese, coconut flakes, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Transfer this to a pastry bag and pipe over the cherry layer evenly in each tartlet, smoothing the top.
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Add topping: Combine melted white chocolate with vegetable oil until smooth. Pour a thin layer over the cream cheese topping in each tartlet.
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Decorate and chill: Sprinkle chopped pistachios and optionally dried rose petals or raspberry crumbles on top. Refrigerate the tartlets for at least 3 hours until fully set.
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Serve: Carefully remove tartlets from molds and serve chilled.
Recipe Notes
- Use a silicone mold or non-stick mini muffin tin to easily unmold the tartlets.
- Chill bases thoroughly to help them firm up and hold shape when adding filling.
- Use a small offset spatula or back of a spoon to spread layers smoothly if you don’t have a pastry bag.
- Melting white chocolate with oil ensures a glossy, pourable topping that sets well.
Nutrition Estimate
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Protein: 3 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fat: 10 g
Values are estimates and may vary by ingredients and portion size.