Mango Cheesecake

Few weeks ago I was awarded the Liebster blog award by Caroline  from Caroline Makes. This was quite an honor for me because I am still relatively new to the blogging world & being nominated just not long ago with Versatile Award too. A huge thanks to Caroline for this awesome award which I really do appreciate. Little did I know that “Liebster” in German word meaning dearest, beloved or favorite. I'm truly touched by this ,so a million thanks to dear Caroline. Do check out her blog full with her baking or cooking experiences & not forgetting her crafts too. This month Caroline is also hosting this month's AlphaBakes Challenge with the random letter ' M' . I'm entering this  Mango cheesecake recipe to the challenge & join in the fun .

After attempted my first cheesecake, I was eager to make another one! But this time I wanted to make something more exotic that evoked my childhood in South East Asian where you can find all kinds of fabulous fruits. Actually it's really hard for me to chose one but I think mango will surely fit the bill perfectly! For this recipe I was inspired from Christophe Michalak recipe & instead of using mascarpone cream cheese, I used double cream. But I find that the texture of the cream filling is not smooth enough . I will certainly try out mascarpone cream cheese for my next cheesecake. Nevertheless, these mango cheesecake tasted delicious with the heavenly mango coulis. With it's exotic flavor &  bright yellow color reminded me of a certain sunny vacation on a tropical island .... Tahiti!

Jane's corner

He was nowhere to be met with; every search for him was equally unsuccessful in morning lounges or evening assemblies; neither at  the Upper nor Lower Rooms, at dressed or undressed balls,  was he perceivable; nor among the walkers, the horsemen, or the curricle-drivers of the morning. His name was not  in the pump-room book, and curiosity could do no more.  He must be gone from Bath.  Yet he had not mentioned that  his stay would be so short! This sort of mysteriousness,  which is always so becoming in a hero, threw a fresh grace in Catherine's imagination around his person and manners, and increased her anxiety to know more of him.

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen ( 1818)

 Mango Cheesecake

 Recipe inspired from Christophe Michalak

Ingredients serve 4:

For base crust:
180g graham biscuits or butter sablée
60g melted butter

For mango cream filling:
280g Philadelphia cream cheese
80g sugar
30g double cream/ thick cream
80g fresh mango puree
1 egg + 1 yolk

For mango coulis:
2 ripe mango
Few drops of lemon juice

Directions:

For crust:


1) Preheat oven to 170°C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper on baking tray. 


2) Crush Graham crackers till crumbs. Blend melted butter & biscuit crumbs till combined. Pour filling equally in each prepared crust ring or mini cheesecake pan, filling about 2/3 full. Tap pan gently to level each filling. Bake for 10 minutes & let to cool.

For Mango cream filling:

1) Beat cream cheese, double cream &  sugar till combined. Incorporate  mango puree & eggs with mixer until smooth. 

2) Pour cream cheese mixture on top of prepared crust. Bake for 25 minutes at 140°C. Turn oven off. Remove cheesecake and cool for at least 1 hour.Place in refrigerator for 2 hours.

For mango coulis

1) Peel & cut mango in pieces.  Place them with few drops of lemon juice in a food processor or blender and process to a smooth purée.

2) Cut the 2nd mango into small cubes. Just before serve, remove cheesecake from ring or pan ,topped with mango coulis & mango pieces.

Also linking this to Say Cheese event hosted by Resh from Daily Cuppa

Bon Appetit