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Cheats Cheesecake

Emma Hall Phelan
8 servings
Intermediate
This Lime and Mango cheats cheesecake is the perfect simple summer dessert and can be prepared in around 20 minutes.
Cheats Cheesecake

Total Steps

12

Ingredients

8

Tools Needed

1

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Ingredients

  • 500 g mascarpone cheese
  • 300 g full fat cream cheese
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1 large lime
  • 1 large mango
  • 1 packet digestive biscuits
  • 1.4 cup oats(optional)
  • 125 g butter

Instructions

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Step 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.

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Step 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.

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Step 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

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Step 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.

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Step 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.

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Step 6

Place in the fridge to chill for at least two hours in order for it to re-set.

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Step 7

As I said you can make it any flavour you want it doesn't have to be lime and mango.

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Step 8

Here are a few other ideas that I have made in the past and that work well:

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Step 9

Strawberry

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Step 10

Pineapple and coconut

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Step 11

Chocolate chip and caramel sauce

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Step 12

Mixed berries

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