On a lighter note, or rather, a particular dessert, cheesecake is great for the moms who love their cream cheese or are in seek of lighter flavors that aren’t too overpowering on the palate. Yes, for this, you will need your usual cheesecake ingredients like cream cheese, cookie crumbs, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and the like. But to give it a creative twist, you’ll have to read on from different flavor swirls, chocolate other fusion flavors.
Remember those fancy cheesecakes with different flavored swirls, mostly blueberry and strawberry jam swirls? Now you can make them too, start with the cheesecake first – mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth, then fold in whipped cream to give it that incredibly light texture. Pour this cheesecake mix into a pre-made graham cracker crust or digestive biscuit crust, then swirl berry preserves of your choice through the top using a knife. This is somewhat similar to marbling for breads and cakes. Chill the cheesecake as usual, until it sets into a cake-like firm but soft structure, for about 4-6 hours. Garnish the cheesecake with whichever berries you used, strawberry for strawberry preserves, and blueberry or blueberry preserves.
This is a spinoff of the classic strawberry shortcake, minus the baking part. To make this, layer your freshly made vanilla cheesecake filling (steps above) with freshly washed and diced strawberries and cubes of pound cake in a springform pan. Chill the cheesecake until set, then top with whipped cream and more strawberries. This fusion dessert is interesting to say at least, and the layers of three different elements make for a delicious dessert that your mother will definitely love, and the best part is that it comes together without requiring any baking.
Somehow the combination of lemon and blueberry simply works, with the citrus enhancing yet mellowing the sweetness of the blueberry. To make this: beat cream cheese with sugar, lemon juice, and zest until smooth and creamy. Fold in whipped cream, then pour into a graham cracker crust or digestive biscuit crust. Top with a simple blueberry compote made by simmering berries with a bit of sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. The sweet and tangy flavors of the blueberry-lemon plus the cheesecake in general as well as the visual appeal of the cheesecake is perfect for summer and makes it a sweet and refreshing dessert for special occasions like Mother’s Day.
Go about how you’d make your usual parfaits by alternating biscuit layers with cheesecak layers and ending with a topping, mostly the biscuit crumbs. Layer crushed graham crackers, creamy no-bake cheesecake filling, and various toppings in clear glasses for individual servings. Create a toppings bar with fruit compotes, chocolate sauce, caramel, nuts, and cookie crumbles so Mom can customize her parfait, if she enjoys doing that, which would make for a great activity you can enjoy together on Mother's Day.
Coconut and mango just work quite well together, and it adds a fun layer to your plain old cheesecake, just perfect for a sultry summer day. Add coconut extract and shredded coconut to your cheesecake mixture before pouring over a coconut cookie crust. Top with fresh mango slices arranged in a flower pattern or like a basket, then brush with a light glaze made from mango puree. This version brings vacation vibe to Mother's Day and looks incredibly impressive despite being simple to make.
One of the most classic variations of cheesecake is this one with the classic cookie-meets-caramel flavor. Blend crushed Lotus Biscoff cookies into your cream cheese mixture for a warm, caramelized spice flavor throughout the cheesecake. Pour over a Biscoff cookie crust (made by mixing crushed cookies with melted butter), then chill until firm. Before serving, spread a layer of Biscoff cookie butter on top and decorate with whipped cream rosettes and additional crumbled cookies around the edges. The distinctive caramel-cinnamon flavor of the Biscoff cookies transforms a simple no-bake cheesecake into a sophisticated European-inspired dessert that will impress Mom without requiring any special baking skills.