Mint Chocolate Cheesecake

Bûche de Noël

prep time: 1 hour, plus at least 3 hours to chill cook time: 2 minutes
yield: 12 servings

Like its malted milk ball cousin on here, this is an
elegant-looking dessert. If you don’t have a bûche
mold, you can make it in a loaf pan instead.

mint cheesecake layer

½ cup unsweetened cashew milk
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup heavy cream
¾ cup Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener or
equivalent amount of liquid or powdered sweetener
(see here)
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
Natural green food coloring (optional)

chocolate mousse layer

¼ cup unsweetened almond milk