Exotic Fruit Cheesecake

   

Ingredients

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Price*

 

250g (9oz) medium soft cheese ( Philadelphia )

300g

1.58

2 sachets Vege-gel

25g

1.52

200g (7oz) crème fraiche

500ml

1.38

Finely grated rind of 1 lime

1

0.15

30ml (2 tbsp) lime juice

 

 

25g (1oz) caster sugar

500g

0.55**

1 x ripe mango

1

1.59

15ml (1 tbsp) light muscovado sugar

500g

0.78

50g (1 3/4oz) grated fresh coconut

200g

0.99

100g (3 1/2oz) digestive biscuits, crushed

400g

0.22

50g (1 3/4oz) half-fat spread          

500g

0.97**

 

 

 

Total cost for this recipe

 

£9.73*

 

 

 

* Prices taken from Tesco online shopping website in January 2007, and are to be used as a guide only.

**You may already have store cupboard ingredients, in which case the price will reduce.

Preparation Time

22 minutes

Cooking Time

10 minutes

Serves 6

 

 

Method

·         Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F) Gas Mark 6. In a saucepan melt the half-fat spread, then stir in the biscuit crumbs, coconut and muscovado sugar.

·         Press this mixture firmly into the base of a 20cm (8in) loose-bottomed cake tin, then bake for 10-12 minutes until crisp and golden. Then allow to cool.

·         Cut the mango in half and remove the stone. Peel and roughly chop and place in food processor with caster sugar, lime juice, grated rind and crème fraîche. Purée till smooth.

·         Pour purée into a saucepan and stir in Vege-gel. Over a moderate heat, stir until boiling. Keep stirring until thickened and smooth. Remove from heat and quickly stir in cheese, until a smooth mixture. Quickly tip onto the biscuit base and smooth the top.

·         Chill for at least 3 hours or overnight until set. Turn the cheesecake onto a serving plate. Peel, stone and slice the mango and arrange over top of the cheesecake.