Mango Pango Cheesecake Food

MANGO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Stir cracker crumbs and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Add melted butter and stir until evenly moistened. Press crumb mixture firmly onto bottom (not sides) of prepared pan. Bake until crust is set, about 12 minutes. Cool completely. Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling:
• Puree mangoes in processor until smooth. Set aside 2 cups mango puree (reserve any remaining puree for another use). Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 cups mango puree and beat until well blended. Pour filling over crust in pan.
• Bake cake until set and puffed and golden around edges (center may move very slightly when pan is gently shaken), about 1 hour 25 minutes. Cool cake 1 hour. Refrigerate uncovered overnight. Run small knife between cake and sides of pan to loosen. Remove pan sides. Transfer cake to platter. Cut into wedges and serve with sliced mangoes.

MANGO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Butter a 10-inch springform pan and set aside.
• Combine first 3 ingredients (graham cracker crumbs- sugar) in a small bowl.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Press mixture into prepared pan.
• Combine cream cheese and sugar in a food processor or blender; process until combined.
• Add sour cream, eggs, mango puree, vanilla and lemon juice; process using on/off turns until combined.
• Pour mixture into prepared crust.
• Bake for 1 hour or until set.
• Let cheesecake cool for 1 hour.
• While cheesecake is cooling prepare topping by combining sour cream and sugar in a food processor until combined.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• After cheesecake is at room temperature (1 hour cooling at room temperature), top cheesecake with topping.
• Bake 4 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Chill for at least 4 hours.
• Prepare garnish (optional but highly recommended- if desired substitute passion fruit glaze for the following apricot glaze) Process glaze ingredients (apricot jam- vinegar) in a food processor.
• Spread glaze over chilled cheesecake before serving.

MANGO CHEESECAKE WITH BASIL LEMON SYRUP

Steps:

• Special equipment: 9-inch springform pan
• For the Mango Cheesecake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wrap the outside of a 9-inch springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with 2 layers of heavy-duty foil. Finely grind the biscotti in a food processor. Add the melted butter and process until the crumbs are moistened. Press the crumb mixture over the bottom (not the sides) of the prepared pan. Bake until the crust is golden, about 15 minutes. Cool the crust completely on a cooling rack.
• Blend the cream cheese and ricotta in a food processor. Add the mango puree, eggs, and sugar and pulse until the mixture is smooth.
• Pour the mango mixture over the crust in the pan. Place the springform pan in a large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come halfway up the sides of the springform pan. Bake until the cheesecake is firm and moves slightly when the pan is gently shaken, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Transfer the cake to a cooling rack to cool for 30 minutes. Place in the refrigerator and cool completely, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days.
• For the Basil Lemon Syrup: Place the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Cool the syrup completely. In a food processor combine the basil and the cooled syrup. Pulse until the herbs are finely chopped. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve.
• Slice the cheesecake and place on a serving plate. Drizzle with the syrup and serve.

MANGO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cheesecake base: Place graham crackers in the bowl of a food processor. Process until they are almost fine crumbs. Add dark brown sugar and butter. Process until mixture clumps together like damp sand. Press mixture evenly into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan and refrigerate while preparing filling.
• Prepare filling: Heat oven to 325 degrees. Bring a kettle of water to boil. Peel and cut flesh from mangoes and purée in food processor until smooth. Add cream cheese and process until smooth. Add superfine sugar, and with motor running, add eggs one at a time through the processor's feed tube. Add lime juice, and process until blended.
• Place springform pan on a double layer of strong foil. Crimp edges up around pan to make a waterproof nest. Place foil-covered pan in a deep roasting pan. Scrape filling into pan and pour boiling water into roasting pan to come about halfway up sides of cake pan.
• Bake until filling is set and wobbles slightly in the center (it will continue to cook as it cools), about 1 hour and 45 minutes. Remove springform pan from water bath. Discard foil and place pan on a cooling rack. When cool, refrigerate overnight. To serve, remove from pan and place on a serving platter before slicing.

PINEAPPLE-MANGO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Combine graham crumbs, brown sugar, coconut and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, flour and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 4 hours. Meanwhile, combine pineapple and mangos in medium bowl. Blend half the fruit mixture in blender until smooth. Return to fruit in bowl; mix well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting into pieces. Serve topped with fruit mixture.