Malted Milk Ball Bûche de Noël

prep time: 35 minutes, plus 5 hours to chill cook time: 3 minutes
yield: 12 servings

I adore this recipe because it is such an elegant-
looking dessert; even though I am not an artist, the
special bûche mold makes it look so fancy. But don’t
do what I did: early in the morning after assembling
the dessert, I was excited to see how it looked. In the
dark, I removed the mold from the freezer and started
to push the dessert out of the mold onto a beautiful
white serving dish. To my horror, the dish slid off the
counter and shattered on the floor in a million pieces.
So here’s my tip: turn on some lights so you can see
what you’re doing!

vanilla malted milk layer

¾ cup unsweetened cashew milk
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese (Kite Hill brand
cream cheese style spread if dairy-free), softened
2 cups heavy cream (or full-fat coconut milk if dairy-
free)
1½ cups Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener or