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White Choc Mango Passionfru­it Cheesecake

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SERVES 10-12

PREP & COOK 50 MINS

½ x 250g packet

Nice biscuits

¼ cup desiccated coconut 75g unsalted butter, melted Mango slices and white chocolate stars, to decorate FILLING

180g block white cooking

■ chocolate, chopped

2 tsps powdered gelatine

2 x 250g blocks cream cheese, chopped, at room temperatur­e 1½ cups creamy vanilla yoghurt

½ cup icing sugar mixture 300ml tub thickened cream, whipped

MANGO PASSIONFRU­IT PUREE

1 Invert base of a 23cm round springform pan (base measures 22cm). Grease base and side, lining base with baking paper.

2 Process biscuits and coconut in a food processor until finely crushed. Add butter. Process until combined. Press over base of prepared pan. Refrigerat­e.

3 To make filling, place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Sit bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir until melted. Remove bowl from heat. Cool for 10 minutes. 4 Sprinkle gelatine over 2 tblsps water in a small heatproof jug. Sit jug in same pan of simmering water. Stir until gelatine is dissolved. Remove. Cool for 5 minutes.

5 Process cream cheese, yoghurt and sugar in a food processor until smooth. With motor operating, add chocolate and gelatine mixture. Process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in whipped cream.

6 To make mango passionfru­it puree, blend mango in a blender until smooth. You will need ¾ cup puree. Transfer to a bowl. Whisk in passionfru­it pulp and sugar. Sprinkle gelatine over 1 tblsp water in a small heatproof jug. Sit jug in a saucepan of

simmering water. Stir until gelatine is dissolved. Quickly whisk into mango passionfru­it mixture.

7 Pour half the cream cheese mixture over biscuit base. Smooth over top. Pour over half the mango passionfru­it puree. Dollop remaining cream cheese mixture over mango passionfru­it puree. Gently spread to cover. Pour over the remaining mango passionfru­it puree. Cover. Refrigerat­e overnight, or until set.

8 To serve, remove side of pan. Transfer cheesecake to a serving plate. Decorate with mango slices and chocolate stars.

 ?? ?? 1 large mango, flesh chopped 2 tblsps passionfru­it pulp 2 tblsps icing sugar mixture 1 ½ tsps powdered gelatine
1 large mango, flesh chopped 2 tblsps passionfru­it pulp 2 tblsps icing sugar mixture 1 ½ tsps powdered gelatine

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