MANGO AND COCONUT CHEESECAKES
MANGO AND COCONUT CHEESECAKES
MANGO AND COCONUT CHEESECAKES

Ingredients
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 2 tbsp mascarpone cheese
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 75g/2¾oz flaked almonds
  • 100g/3½oz desiccated coconut
  • 100g/3½oz flaked almonds
  • 100g/3½oz desiccated coconut
  • 55g/2oz butter
  • melted
  • ½ mango
  • peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • small pinch chilli flakes
Directions
  • For the cheesecake
  • whisk the cream with an electric hand whisk until ribbons are left when you lift the whisk out of the cream. Fold in the mascarpone
  • sugar
  • flaked almonds and desiccated coconut and place into the fridge to chill.
  • Meanwhile
  • for the base
  • combine the base ingredients in a bowl and mix well to break up the almonds slightly. Press into the base of two 10cm/4in chefs' rings.
  • Remove the cheesecake mixture from the fridge and use to almost fill the chefs' rings
  • leaving a 1cm/½in gap at the top.
  • For the mango topping
  • mix together the mango
  • honey and chilli in a bowl and spoon on top of the cheesecakes. Level off the tops with a palette knife and chill in the fridge for ten minutes.
  • To serve
  • remove the cheesecakes from the fridge. Holding the outside of the rings with a hot cloth
  • place the cheesecakes onto serving plates and slide off the rings.