The Sweet Woodruff, a little aromatic plant growing in woods and near shady spots. In Germany, one of the specially delightful drinks ---- White Wine Punch/Maibowle (or Waldmeisterbowle, or Maiwein, or Maitrank) is prepared by steeping the fresh sweet woodruff and peppermints in white wine. They are drunk and enjoyed usually in May.
This no-bake cheesecake recipe is so creamy and delicious! A thick, silky smooth fresh German cheese and cream cheese filling in a buttery oat cookie crust, topped with fresh blueberries and a layer of sweet woodruff jelly. It’s an easy dessert recipe that will definitely please.
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- Combine cookies and softened margarine, then press into the bottom of a 26-cm baking pan with a removable bottom. Chill crust for 30 minutes. Beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form and store in the fridge until ready for use.
- Combine Quark, cream cheese, sugars and milk in a mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined and smooth.
- Soak gelatin sheets in cold water for 5 minutes until softened. Gently squeeze out excess water. Melt it in a heat proof bowl placed over simmering water until dissolved. Combine first 4 tablespoons of cheese mixture with the melted gelatin, then blend with the rest of cheese mixture until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream and until fully incorporated. Pour the cheese mixture over the crust and arrange the blueberries on top. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Whisk together sugar and jelly powder in a medium pot. Pour in the water and cook over the slow heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove and turn the heat off. Pour 1/3 of the jelly into a square shallow dish. Press and push a cookie mould into the set jelly to create the “heart”. Pour the rest of cool jelly over the cheesecake. Place some heart-shaped jelly over if desired. To serve, loosen cheesecake and place it on a serving plate. Decorate the side with heart-shaped jelly.
52 comments:
I found this on Pinterest and I have a garden full of sweet woodruff so I had to check it out-very cool Angie!
Oh how pretty! I am not familiar with woodruff but I love no bake cheesecakes and this looks really good!
Don't know what is sweet woodruff. Your cheesecake sure looks delicious. I love cheesecake.
I love this topping and the cheesecake is so creamy! Beautiful for springtime, Angie!
Woodruff, as far as I know, doesn't grow in North America, though maybe it's cultivated. I have never seen it at farm stands with the usual selection of herbs. However, I remember MaiBowle served at the home of my German professor when I was in college. It seemed very exotic! I think she bought wine that was already flavored.
The cheesecake looks beautiful!
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What a surprizing mix, I didn't know the woodruff as a fragrance, but why not. Your cheesecake looks very smooth and rich, I love it
Have a nice day :)
Another fabulous looking dessert, Angie. Although I am not familiar with woodruff, it was interesting to learn about it. thanks
Yum.
Haven't used woodruff before, and it's not common in the US. I should ask Mrs KR to grow some -- she LOVES to garden. Then we could make this. :-)
What a color! Thank you so much for the information on the sweet woodruff! I have a little cabin in the northern woods, and sweet woodruff - which is gorgeous - I've got growing all around! I had no idea you could cook with it.
What a very interesting dessert in both ingredients and appearance. I've never heard of sweet woodruff but what a beautiful color. Love the idea of a no bake cheesecake. YUM!
I have never tried a Woodruff cheesecake before, but it sounds so delicious and you can't ever go wrong with blueberry xo
Oh my this look so yummy! I love cheesecakes
How fun to learn about woodruff---I'd never heard of it before, but it makes a beautiful topping! And I'd never pass up a slice of your beautiful cheesecake!!
Wonderful Angie !! looks beautiful!!
Yum, I love cakes with jello and these colors are so pretty!
I simply love no-baked cheesecake! The green top jelly layer is so eye-catching.
My sweet woodruff is about to bloom here :) I fell in love with the flowers the first time I saw it planted en masse at a local garden center. I haven't seen the powdered form but love the look of it on top of your delightful cheesecake with blueberries! So lovely!
Woodruff jelly..so interesting. And what a tall cheesecake! Love how unique your creations are,Angie😍
I would love to have a big slice,looks so delicious..loved the topping color !!
I love the color of the topping! It is so summery!
the color so appealing.... yummy
I never thought of a delicious jelly like yours....I can imagine the taste of the combination with the blueberries and I love it!.......Abrazotes, Marcela
Lovely twist again, dear creative foodie friend :-)
i've never heard of woodruff! your cheesecake looks beautiful and colourful. and blueberries are so good for you. this is obviously a healthy little number for dessert:-) take care
cheers
sherry
but this cheesecake looks delicious
This is simply stunning! Also, this is my first time hearing about The Sweet Woodruff - thank you Angie!
I've never heard of sweet woodruff before. The cheesecake looks pretty & tasty.
Wow first time I heard about woodruff, sounds delicious. Now I need to find that jelly on specialty stores here in NZ
I can never resist a cheesecake, and this one looks particularly good with blueberries and jelly.
This is so much fun! Love it! :-) ~Valentina
How interesting! I have never heard of Sweet Woodruff! Sounds delightfully fragrant and I love that you can purchase jelly powder in that flavour!
Angie I've never seen anything like this before! Wow! The color and the textures -- it looks wonderful!
Hahaha, I just bought a small woodruff plant today (again), it's my boyfriend's favorite. Gonna have to show him this blueberry-woodruff combo, he is gonna love it!!
Wow, that green color is great! Sweet Woodruff, here I come!
The green colour looks fun. I imagine a cake like this would be very popular with children.
Gorgeous fun dessert, looks so yummy
What a pretty dessert. Would love to get my hands on woodruff, just to see what it tastes like! Hope you are doing well, Angie.
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I have never heard of sweet woodruff! So I learnt something new today.
Looks great! I love cheesecake!
The layer on top looks so good and nice! It's a very flavorful cheesecake!
Yum!
Wow!! that is a beautiful cheesecake. I love the jelly on top ..
This is so cool looking!!
I've never heard of woodruff, but it sounds amazing! And what a fun dessert - I always learn new things from you!
I am not familiar with sweet woodruff but it sure sounds good.
Looks so delicious :)
so beautiful and magical💞
I have never heard of sweet woodruff...so pretty the color...thank you Angie for introducing it to me...the no bake cheesecake with the layer of gelatin looks delicious.
yum! love blueberries and i can only imagine how tasty it is when it's combined with creamy cheesecake like yours.
Ooh sweet woodruff. You're a genius. I've never used it in cooking, but now I'm really keen to give it a try. Your cheesecake looks so pretty and delicious.
Choclette x
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