Ingredients
Scale
Crust:
- 125 g Marie biscuits (or graham crackers)
- 70 g butter, melted
Cheesecake Layer
CREAM CHEESE LAYER:
- 250 g ripe mango, peeled and diced (1 1/2 cups, 1/4 cup for the topping)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp gelatin powder
- 500 g cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 granulated (caster) sugar or bit more if you like sweeter
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 300 ml thickened (heavy) cream
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
- Grease 22 cm round springform cake pan. Line with baking paper. Set aside.
BASE LAYER:
- Place biscuits in a food processor and process into fine crumbs. Transfer to a bowl. Add melted butter. Stir to combine. Press this mixture onto the base of prepared pan. Refrigerate.
CREAM CHEESE LAYER:
- Clean the bowl of the food processor. Add mangoes and process to make smooth purée. Set aside.
- To make the gelatin mixture, boil 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin powder on top. Stir to dissolve gelatin. Set aside to cool.
- Place cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl. Beat until smooth. Add cooled gelatin. Using a spatula, fold in gently. Add lemon zest and lemon juice. Fold in gently. Set aside.
- Place cream and sugar in another bowl. Beat until soft peaks form. Add this to cream cheese mixture. Using a spatula, fold in gently. Add mango purée. Fold in gently.
- Pour onto the biscuit base. Smooth top.
- Spoon drop of mango puree on top then use a toothpick to drag through the mango puree to make a nice design.
- Refrigerate for about 4 hours.
- Prep Time: 30mins
- Cook Time: 30mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: medium