The Making of the Strawberry Cream Cheese Bonbon
How do you take a thought, a memory, or even an emotion and somehow transform it into food?
Because that’s really what creating chocolate is all about.
The idea for this year’s Strawberry Cream Cheese Bonbon started with a simple question:
How do you create a bonbon that instantly reminds someone of strawberry cheesecake made for Mom?
Not just strawberry flavor.
Not just sweetness.
Not just chocolate.
But the entire experience.
The brightness of strawberries.
The richness of cream cheese.
The buttery warmth of crust.
The comfort that certain desserts bring the moment they hit your palate.
That’s where the process begins.
It starts with organic strawberries. Real strawberries. Bright, fragrant, slightly tart, and naturally sweet. But creating the perfect strawberry flavor takes patience.
The strawberries are slowly and methodically cooked down in small batches, allowing their aroma and natural sweetness to fully develop without overpowering the delicate balance of the bonbon. Once the strawberries reach the perfect stage, they are carefully pressed and juiced to capture every last bit of fragrance and every last layer of flavor possible.
Nothing is rushed.
That strawberry reduction and juice then become part of the ganache itself, creating a filling that tastes vibrant, authentic, and deeply connected to the fruit.
Then comes the cream cheese center.
Rich. Smooth. Tangy. Balanced.
The cream cheese is folded together with fresh cream and chocolate to create a texture that slowly melts across the palate, almost like a true strawberry cheesecake transformed into chocolate form.
But there was still one more detail needed.
The crust.
Because every great cheesecake needs that final buttery note to complete the experience.
Delicate French butter cookies are crushed into fine golden crumbs and folded into the bonbon to recreate that familiar cheesecake texture and flavor. It adds warmth, softness, and just enough buttery crunch to complete the journey.
The result?
A bonbon that feels nostalgic and new at the same time.
Every piece is handcrafted in small batches at Marsatta Chocolate by Chef Jeffray and the team, carefully balancing fruit, creaminess, texture, and chocolate so no one flavor overwhelms another.
Because at Marsatta, chocolate is never just chocolate.
It’s memory.
It’s emotion.
It’s storytelling through flavor.
And this one tastes like Mother’s Day.
The Strawberry Cream Cheese Bonbon is available now inside every Mother’s Day Collection Box for a limited time.
Watch Chef Jeffray create the iconic Strawberry Cream Cheese Bonbon from organic strawberries, cream cheese ganache, French butter cookie crumble, and chocolate.
Then experience it for yourself.