Cheats Cheesecake
Ingredients
500g mascarpone cheese
300g full fat cream cheese (I use Philadelphia)
1 cup of icing sugar
1 large lime
1 large mango
1 packet of digestive biscuits
1.4 cup of oats (optional)
125g butter
Preparation
1
Remove the biscuits from the wrapper and place into a zip lock bag (make sure you remove the air before sealing). Using a rolling pin crush the biscuits onto fine crumbs, if you don't have a rolling pin you can use any weighted object.
2
Gently melt the butter either in a sauce pan on the hob or in a bowl using the mircowave, do not let it go brown. Add the biscuit crumbs and the oats to the melted butter and mix thoroughly. Place the mixture into a cake tin (I recommend the tins that have a loose bottom as it makes removing any cake much easier) flatten and press down firmly. Place in the fridge to cool.
3
In a large mixing bowl combine the icing sugar, mascarpone and cream cheese using a spoon. Grate the zest of the lime, squeeze all the juice from the lime and add to the mix
4
Chop the mango as finely as you can, keep a small amount to the side for decoration, and add the rest to the bowl, mix thoroughly. You will find that the mixture becomes much softer and even a little runny, this is fine as it will set when left to cool in the fridge.
5
Pour the cheese mix over the biscuit base, place your leftover mango in the center and if there is any lime zest remaining (maybe you missed a bit) sprinkle it over the top.
6
Place in the fridge to chill for at least two hours in order for it to re-set.
7
As I said you can make it any flavour you want it doesn't have to be lime and mango.
8
Here are a few other ideas that I have made in the past and that work well:
9
Strawberry
10
Pineapple and coconut
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Chocolate chip and caramel sauce
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Mixed berries
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About
This Lime and Mango cheats cheesecake is the perfect simple summer dessert and can be prepared in around 20 minutes.
Added:
Saturday, June 27, 2015 - 12:38pm
