Mango Cheesecake Recipe

While you may think of mango cheesecake as a snack loaded with sugar, you will be surprised to know that it is very nutritious, owing the goodness of ripe mangoes and fresh dairy.

When the tart sweetness of mango, combined with soft cheese and crackling crumbs explodes in your mouth, you wouldn’t want to trade that moment for a million bucks! A mango cheesecake like that is sure to win hearts. Melt-in-your-mouth mango cheesecake coming right up!

Health Benefits:

The health benefits of mangoes, the king of fruits, are endless! Mangoes are rich in dietary fiber, which improves gut health. The fruit is also rich in vitamins A, B, C, E, and K. Mangoes also help in keeping the pH of the body balanced through maleic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid and oleic acid. Mangoes are also a source of natural sugars.

Ingredients

of graham cracker crumbs: 1½ cups

Sugar: ½ cup

Melted butter: 6 tbsp

Large ripe mangoes—peeled, pitted and sliced: 3

Cream cheese: 10 – 12 oz

Sugar: 1¼ cups

Vanilla extract: 2 tbsp

Eggs: 4

How To Make Mango Cheesecake Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Grease the base and sides of a pan of 22½cm in diameter with melted butter.
   Mix cracker crumbs and sugar in a bowl.
3. Add melted butter to the mixture and stir till the butter spreads evenly
4. Transfer the mixture onto the pan and press down firmly with a flat-bottomed glass.
5. Load the pan into a preheated oven and bake the mixture until it’s well set or for about 12 minutes.
6. Turn off the oven let the crust cool within the oven.

1. Blend mangoes to a puree.
2. In a large bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.
3. Add eggs into whisked cream, one at a time, and continue whisking until the eggs are completely blended.
4. Transfer puree into the cream-and-egg mixture and whisk thoroughly.
5. Transfer filling onto the crust.
6. Turn on the oven and let the mango cheesecake bakes for about 75 minutes. The cheesecake rises and turns golden brown along the edges. Remove cheesecake from the oven, let cool for an hour, and refrigerate for 4 hours.
7. Serve slices of delicious mango cheesecake with extra diced mangoes.

Trivia

• Cheesecake Day is celebrated across the globe on the 30th of July.
• Cheesecakes have been around since 2000 BC! The origin of cheesecakes can be traced to the Greek civilization.
• The world’s largest cheesecake was showcased during the Lowville Cream Cheese Fest, New York. It weighed a whopping 6,900 pounds!
• Mango is a tropical fruit, which grows extensively in the hot and humid states of South India. From one of these states—Tamil Nadu—where the raw mango is called maan-kai—comes the word “mango”.