Mango Cheesecake
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3 large very ripe mangoes (each about 13 ounces), peeled, pitted, coarsely chopped
- 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs
- Sliced peeled pitted mangoes
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- 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.
- 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.
graham cracker crumbs, sugar, unsalted butter, very ripe mangoes, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, eggs, mangoes
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mango-cheesecake-105565 (may not work)