Decadent Mango Cheesecake

12 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 3 1/4 cups finely ground graham crackers
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons butter, melted
  • Filling
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 lbs ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, pureed (3 1/2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 cup macadamia nuts, crushed

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325.
  2. 2
    In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients, press into 9-inch springform pan pushing a slight crust up the edge about an inch.
  3. 3
    Bake about 15 minutes; cool while preparing filling.
  4. 4
    In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese & brown sugar until well-blended.
  5. 5
    Add eggs one-at-a-time, beat until very smooth.
  6. 6
    In a smaller bowl, combine mango puree, cream and lime juice, mixing thoroughly.
  7. 7
    Add mango mixture to cream cheese mixture, mix until well-blended; pour into crust.
  8. 8
    Bake for 50 minutes (center will jiggle slightly).
  9. 9
    Cool on wire rack, then refrigerate for about 8 hours.
  10. 10
    To serve, run knife around edges to loosen from pan, release sides, lift cake out and set on serving plate.
  11. 11
    Serve chilled, sprinkled with nuts.

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