Description
This No-Bake Mango Cheesecake is a creamy, refreshing dessert made with a buttery biscuit base, a smooth mango-flavored cream cheese filling, and a glossy mango jelly topping. Perfect for summer and requires no oven!
Ingredients
- 250g / 8 oz digestive biscuits (or graham crackers)
- 125g / 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 500g / 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 300ml / 1 1/4 cups thickened cream (or heavy whipping cream)
- 3 tsp powdered gelatin
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 1/2 cups mango puree (fresh or canned)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp sugar (for mango jelly)
- 2 tsp gelatin (for mango jelly)
- 2 tbsp hot water (for mango jelly)
Instructions
- Grease and line the base of a 20cm / 8” springform pan with parchment paper.
- Crush biscuits into fine crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin. Mix with melted butter and press into the base of the pan. Refrigerate to set.
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks form.
- Dissolve 3 tsp gelatin in 1/4 cup hot water. Cool slightly, then mix into mango puree along with lemon juice.
- Fold mango puree into cream cheese mixture, then fold in whipped cream.
- Pour mixture over biscuit base, smooth the top, and refrigerate for 3+ hours or until set.
- To make jelly, dissolve 2 tsp gelatin in 2 tbsp hot water. Mix with mango puree and sugar. Let cool to room temp.
- Pour mango jelly over set cheesecake layer. Refrigerate for another 4+ hours or overnight.
- Remove from pan, slice, and serve chilled.
Notes
- Use ripe, sweet mangoes for best flavor or good-quality canned mango pulp.
- Gelatin strength may vary; adjust slightly if needed for firmer or softer set.
- Refrigeration time is crucial for layers to fully set.
- Best made a day ahead for optimal flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Western
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
