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mango cheesecake

Mango Cheesecake — summery mango cheesecake

Mango cheesecake is a contemporary no-bake cheesecake that combines an Italian-style cream-cheese base with a mango-purée and gelatin topping. The texture is light, almost mousse-like, and the mango layer sets into a glossy fruit jelly.

i. Origin & history

The cheesecake combines Italian dolce-style cream cheese desserts (like ricotta cheesecake) with the contemporary global mango-mousse format that emerged in Hong Kong and Singapore cafés in the 1990s.

ii. Ingredients

Makes 10 servings · scroll the side panel to adjust

  • 300 g digestive biscuits
  • 100 g unsalted butter, melted
  • 600 g cream cheese, soft
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 250 ml double cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 8 g gelatin (for cheese layer)
  • 400 g mango purée (fresh or thawed frozen)
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 6 g gelatin (for mango layer)
  • Fresh mango slices to top

iii. Method

  1. Crush biscuits; mix with melted butter; press into a 22 cm springform tin. Chill.
  2. Bloom 8 g gelatin in cold water. Melt over hot water.
  3. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Whip cream to soft peaks; fold into the cheese. Mix in lemon, zest and bloomed gelatin.
  4. Pour over the base; smooth; chill 3 hours until just-set.
  5. Bloom 6 g gelatin; melt. Mix mango purée with sugar and gelatin. Cool to room temp; pour over the cheesecake.
  6. Chill 4 hours until fully set. Top with fresh mango slices.

iv. Tips & common mistakes

  • Use the freshest ingredients you can. The recipe relies on them.
  • Read the method through first. Several steps must be ready in advance.
  • Season patiently. Sweetness and salt are tuned at the end, not the start.

v. Variations

Mango passion cheesecake adds passionfruit. Tropical cheesecake uses pineapple. Baked mango cheesecake bakes the cheese layer.

vi. Common questions

What is mango cheesecake?

Mango Cheesecake is summery mango cheesecake, from italian cuisine. The texture is light, almost mousse-like, and the mango layer sets into a glossy fruit jelly

Where is mango cheesecake from?

Mango Cheesecake is from the italian dessert tradition; the recipe and history are detailed above.

How long does mango cheesecake keep?

See the storage note in the Quick facts panel: 4 days refrigerated.

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