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SERVES16.HANDS-ONTIME 30 MIN,
OVENTIME1 HOUR 30 MIN,PLUSATLEAST
2 HOURS COOLING AND 4 HOURS CHILLING
MAKE
AHEAD
Youneedtostarttherecipe
atleast6 hoursaheador,
ideally,thedaybefore– the
cheesecakeneedstobewellchilled
beforeyouaddthetoppingsoit
doesn’tsinkinthemiddle.Youcan
makethetoppinga fewhoursahead
(keepatroomtemperature),then
spoonit overjustbeforeserving.
FOOD
TEAM’S
TIP
Liquidglucoseisa clear
syrupfoundinthebaking
aisleoflargesupermarkets;
it doesn’tcrystallisewhenheated.
You’llhavetoppingleftover.Keep
chilledandusetodrizzleover
frozen yogurt or ice cream.
- 180gwhitechocolate
- 500gHobnobsorotheroatbiscuits
- 200gunsaltedbutter,melted and
cooledfora fewminutes - 2 tspgroundginger
- 2 tspmixedspice
- 2 ripemangoes,peeled,flesh
slicedawayfromthestone and
cutintoroughchunks - 750gfull-fatcreamcheese(we
usedPhiladelphia) at room
temperature - 110gcastersugar
- 1 tbspcornflour
- 3 largefree-rangeeggs
- 125mlsinglecream
- Finely grated zest 1 orange
THE BIG PUD
Withthisbakedbeautyyougeta doublehitofsublimetropicalflavours:a light,
fluffymangofillinganda passionfruitdrizzleontop.Makeitahead,addthe
sophisticated-yet-easy topping at the last minute, then sit back and enjoy the praise
MANGO CHEESECAKE WITH
BURNT HONEY & PASSION FRUIT
FORTHETOPPING(SEEMAKE AHEAD)
- 180grunnyhoney
- 60gliquidglucose(seetip)
- 8 ripepassionfruit,halvedand
pulpscoopedoutwitha teaspoon - 180ml orange juice
YOU’LLALSONEED...
- 23cmrounddeeploose-bottomed
caketin,wellgreased;food
processor(orstick blender and
electric mixer)
1 Heattheovento150°C/130°Cfan/
gas3½.Putthewhitechocolateina
heatproofbowlsetovera saucepan
ofgentlysimmeringwater(don’tlet
thebowltouchthewater)and leave
tomelt.Setasidetocool.
2 Putthebiscuitsina food
processorandpulsetofinecrumbs.
Addthebutter,gingerandmixed
spice,thenpulseuntilcombined.
(Alternatively,crushthebiscuitsin
a foodbagusinga rollingpin,then
putina bowlandmixinthebutter
andspices.)Firmlypressthemixture
overthebaseandupthesidesofthe
preparedtin,thenchilluntilneeded.
3 Cleanthefoodprocessor,then
addthemangofleshandwhizzto
a purée(orusea stickblender).
Scrapeintoa bowlandsetaside.
Rinseouttheprocessor,thenwhizz
thecreamcheeseuntilsmooth.
Addthesugar,cornflourandeggs,
thenwhizzagainuntilcombined.
Addthemangopurée,melted
chocolate, cream and orange zest,
thenwhizzagaintocombine.(Ifyou
don’thavea foodprocessoryoucan
usea standmixerorhandmixerfor
thisstep.)Pourthecheesecake
mixtureoverthefirmed-up biscuit
baseandlevelthetop.
4 Transfertoa bakingtrayandbake
for1 hour 30 minutesoruntilset
attheedgeswitha gentlewobble
inthecentre.Turnofftheoven
withthedoorslightlyajar,then
leavethecheesecaketocool
completelyintheoven(thiswill
takeatleast2 hours).Oncethe
cheesecakehascooled,chillforat
least4 hours(orovernight)untilit’s
setandfeelsfirm– seeMakeAhead.
5 Fortheburnthoneyandpassion
fruittopping,putthehoneyand
glucoseina saucepanovera high
heat,thenbringtotheboil.Cook
for4 minutesoruntilthemixture
darkens.Stirinthepassionfruit
andorangejuice,thenreturntothe
boil.Cook,stirringregularly,for
10-12minutesuntilreducedand
sticky,usinga spoontoskimaway
anybubbles.Transfertoa heatproof
bowlandleavethetoppingto stand
untilcompletelycooled.
6 Toserve,removethecheesecake
fromthetin,thenputona serving
plate.Poursomecooledtopping
overthechilledcheesecake, then
servetherestalongside.
PERSERVING529kcals,33.8gfat
(18.6gsaturated),8gprotein,
46.6gcarbs(31.8g sugars), 0.7g salt,
3.5g fibre
82 deliciousmagazine.co.uk